Attachment 212666 , yesterdays effort, caught and released.
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Attachment 212666 , yesterdays effort, caught and released.
LAKE ARGYLE TAG COMP IS LIVE
Yesterday we released 200 tagged rainbow trout into Lake Argyle for our annual tag comp.
We have 20 prizes up for grabs, with two $500 Henderson’s vouchers, rod/reel combo’s, free licences, and lure packs.
To enter, simply:
1. catch a tagged fish at Lake Argyle,
2. record the number or take a photo,
3. drop us a line via Facebook, email or by phone and let us know the tag number
4. we’ll tell you if you’re a winner!
Thanks to Henderson's for their generous sponsorship
The competition is live right now… so go get them!
Finnish my cup of tea and I'm as good as there.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
lucky bugger!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Yeah. Not so much. I went down for a look and the lake was the colour of the milky tea I just finished. Had a few casts and gave up and came home.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Oh bugger looks like I won't get 100 trout this year. Stuck on 86 and the river looks like this!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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Big thanks to @Joe Schmo,the package found me.Can't wait to rig some of these up when the river finally clears.
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Canterbury high country lake yesterday
3 perfect days up there
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Thats a stonking thumper.. you'd be stoked
Couple of good feeds in that trout,well done.
That’s a real big brown :thumbsup:
Pre covid I had friends from Europe over most summers and the roarQuote:
Originally Posted by trapperjohn
I we would wander the high country a lot
It wasn't unusual to land 10 pound browns on most trips
Went down to the Mangatainoka with @Joe Schmo rig.
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Landed a 3lb rainbow under the bridge.
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Yessss!!! I knew they’d work in the hands of a skilled fisherman. Well done mate.
Thank you so much Joe! I'm on 87 this year its going to be an effort to get to 100.Our local river the Manawatu is still high and murky,so we went for a drive. Checking the web cam on the local when we got home and captured this shot.Looks like one raft is bailing water.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe Schmo
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Heading up there tomorrow with the boys for a camp up @Shearer if you are about [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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Getting on the ferry now so will be home tomorrow. Will flick you a PM.
@Joe Schmo and the stingray are on the hunt as well, was thinking about heading down to the Owen and a look into Rotorua…should I bring some salmon pellets and meet you folks up at Argyle ?
Yes I’m joking …I know it’s in bad taste ..but it tickled my humour
Will check with the bloke from over the sea and see if he would like to have a go at a competition fish and meet a few folks from the forum…we could splash a few lures into Rotoiti as a back up!
Prawns or shrimps seemed to be the go last year Joe but just incase its dirty the boys and I dug a heap of worms today [emoji3]Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
We will be pretty easy to find if you do come up. Going to camp there tomorrow night and head back friday.
Bloody tasty fish in that lake and its a pretty cool area. There is always the rivers too if the lakes arnt working [emoji41]
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Sounds like a get together then. It is about time you got down to my place. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
Mrs Dundee hooked a goodie.
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On a brown firefox lure.
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Sounds great…we are on budgeted time , I’m burning “ our time together” according to my very patient lady!! So want to get Matt onto a fish but also a look around as well so very torn on locations …will see what the man himself chooses to do!
Will let you all know when he’s in the Ute
He will be missing out if he doesn’t see St Arnaud.Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
I will make sure I have some extra bait on hand too :thumbsup:
Will post the yarn over on fishing tommorow page ...
But we'll done Matt your a bloody top bloke and not a bad fisherman
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Great to meet you Matt you are a top man, the boys are very excited about the new spinning bladed soft baits.[emoji41]
Oh and your tour guide is not a bad fella either [emoji23]
Also great to finally meet you too @Shearer.Thanks for making the effort to come out [emoji106]
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The soft baits didn't attract much attention today.I changed to a silver fire fox and had four hits and landed this wee bow.
Number 88 on the spin gear this year.Been a tuff year with the local river dirty more often than clean.
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A few more rigged up.
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And a Tokara Chicken to try out.
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Finished the year off with a lovely brown hen fish weighing in at 7-3/4lb today. A bit pissed I didn't manage a photo as I was thigh deep in a lake with water up to the bank edge and really needed 3 hands. Had a mate fishing not far away, so had a witness ;)
Dundee, take it from a former resident and High School lunch eater, that last lure is a Tokoroa Chicken. Often smeared with Pepsident tooth paste and used to great effect a short bike ride out of town at the Twin lakes on the road to Mangakino. I am not sure whether they still make Pepsident but it was the “attractant du jour” back in the days when young fellah’s fished the local streams with license less impunity. Ha ha ha ha half the fun was eating the bucket full of by catch of steamed red Koura on fresh bread with lots of butter. Fuck I miss the antics we got up to being a kid.
Thanks for clearing that up Rushy. I gave it a swim yesterday and today. The guy that owns one of the local sports stores is formally from the Waikato. I lost a good bugger tonight on the Tokoroa Chicken,saw the take then retreived an empty line.:oh noes:
Will go and get some more when the store is open again.
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88 trout was my talley for 2022.
On the board for 2023 with a tiddler that was released.
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Good of you to change that little ones nappies and send her back to mum. Ha ha ha ha toddler alright.
No 2 for 2023 on @makka softbait with @Joe Schmo jig head.
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And Mrs Dundee got a beauty brown.
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You're doing more fishing with my softbaits than I am, I'll need to pull finger and get out for a fish sometime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Here's the new softbait in the works
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Finally got some fish, a pair of brown and rainbow from Lake Grassmere, about 3lb.
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Went out yesterday, got 5 this was the biggest, just over 6 pound
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Nice! Good fight?
Not really @Rushy I’ve had little 2lb rainbows take more line.
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Got to the canals yesterday and had a long but productive time.
12lb Salmon was my best fish of the day. An epic scrap on the softbait rod, 8lb leader made for a long and patient fight. Guy next to me got a 25lb rainbow which we managed to release successfully.
Moved down to Otago yesterday and decided I would give freshwater fishing a crack for the first time in a decade and a half. Watched a few YouTube clips and went for a walk yesterday afternoon to check out some local spots. Popped back to one of them this morning had a few casts and caught breakfast. Stoked!
Nothing like some of the monsters on here (barely legal) but it was my first catch so it went in the oven for breakfast.
Caught on the Hāwea river on a black and yellow tazzy devil on my fith cast.
