Unless the committee receive another claim supported by photographic evidence by the close of business today, it shall unreservedly award you Troutus Initialus (first trout).
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Unless the committee receive another claim supported by photographic evidence by the close of business today, it shall unreservedly award you Troutus Initialus (first trout).
James text me those photos yesterdayQuote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
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ShushQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
A couple for the New Year so far.Caught 63 for 2019. Attachment 127735Attachment 127736
Spent a couple of days up at Waikaremoana with the family. It's a truely beautiful place. Took the fly rod just in case I got a chance for a flick. Stalking with a Hamills Killer around the lake edge did the trick and I picked up this pretty but slabby jack. (I killed it as the people camping next to us wanted a fish if possible).
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Walked up to lake Waikareiti too which had some of the best Red Beach I've ever seen
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Not today...it was yesterday but we got a couple. Cracker day up in the Nelson lakes.
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Nearly lost one to the eels while gutting it, they would have been in big trouble if i had !!
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One of the trout had two whole mice in its guts which the boys found very entertaining [emoji106]
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Is that one of those really small landing nets that make the trout look extra big kukuwai ?
A big old Brownie.
Impressive ah [emoji106][emoji3][emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
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Yep he was (had a good mouthful of teeth)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
I personally think that he might have spent most of his life in the river. Currently there are basically no fish in the river.
It has had two very large floods down it in the last few months and I think those river fish have all been knocked back down into the lake.
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Went for a fish up high today into the head waters of a local river. Plenty of deer sign too. Trout were pretty cagey so I think there’s been a few more fishers than I had hoped.
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I even had two come up to the dry which is not typical of me to try. I think my timing needs some work though as neither one stuck. Both fish were within 100g of each other and all fish sighted were about the same.
The massive thunder and lightning storm to finish the day was forgettable after having to slog back to the truck for over an hour soaking wet. I think I will add a emergency blanket in my vest just in case. If it wasn’t warm it had the makings of a real bad day if I came unstuck in my walk home.
Hey @kiwijames have you considered a carry cape from 'Game Gear' ? They have a hood and double as a coat you can take fishing as well as a coat and pack out cape for hunting. Comes with a canvas belt pouch. Nice bows, but not as good as those crackers you got last week. The nymph rod strike doesn't work for the dry and I find It darn hard to train my brain to swap to a dry fly line draw, just so easy to get it wrong.
Hey. I’ve a small lightweight rain jacket I often will cram in my vest. I twinged my back on the way out and was thinking if I really locked up I could be in the shit. Maybe should just fire the PLB in next time too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
I’ve been messing with my GoPro and have some footage I’ll try to get into a usable size file. One fish made a really slashing go at the dry and I think it was just as much the fishes fault as it was mine we didn’t connect.
PS. Was using the One so that’s probably half my problem[emoji56]
Now I see where you went wrong, being tuned to the slow lifeless action of the Radian has not prepared you for the fast, immediately reactive movement of the 'One' hence the failure to connectQuote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
way too early on the strike
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I have a spring creek here that has several double digit browns in it on private land. If I have to find you a cham, you can show me how to fish it.
Just dont play that retarded Russian night club music while we are fishing [emoji16]
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Sold. I thought the music was [emoji41] thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
You would [emoji16]Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
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Cute vid
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One fatty today. Took me out past the backing. I thought I had hooked a horse but unfortunately I had instead snagged this girl in the tail which changed things a bit.
Local creek must have seen a bunch of pressure as there was no chance for the slightest mistake.
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Having a test hoon with a Radian 6 wt.
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This one being the biggest. Plus I landed a 1lb bow that I popped back.
All on Copper John's or Royal wulfs.
In some wind that was in cooperative to say the least at times and some rather technical casting being required.
Think I'm sold on a radian now ;-)
My first trout for February was caught just on dark using a green black fury.
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Hamurana
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[QUOTE=Dundee;949087]My first trout for February was caught just on dark using a green black fury.
You need to cut back on that Tomato sauce @Dundee
Can see it startn to ooze out your eyes
[QUOTE=Sarvo;949463]Classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
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Was running early the other morning. First cast bounced the Tassie off one of the piles, breaking a wing off. Started swimming like a demented wounded something. Nek minit, snagged on something.
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That’s a very fresh looking fish. Are you close to the sea for that hen? I’d bet it tasted goodQuote:
Originally Posted by oraki
Couldn’t be further away if you tried. Caught in the canals, and never tasted salt.
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First trout on my new Epic 690C (built it from a kit). 2.2lb rainbow on a cicada imitation. One of two landed for half a day on the river - fishing wasn't wild but very happy with how the new rod performs.
Last minute plan to fish a new river I had wanted to fish for a while. I planned to pick up a mate at 5am to get a early start but I slept in so started off poorly.
All was saved though, with the first fish in the confluence straight off the bat. We were on for a good day. I was nymphing and my mate was running a cicada. This proved to be a good duo as I could fish deeper and he could work the more delicate areas with the dry. All up I think we landed about a dozen fish both browns and rainbows. They were angry fish when caught, jumping a lot and not giving up in a hurry making for some real exciting fishing.
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Lake Manapouri at 3am today - 15lb 2oz on digital scales with witnesses !!
We landed 6x fish average weight was 9lbs
Beautiful
Fly? Lure?
Caught on a thread line with a Snag Proof Moss Mouse lure.
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One more photo - same fish taken around 4am
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You won't see many Northland river trout, not because they are rare, but because no one fishes for them. The urge to go freshwater fishing hit today, must be watching too much YouTube. I haven't cast a line in to a river for a while, maybe a decade. I forgot how annoying trees can be!
Eat your hearts out central North Islanders and South Islanders!
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my aunt lives outside whangarei. She has browns in her creek
I thought you were going to catch them?
I caught a few more good fish last week using a mouse lure on a spinning rod - around midnight.
8.2lb and 6.8lb browns and a good 5.3lb rainbow - I finally invested in a good digital scale that goes to 25lbs.
Will post some photos when I get them sorted.
Those bloody Whangarei locals will take a dump anywhere aye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
Dinner tonight
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