One yesty,heading out soon.
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And just to show how polaroids work in tuff conditions,this trout was spotted thru the glasses and the next pic, same spot trout was still there but no polaroids.
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One yesty,heading out soon.
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And just to show how polaroids work in tuff conditions,this trout was spotted thru the glasses and the next pic, same spot trout was still there but no polaroids.
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Caught this massive rainbow on the Manawatu River.
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Another cracker today in the scorching heat.
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A guy sent me these homemade softbaits to try in the Manawatu River.
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I put the big one on yesty and this rainbow smashed it!
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@Dundee you're getting some nice fish at the moment...good stuff:thumbsup:
Caught this one last night half hour before sunset on a white soft bait.
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It was all on with the labrador in the way,man it took some stopping!
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Nice wee brown to blood the new rod and reel.
Caught this manawatu rugby ball of a trout the other day.
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Fish n Game just put a report out on a tagged canel fish being caught twice 7 months apart nearly doubled its weight 3.5 lbs to nearly 8lbs and grew 148mm longer.Must be good tucker dropping thru those salmon farm nets.
Couple of ripper rainbows from the last month or so.
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Beautiful fish and streams!!
I can't handle a fly rod anymore and have to drag hardware behind boats now.
These cutthroats were caught at Pyramid Lake NV and range from 8 pounds to 14. There is a slot limit at the lake. Keepers are from 17" to 20", then fish over 20" to 24" must be returned unharmed for spawning. The slot goes Keep two from 17-20 or one from 17-20 and one over 24".
The 17"-19" fish are good eating. I like to bake or poach them. The big ones are best smoked, but finding ZigZag papers big enough is a problem. :P
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Great trout and great photos. Shame we didn't have Cutthroats introduced here. We did have Mackinaw introduced but unfortunately the truck taking them to a selected lake crapped out and the young fish were released into a shallow lake by the roadside. Lake Pearson in Canterbury. They seem to be extinct there now but were caught for many years in small numbers and never attained the size of their progenitorsQuote:
Originally Posted by luv2safari
Picked up these 2 night fishing a Taupo stream mouth with a mate.
Was cool standing there in the darkness listening to roaring stags:cool:
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@Dundee can you fish through the winter or do all your local streams close?
Manawatu river is open all year except above a bridge about 13ks upstream from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by wsm junkie
Another fatty on the home made soft bait from Cohen Mcormick. Got a vid of the catch on fb
the vids on here...
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Went out for a quick fish after lunch. Turned out to be very quick. 2 Salmon (bag limit) in 3 casts.
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Finally got one in May. Been chasing ducks and roaming the hills between work so haven't done much at the river this month.
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57th trout I've landed on the Manawatu River this year.
Battered trout.
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This one chomped on a pink mepps.
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Yum. :cool:
Quick flick with #no.3 black fury
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At the river waiting for ducks,multi tasking.
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Anyone got any tips for trolling Lake Dunstan? The fish there don't seem to like anything I offer.
We just ate the last of our trout gravad lax in bagels with cream cheese. Damn, it was good despite being in the freezer for a year! Fires me up to go trout fishing again.
Caught this today on the old school "Toby" lure ...yellow ,green with a flash of orange.
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Had a great day fishing at Kai Iwi Lakes, landing three fat healthy trout. In their wisdom, Kaipara District Council have refused to allow Fish & Game to continue stocking the lakes. Since the trout cannot breed in this location, this is the end of trout fishing in the lakes and that effectively means the end of trout fishing in the whole of Northland. Trout have co-existed with indigenous species since they were first stocked in 1968, so I cannot understand the logic behind this decision.
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That's a bloody shame. Nice fish.Quote:
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Same as the Govt mandating that the new FnG Councils have iwi representation. More fee grabbing.You voted Labour so dont complain.
I had my first go at trout fishing in the Kai Iwi Lakes, that just shits me...Quote:
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The nonsense just gets worse and worse..
Very much so. I'm not a mad keen freshwater angler, but have enjoyed visiting the lakes over many years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
That's about the size of it. I wasn't going to bring it up because a) it's a done deal, b) can't be bothered with anymore pointless forum arguments and c) the Kaipara District Council are the elected representatives. If they want to give their mandate away to an unelected body, then that's on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeRei
I didn't vote Labour. Never have and never will, but you're right in a sense, there is no point complaining.Quote:
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EDIT: Never say never. If at some point I embark on a career of crime, dole-bludging and drug taking, I will definitely be voting Labour.
Damn, 10 trout! Well done. What methods do you use down there?Quote:
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With that haul, I'm not surprised.
interesting you HAVENT bled them.....I was taught to slice throat immediately and gut ASAP to make flesh better eating and keep better,that and removing kidney line completely has made HUGE difference to quality of trout as tablefare over the years.Quote:
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A scruffy little brown caught on savage softbait.
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Covered some water this weekend and the only one that stuck was on a yellow blackfury.
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July 2021 has been a tough month after the Manawatu flood..only landed three for the month.
Last manawatu silver brown trout for the month.
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Better change my shirt tomorrow.lol 1/8/21 Another small winter brown.
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Travelled a long way fishing the Manawatu River and got home late arvo and landed this beaut on my home straight!
Savage gear soft bait stopped the bugger.
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