Catch Any Trout Today?

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01-02-2016, 05:47 PM
P38

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Originally Posted by Dundee

Well I must of missed out on the growth hormones:D

Did you drink any of the river water down stream from your place? :P

Cheers
Pete
01-02-2016, 05:51 PM
Dundee

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Originally Posted by P38

Did you drink any of the river water down stream from your place? :P

Cheers
Pete

Fark that!:D
01-02-2016, 06:01 PM
Dundee

Three spinning rods heading out now.Watch this space:ORLY:
01-02-2016, 06:10 PM
Danny

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Bought home a few today. Smoke up a couple for mates and me and old man.
9lb Brownie as well.
Landed over 70 for the afternoon between us three.
01-02-2016, 06:54 PM
Rushy

Good stuff.
01-02-2016, 07:22 PM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by Danny

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Bought home a few today. Smoke up a couple for mates and me and old man.
9lb Brownie as well.
Landed over 70 for the afternoon between us three.

Nice work @Danny. Next time I'm in Vegas I'm gonna look you up [emoji6]
Ngongotaha this time?
01-02-2016, 07:35 PM
Danny

Sounds good [emoji106]
Nope. The usual bro.
01-02-2016, 07:41 PM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by Danny

Sounds good [emoji106]
Nope. The usual bro.

Red Setters were the best to murder a few there then. Used to fish in behind all the old boys and catch fish at their feet. I would get quite a few glares for doing so too [emoji56] Wearing nothing but a pair of rugby shorts was bloody cold though.
01-02-2016, 07:51 PM
Danny

Nothing's changed there..[emoji41]Today's were caught on Brown Wooly bugger.
01-02-2016, 07:59 PM
bomber

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Originally Posted by Dundee

Fark that!:D

Jeez I fill my watertank from it got 4 daughters so musta grown something

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01-02-2016, 10:02 PM
Dundee

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I'm in the dog box tonight no trout came home.Sean hooked one and it escaped into the rapids below Jacobs pool. Said to the Mrs I will be home in 2hours,yeah right 3hrs later.

Few pics. And Mrs D has named the pool with the trout that won't bite "Snobs pool":)
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02-02-2016, 12:43 PM
mrs dundee

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Originally Posted by Danny

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Bought home a few today. Smoke up a couple for mates and me and old man.
9lb Brownie as well. V
Landed over 70 for the afternoon between us three.

Wow thats a good catch,do you just smoke them.
02-02-2016, 02:14 PM
Danny

Catch Any Trout Today?

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Originally Posted by mrs dundee

Wow thats a good catch,do you just smoke them.

I am lucky to eat one per fortnight even though this years' have been amazing fish. 90% smoked yes. Would do the bottling thing etc but the rest of the family are 'tucker wasters' to say the least.
Mainly give the odd one away like this batch.
If your ever up this way pm and I'll take you out. They are 'on' now for a few more weeks then I'll go do my lonesome angling out Tarawera and the likes. Nice fish out there.
02-02-2016, 04:58 PM
mrs dundee

Ok thanks for the offer,its a yummy fish our freezer looking pretty good at the moment , nice to get it out in the winter and hv fishnchips for tea.
02-02-2016, 06:19 PM
Danny

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Originally Posted by mrs dundee

Ok thanks for the offer,its a yummy fish our freezer looking pretty good at the moment , nice to get it out in the winter and hv fishnchips for tea.

Fish and chips. Now your talking [emoji6]
02-02-2016, 07:34 PM
Sean

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Another hour at the river and caught this guy
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Geesh i should be making fish fingers
02-02-2016, 07:39 PM
Sean

I caught one like that last night too but it was a brown
02-02-2016, 08:47 PM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by Sean

Another hour at the river and caught this guy
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Geesh i should be making fish fingers

Another dead undersize trout photo?
02-02-2016, 09:29 PM
Danny

Catch Any Trout Today?

On the 'net'.
02-02-2016, 09:41 PM
bomber

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

Another dead undersize trout photo?

No size limit in catchment but a bag 4 js
I'm sure if alive and able to be released they are

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02-02-2016, 10:08 PM
BRADS

James wasn't having a go Bomber he was just referring to this.

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

Be careful with those little fellas @Sean if you plan to release them. They will pick up all sorts of problems if you leave them out of the water, especially letting them sit on the bank. Their mucous cover is easily lost and will lead to infection and probable death quite quickly. Buy a cheap net (preferably not the ones with knotted mesh) keep them wet for as long as you can, keep handling to and absolute minimum and release them quick smart.

