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Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

  1. 08-10-2018, 09:44 PM #2761
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    First fish of the new season for me. Found a couple guys with spinning rods were ahead of me. Explained the spooky fish.
    Picked up 3 for the arvo. Nothing big but still good to get out.


    Found this old guy spent in a back water. I don’t think he’s going to make it. Lost at least one eye.
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  3. 09-10-2018, 06:45 AM #2762
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    A failed attempt to get the family up the Mohaka for a night or two out resulted in a quick 30min flick under the blue gums while they had a soak in the hot pools. What a cracker of a river and the browns are next level camouflaged over the sand and stone bottom.

    Only managed yet another tiddler.

    Unsure what fly to try for these ones
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    Makahu road?
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  6. 09-10-2018, 07:18 PM #2765
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    Makahu road?
    Yeah. Right below the hot pools.
    We going up Middle Hill this year?
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    What’s the snow damage like
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    What’s the snow damage like
    Unsure but I'd guess fuck all. There was little damage anywhere I know. The worst was 2016 that smashed the place. Looks like some decent flooding though this winter from Ruahines all the way to Puketitiri
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    Catch Any Trout Today?

    Tukipo today. Hard work in little water. Really slippery rocks. Even the frickin gravel was slippery. Water quality must be down a fair bit. Still a few fish and quite large for the size of the creek.

    Bout 1.5kg just in front of my truck.
    Checked out the upper Waipawa in the arvo. Very nice looking water.
    Must have missed the memo the fish weren’t home though. Odd to see such fishy water without so much as a sardine in it. Must be the 1080 got them all.
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  10. 11-10-2018, 09:02 PM #2769
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    Had a flick around lunch time today sighted a couple in this pool.
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    Hooked it and it headed straight for the willows,took me about 20 minutes to free the nylon and landed it.
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  11. 14-10-2018, 06:18 PM #2770
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    On the board for this season, a tiny wee rainbow probably only 1/2 a pound.
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  12. 14-10-2018, 07:24 PM #2771
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    Just back from 3nts on Lake Rotoiti, my 1st trout fishing since coming back to NZ last year. Myself and mate on his boat, bro and Dad on bro's. Hit the water 1pm Thursday, I landed 1st fish 25mins later and we had 4 on board in 1st hour. Between Thursday and Friday the 4 of us landed 21 fish. Saturday was much slower, only 5 landed. A great wee intro back into fishing here.
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  13. 15-10-2018, 12:21 PM #2772
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    I went into Hope Arm on Lake Manapouri last week - on Weds in a snow storm - there was snow on the boat ramp when we left Pearl Harbour.

    Caught and released some big fish as they were all too skinny - they still need another 4-6 weeks and some warmer weather to get back to fighting weight after the winter.

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  14. 15-10-2018, 06:17 PM #2773
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    Just a warning to those that fish downstream of the Manawatu Gorge.
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  15. 17-10-2018, 01:32 PM #2774
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    Back into some river access that I haven't been to in 6mths.
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  16. 18-10-2018, 01:49 PM #2775
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    Bo loves the river action.
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    A nice rainbow.
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