Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Mate and I headed up for another night fish.
The lake treated us to a stunning sunset

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And equally impressive moonrise

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As expected with the big bright moon the fishing was pretty slow but we were getting just enough action to keep us interested.
Between us we hooked 9 and of the 4 landed, 3 were slabby jacks around the 3-4lb mark but I did manage to get 1 nice 3.5lb jack that was kept

Crazy boys!!! I’m fishin the same full moon as y’all but on the other side of the planet…not trout though

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Crazy boys!!! I’m fishin the same full moon as y’all but on the other side of the planet…not trout though

Photos please Joe.

Went out for a fish at a location that has a combination code padlock. I knew the code so got in and padlocked gate behind me.

Had a few hits but nothing landed,getting a bit dark so headed out and couldn't see the combination on the padlock.
Had my headlamp but the numbers were just a blur with the reflection from my light. Took me 30 minutes to suss it.Best I chuck reading glasses in the glove box.

Originally Posted by Dundee

Went out for a fish at a location that has a combination code padlock. I knew the code so got in and padlocked gate behind me.
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Had a few hits but nothing landed,getting a bit dark so headed out and couldn't see the combination on the padlock.
Had my headlamp but the numbers were just a blur with the reflection from my light. Took me 30 minutes to suss it.Best I chuck reading glasses in the glove box.

Cut the blue wire to defuse, not the black... Movie the abyss Haha

Originally Posted by Dundee

Went out for a fish at a location that has a combination code padlock. I knew the code so got in and padlocked gate behind me.
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Had a few hits but nothing landed,getting a bit dark so headed out and couldn't see the combination on the padlock.
Had my headlamp but the numbers were just a blur with the reflection from my light. Took me 30 minutes to suss it.Best I chuck reading glasses in the glove box.

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Cut the blue wire to defuse, not the black... Movie the abyss Haha

@Dundee dont feel too bad mate...I even put eye crutches on now to thread worm onto hook,and tie nylon...its just getting too hard otherwise

Originally Posted by Dundee

Went out for a fish at a location that has a combination code padlock. I knew the code so got in and padlocked gate behind me.
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Had a few hits but nothing landed,getting a bit dark so headed out and couldn't see the combination on the padlock.
Had my headlamp but the numbers were just a blur with the reflection from my light. Took me 30 minutes to suss it.Best I chuck reading glasses in the glove box.

Feel ya pair @Dundee I cant tie a fly on or do much else now without needing glasses.

My local river, the Tutaikuri has not been clear since around October 2022. That's over 6 months looking like chocolate milk so I tried some new water today in CHB.
After the floods and summer of non-stop rain the rivers and trout have not had a good time.
This stream was nice as one thing a flood will do is clean the place up if there's not too much.

The fish were in poor condition as is to be expected. Most look like they are freshly spawned when at this time of year they should be getting fat. I saw one old jack that was missing nearly most of his tail. I'm surprised the guy could still swim. He was tucked into the side of the river as I think the main flow would be too much for him. I was going to fish for him but it didn't look right. On closer inspection, there was just a white nub where his tail once was. Hope he makes it through winter.
Of the 3 fish I did catch one came out looking pretty good with the phone camera.

Nice photo and steady hands

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!

Nice trout.

Another one out of Lake Dunstan this morning. Rainbow in awesome condition, very solid.
Released.

Originally Posted by viper

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Another one out of Lake Dunstan this morning. Rainbow in awesome condition, very solid.
Released.

Very nice fish.

Caught this fat little bow and released it...red veltic had a few hits today..

Should of kept the bugger cause got none after work...
But found a no 1 mepps on the bank.