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02-02-2016, 10:36 PM
Dundee

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I never released any tonight. Cause i didn't catch any.:D That "Snob pool" sux the fish just do this.Attachment 45376

Too hot to fish.
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At 1800hrs
Tried any way
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Got a text from the Mrs....Water leak!! I was hours away from the quad but had to leave.:(
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03-02-2016, 07:32 AM
Sean

Every little fish finger ive released has survived
As it was a quick photo
03-02-2016, 08:23 AM
bomber

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Originally Posted by Dundee

I never released any tonight. Cause i didn't catch any.:D That "Snob pool" sux the fish just do this.Attachment 45376

Too hot to fish.
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At 1800hrs
Tried any way
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Got a text from the Mrs....Water leak!! I was hours away from the quad but had to leave.:(
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Been wicked water Temps at my intake been at or above 25deg for a month. Great for Algae growth need a good flush...

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03-02-2016, 11:34 AM
mrs dundee

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Originally Posted by Sean

Every little fish finger ive released has survived
As it was a quick photo

could of brought it home for the cat he might of eaten it abit of luck.
03-02-2016, 11:35 AM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by Sean

Every little fish finger ive released has survived
As it was a quick photo

Sean. Unfortunately both fish sitting on the rocks, as in your pictures, have very low chances of survival. Their increased risk of infection is high, plus the trauma of being caught is enough to kill.
Yes they will swim away fine but they have about as much chance of survival if you'd left them on the bank.
http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/g...leaserules.htm
03-02-2016, 11:55 AM
bomber

What actually amazes me it shows how predatory wild trout can be when they take a lure half it size. Unfortunately at times they are hooked by "all" of us, and I'm sure we all try to release them the best way we can..http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...61b1b0d979.jpg

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03-02-2016, 12:48 PM
Dundee

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Nature will take care of any not strong enough to survive:P
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03-02-2016, 12:51 PM
BRADS

What are the survival rates for trout released?
Like do they all live? All die? 50/50?

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03-02-2016, 01:18 PM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by BRADS

What are the survival rates for trout released?
Like do they all live? All die? 50/50?

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I wouldn't know exact numbers by it is going to be relative to the stress and handling of the fish.
I have caught the same fish more than once in a few spots for sure. I've actually caught the same fish twice inside 15 minutes[emoji38] so I guess there a good chance for most. My technique for release follows that outlined in my last linked post.
Both fish posted lying in the stones I wouldn't give better than 10% chance of living if I was betting on it.
03-02-2016, 01:19 PM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by Dundee

Nature will take care of any not strong enough to survive:P
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You can give them a fighting chance though[emoji31]
03-02-2016, 10:10 PM
bomber

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

You can give them a fighting chance though[emoji31]

You realize that an eel aye 😜

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04-02-2016, 11:21 AM
southernman

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supper from the stony.

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Tough fishing on Monday in the Wanganui, three take's on a cicada, and none stuck, flippen hot day.
fished couple of the headwater stream's Tuesday, epic day, several nice solid fish, best five lbs, several takes, missed on the cicada again, lost twice as many fish as I landed, due to log snags, and several bust off's.
heading off tomorrow, to fish the Awakino,
04-02-2016, 05:27 PM
Dundee

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I'm gonna give the Cicada a go tonight they a screaming like crazy around here.
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04-02-2016, 06:05 PM
southernman

I probley had ten takes on the cicada, the last three days, none stuck for more than a few seconds, I know count to three, but when a big brown rises from the depth, its hard to wait long enough, dam it, always wait till they have turned back down, but some times it still doesn't work out.
exciting stuff, when it all comes together.
04-02-2016, 06:20 PM
Danny

They're in good nick @southernman[emoji106]
04-02-2016, 10:29 PM
kiwijames

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Originally Posted by southernman

I probley had ten takes on the cicada, the last three days, none stuck for more than a few seconds, I know count to three, but when a big brown rises from the depth, its hard to wait long enough, dam it, always wait till they have turned back down, but some times it still doesn't work out.
exciting stuff, when it all comes together.

Say "God Save the Queen" nice and slow on the take. Was what I was told [emoji120][emoji849]
05-02-2016, 01:04 PM
Dundee

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Last night @bomber and @mrs dundee joined me at the river. A few bombers were harmed but no fish were released or harmed.:ORLY::)
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05-02-2016, 10:29 PM
Dundee

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I started off with the cicada tonight and it was so bloody hot I left my high vis t shirt on the other side of "Jacobs pool" so I could find my way back.:)
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Hiked down to "Tank pool" and saw some beautys.
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Cicadas were screaming but no action. Heaps of trout there tho
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Tried my new back fury I got today and nup
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Then put on this old one
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Got a small one out of "Snobs pool" while 7 to 13 bigger trout never showed attention.
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Quick photo,finish my beer and released it when the eels got it:omg:
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06-02-2016, 01:33 PM
Cspence

Is anyone in the Rotorua / BOP area interested in joining me for a night fish? The last 2 nights I've been out i've hooked 11 sizable browns but have been unable to even land one. The buggers seem to know every bloody tree and snag to break me off on and a little help to land them would be nice haha