I've all next week off and the weather looks pretty shit to go bush. A trip to Taupo looks worth the effort. That's a cracker of a fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
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I've all next week off and the weather looks pretty shit to go bush. A trip to Taupo looks worth the effort. That's a cracker of a fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
absolutely
Headed to a different location but still on the Manawatu River.
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Lost that one.
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Fish on
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Landed
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Upriver 😉 at least ya weren't poaching my stripQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
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That bugger wasn't getting off,nice trout! Getting a bit weedy now so headed to Maunga Rd this morning hopefully we get a good flush soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by bomber
Went down below @bomber fishery late arvo under what we call breast hills:D
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Hooked a wee one but there is weed coming down the river and river was rising,I should of gone upstream:XD:
Heading home there was a nag on the road so I went up to the homstead
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No one there but found a chick in a farmers quarters,and we went too put it in the paddock.Stopped on the brow of the hill with hazarrd lights on as I opened the gate a fucken buss rolled up spooked the horse and it jumped the fence.Caught its leg on the barbwire.
Those fuckin Veltics.
See your hooks about ready to come off.
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Originally Posted by bomber
Had a good day on the lake. Top is a 9.5 lb rainbow.
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What lake?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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Taupo i'm guessingQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
No salmon in Taupo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Ruataniwha. Just out of Twizel. Down here for a couple of days so hope to fish the shit weather tomorrow too.
No, but Taupo was my old home town. All the time I was there never caught a Rainbow that big on the lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Would be good it there were though.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Yep. They got Catfish instead :x_x:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Best trout of the trip. 15 lb Rainbow hen. I think I spent 2 days as wet as the fish.
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That's bloody epic!
Well done.
Was it good eating ?
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Primo fish @Shearer. How are you catching them. Fly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Haven't had any of this one yet but judging by the other trout I have had from down there you are hard pressed to tell the difference between them and the salmon. They are in such great condition. They actually have fat along their back and belly!Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
The only bad fish I have caught down there was a Sockeye that was about to spawn. A bit skinny (by comparison) and the flesh was a dirty brown/grey colour and felt mushy. It went in the bin.
Basically using a soft bait outfit and a selection of soft and metal lures. Fishing from the shore. On the last day (Yesterday) I caught my limit of 4 salmon in about an hours fishing. By contrast, the first day I fished, I lost about 6 lures, dropped my phone in the lake and caught nothing.:XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Here is a photo of the Sockeye.
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I didn't know there was a fishing app. Obviously it isn't very good because you caught nothing but how does it work?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Nothing to do with a fishing app @Rushy. I just had my phone in the top pocket of my swannie and when I lent forward it fell out. Luckily I got it out of the water pretty quickly and no damage seems to be done except for the camera lens being fogged up for a couple of days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
Well....it turns out (after seeking some expert advice) that this is not a Sockeye at all, but a spawning spent Chinook. It looked so different from any of the others I had caught I had assumed it was a different species, especially considering I caught it near the mouth of the river the Sockeye spawn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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that's a bloody beauty, well done. If you catch to many GOOD trout, try bottling them, they are fantastic.
First one since the cyclones,amazing how a little one like that can survive the force of nature.Attachment 67648
Had an hour of light left tonight so headed to the river and landed a wee rainbow about a pound I reckon.Caught on orange black fury just below Jacobs pool.
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Late Season Stonker!
PB on the fly rod and likely so for trout.
Can't get enough of the Blue Duns or Adams favourites
Ripper ��
River has been crap lately since the cyclones.
Had a good mate down from the naki @falconhell
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Had a few bites but nothing landed,Jacobs pool has really changed.
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Water is still seeping out of the hills.
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Falconhell left and I decided to fish another spot known as "Breast Hills"
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Seen two and landed a nipple
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a nipple???Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Your looking at the WRONG tits @Dundee
nice colouring on this jack. a bit lean tho
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Duckshooting over so went to the river for a fish tonight.
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Did my first trip to the Tekapo canals, interesting experience and learn't heaps. Trying for a Salmon for my lovely wife, no luck on the salmon but landed and released three trout. Nothing huge but for my first ever trip there and softbaiting I was pretty happy.
First time river has been fishable since floods that followed the snow storm.This is from the height of the flood looking down onto river level now.
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Hills are still oozing with water.
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Landed one.
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Had @falconhell and his family here for a fish.
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Was a great weekend away thanks heaps was just what we needed [emoji108][emoji106][emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
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Dropped three this arvo walking the dog. Never expected any of them. Need to focus on the job at hand. If the weather isn't shite tomorrow might just leave the hound at home and look for some more winter trout
Landed a few today
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