Had a bit of rain last week,river was up about a metre and very dirty.
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But Bo and I still landed one on the rooster tail again.
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Had a bit of rain last week,river was up about a metre and very dirty.
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But Bo and I still landed one on the rooster tail again.
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I lost my rooster tail and put on a toby and there was one hell of a scrap for the dog to see.
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Landed it.
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A nice rainbow jack.
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Had a heck of a jaw scar from a large eel right round its gut on both sides.
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Even the tail was chewed to bits.
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Yes, broke the duck. First trout in years. So much fun, will have to try the fly rod next
Got this nice rainbow last week on rotoiti
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@stingray took me out this arvo....lets take the dogs fishing he said.
Crappy vids as I was holding my phone in one hand trying not to drop it in the piss while netting with the other.
https://youtu.be/IRKkelwrfVo
https://youtu.be/QyDyVHNNfQE
Was all good fun....I got a couple of follows one right to my feet, lost some lures etc yelled at dogs. Joe landed a couple of nice fish....i wouldn't let him put one of them back it looked tasty.
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https://youtu.be/0gIChQS5gao
Awesome as always cheers Joe for taking me trout fishing.
Huge slice of luck , took VC inland away from the sharks , took him to a old haunt which involved a bit of blackberry , gorse , and balls deep wading , than I remembered! With two dogs in tow we bashed our way some shit to the river ..was even more suprised to find no boot marks.
Photos say the rest
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Haha cheers VC was an epic afternoon !
That's awesome you fellas [emoji106] Good shit !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
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Do those monsters taste nice?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Beast. That’s a fantastic fish.
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Play around with some bush trout yesterday
They are unbelievably good eating. I am hard pressed to tell the difference between the trout and salmon down there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pauli
I just cold and hot smoked a large bow I caught in the canals a few months ago. I normally release all the fish I catch there but this one was bleeding.
As someone said above you cant tell the diff between a bow or salmon from there. The fat that dripped off the thing when hot smoking was ridiculous.
Best trout I have ever eaten. Even better than sea run.
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The fishery down there has changed a lot recently. The salmon farm in the Ohau canal has closed down and been taken to Ohau C and a local told me that with the change of ownership of the farm at the main road there were no longer a proportion of fingerlings released directly into the lake (so no wild population). My last time there was the first time I haven't caught a salmon. On all my previous trips I have always caught more salmon than trout.
Caught a small rainbow on a silver mepps.
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The release didn't go quite as planned as Bo swam out and brought it back!
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