Latest have been in good nick
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bloody hell looks like a ferret caught them.:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by tamamutu
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
They die quickly, gills ripped and neck broken in 1 move, makes for better tasting trout.
Managed to score this beauty yesterday arvo.
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Fish certainly in good nick and quite plentiful. Had probably my best days fishing ever last Saturday up the TT, landed 15 along with a few bust offs and drops, all by lunchtime - great fun. Kept this 6lb one for the smoker, the rest went back.Attachment 197676
The rivers definitely firing at the mo....hooked 12, landed 7 - smashed by 2 screamers:cool:
Talking to others and the common theme is the great condition the trout are in:thumbsup:
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Fresh protein for family
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Nice....rugby ball with fins:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by tamamutu
All processed and ready to scoff:yaeh am not durnk:
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Great job in the filleting department
This is what i like in a good trout, great condition.
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Koura eating ones.
@tamamutu was yours from the river or stream mouth? Did you weigh it?
Mouth of a river, and never weighed it, but would of been circa 6lbs
Often see that color in the sea runners too, especially when they are scoffing smelt and white bait. Bloody delicious [emoji106]
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Another cracker afternoon on the Tonga's...hooked 7, landed 3 including this stunning 6lb silver bullet
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Waking to a nice day I convinced the wife to come for a ride to Turangi. Crossing the Desert the mountain looked stunning albeit a bit light in the snow department.
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The river was low and clear which made for challenging fishing.
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After 1.5 hours and numerous fly changes I finally managed to hook up:) It fought hard but I eventually netted a beautifully coloured but skinny jack just under 4lbs which I released to grow bigger:cool:
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Was a nice start to the new season....just need some rain to get the trout moving again.
Not every day I catch a Taxi up the river in a dump truck.
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Nothing landed but hey that was different! Usually beat the feet.
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Finally managed to get out for a few hours to flick some flies. The river had a bit of colour and looked pretty fishy:)
Hooked 5.....hook pulled on 1, busted off by another that went ballistic - looked to be 7 or 8lb and landed 3.
Kept 2 silver hens just over 4lbs
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And released a nice coloured jack just on 5.5lbs
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Lucky buggers,I'm getting withdrawels haven't caught one since May....bloody river always in flood!
@Dundee here's some more trout porn for ya;)
5.5lb hen
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Coming right,should be good to go by the weekend.
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Nice fat brown, had a couple of other hookups but they spat the hook pretty quick. The fishing has been pretty good lately.
I may have caught the last trout in Kai Iwi Lakes today. Fatty too!
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Awesome
How long did you wait for that one to come along.
Not long, then nothing for the rest of the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by trapperjohn
@MB whats the story with that lake? Is it purely stocked or is there a wild population as well?
Mate, that sucks
Fucking well intentioned do good bureaucrats fucking it up for the man in the street again.
Yeah and that's the end of trout fishing in Northland as far as I'm concerned. The Kai Iwi Lakes were a special fishery. Deep enough that the trout could thrive through our warm summers and good water clarity, plus koura-fed which meant the fish were good to eat. Very healthy, fat fish that got up to 10lb and lots over 4lb. I wouldn't want to eat a trout out of our remaining lakes and the river fish are small.
River still a bit murky.
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Landed two browns on the black magic "enticer"
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Trout count #62 for 2022
Quick flick this morning.
Couple of fresh hens:cool:
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Flooded again!
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Went up to Lake Tutira today,no hits even the fly fishos blanked.
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Went to check out the damage after the big flood and found my favourite pool longer exists. After a bit of exploring I found a little pocket that looked like it might hold some fish and managed to hook 5.
Of the 3 I landed 2 were long, skinny and quickly released and the other was a nice conditioned 3.5lb jack that I kept.
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Then it was off for a night fish where I managed to pick up another 3.5lb jack
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Maybe you will need to sharpen your hooks, and get better setting hooks next time. Help this could help a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentscope
River has finally cleaared a bit.
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Managed a slab on a softbait,no fight let the bugger go.Trout count 63 for the year.
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Nice coloured hen from Tongariro last weekend.
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Had a good few hours chilling on the Tongariro. Still plenty of fish in the river with a nice mix of freshies and post spawners to put a bend in the rod.
Hooked 11 and landed 7.
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Kept 3 to feed the fam:)
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Some of you catch a lot of trout. What's your preferred method of preparation and cooking? I asked a while back, but it would be good to update.
