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That is very cool! Congratulations to your girl.

That's a great post! It's even harder to get this stuff in to the thick skulls of saltwater anglers. Barotrauma is an additional issue for snapper which many choose to ignore. Heaps of social media...

Long thin light rods are the way to go for serious float fishing. Hard to track down in NZ, but there are a few options.

Float fishing is a much neglected technique here in NZ. I want to try it on the canals at some point. I would be interested if you could share your rigs and let us know how you get on.

Re: Lake Rotoiti. We got a few more big fish. Quality of fish is amazing. Fat, slow and stuffed to the hilt with smelt. Streaks of fat running through the pink fillets like farmed salmon. I've said...

Catch Any Trout Today?

Yes, I did, thanks for asking. A monster from Lake Rotoiti. 10 hours fishing for one bite, but it was worth it!

https://i.ibb.co/0KN80L2/IMG-6500.jpg

Rod: https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/freshwater-spin-rods/shimano-shadow-x-nano-ultra-lite-spinning-freshwater-rod-7ft-2-5kg-2pc
Lure: https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/rapala-original-floating-lure-5cm

Not much to show for a day's "work", but that's Northland river fishing. Actually, got a slightly smaller fish too and lost about five others including a "whopper" over a pound. Relearnt some long...

Yup. Bloody shame they can't breed in the lake.

Dead right. One bite at 1530 resulted in a good conditioned hen. Solid 5lb.

https://i.ibb.co/vJxYHx9/74022120-9-EC6-40-A7-97-C6-B5-EA319-FEC3-B.jpg

1110: It ain't going so well. Not a single bite. Would normally have a couple in the bag by now.

Last Tango at Kai Iwi Lakes tomorrow. I'll report back.

There's no doubt that the average weight of the fish is going up as the numbers dwindle, as you would expect. As of tomorrow, anything goes. Spearfishing, netting dynamite? Kai Iwi Lakes is no longer...

I grew up eating trout cooked just like that. After a decade of good eating saltwater fish, I can barely stand trout now, but I'm trying as I still enjoy trout trout fishing when opportunity allows.

We normally cure (gravad lax) or smoke our trout. Occasionally, oven bake.

Is that skin on?

Some of you catch a lot of trout. What's your preferred method of preparation and cooking? I asked a while back, but it would be good to update.

Yeah and that's the end of trout fishing in Northland as far as I'm concerned. The Kai Iwi Lakes were a special fishery. Deep enough that the trout could thrive through our warm summers and good...

https://i.ibb.co/yFqGfys/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-09-36-27.png

Not long, then nothing for the rest of the day.

I may have caught the last trout in Kai Iwi Lakes today. Fatty too!

https://i.ibb.co/bg49TLY/Fishing-Trout1.jpg

:D

A rare sight, Northland river trout :)

https://i.ibb.co/Qvy48t4/IMG-3531-2.jpg

With that haul, I'm not surprised.

Damn, 10 trout! Well done. What methods do you use down there?