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Nope, didn't catch a thing. First time out for about 15 yrs or so. I forgot how engrossing it is. Afternoon just disappeared. Hooked and lost one and 4 others followed the spinner. Good relaxing afternoon.
Tally for me from the Manawatu River was 50 for last season.
Not a bad start here.
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This next one swallowed a softie
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And today was the first brown for the new season.
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Nice one @Dundee, I might have to get me some of those softballs to try. What weight heads are you using?
1/8th ounce is the tear drop rig.Quote:
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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:
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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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Had a couple of hours to fill in so went an tried some new soft baits in the Waikato. Nice sized brownie.
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Grabbed some lures to match the ragwort moth hatch.
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Lost a good bow on the mepps it took off like a rocked then spat the hook.
Just on dark landed one on the toby with "Bo's" help.
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Snake Charmer
Grabbed Bo from his comfy bed last night.
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Was going to stay for the rise but came home at 2040hrs after landing this.
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And it looked like the river was rising again with more rain falling.
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why yes we did...2hrs in dingy,boated 9 fish...kept biggest 4...now comes the freaky bit...we left lake at 7 got home n had cuppa before I went out to clean fish...which had been iki spiked at lake,then sat in dry bottom of boat for 2.5 hours....when washing them one fishs gill plates started moving again.....wife came out and confirmed I hadnt lost the plot...gutted it and washed out properly...cleaned others and when hooked through gills to carry into fridge it still had movement going on in jaw/gill area........too mecky bros..too mecky indeed...... enough to freak a fella out...Ive seen eels do it but brown trout arent supposed to stay moving for that long out of water.
Haven't done alot of fishing this year as chasing Sika is too much fun. Finally got out for a fish back down south on the Oreti and landed two nice browns, one just over 4lb and one just under 6lbs which is my biggest to date.
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Well yes, just a small brownie that stopped for a quick photo
Last trout for 2020 took the soft bait.
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First brown for 2021 took the softbait as pictured above.
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The tomato sauce has got to your eyes.
A few more trout from the last week,all on the Manawatu River.
Mrs Dundee landed her first for 2021.
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The rest were caught by me with Bo at my side.
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This one was not much bigger than the lure.
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Bo spotting trout.
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A few more rainbows.
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49 trout were kept for 2020.
Probably just envy but I do wounder if your arms are as stretchy as your rangefinder! Maybe these as small as the first example :XD: Happy 2021 @DundeeQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
A few small ones that went back,caught on the joe fly.
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Went down to Balance at Manawatu Gorge but fishing was buggered as the Mangahauo Dam was released!
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Tryed another spot upstream by a village called Kumeroa.
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A few more from last week,16 landed on the spinning rod for Jan 2021.
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Are those soft baits dundee?
What would you use for lake tarawera?
Well conditioned fish there @Dundee , not short of tucker in those creeks.
Sure are,depending on the depth just vary the weight of the jig heads.Quote:
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