Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Got another package on the way to NZ for me from the USA.I might need another tackle box.These Joe Flies catch the trout.

One of 2 snaffled on a size 14 Hills Nato Nymphomaniac.

And to top it off Manic is no longer making my favourite nymph of all time!

Decided it was time to start fishing for the season on Saturday. Second cast connected to this chap of 4 1/2 lbs. Deceived by the Brown Beetle.
He fought - gallantly to the very last, like a true champion and met his end with honour and bravery and will be remembered for generations by his descendants !!

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Decided it was time to start fishing for the season on Saturday. Second cast connected to this chap of 4 1/2 lbs. Deceived by the Brown Beetle.
He fought - gallantly to the very last, like a true champion and met his end with honour and bravery and will be remembered for generations by his descendants !!Attachment 99079

Good condition fish. Looks a bit like a sea runner

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Good condition fish. Looks a bit like a sea runner

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Yes correct, although dressed in the darker battle uniform of the river dwelling Fario, he was caught about 2kms above the tidal zone in a stream where sea trout follow the whitebait inland. Pink fleshed too, he both died and ate well

Took the new Scott Radian out for a flick yesterday before the weather turned. This rod certainly was easier to fish in the wind.
I caught a couple fish. Both quite opposite.
First was an old jack. He was a decent sized fish and would have been a real good fish in his prime but he had lost a lot of condition and was skinny.

Second fish was a fit maiden hen.

Liking the new rod. Keen to get out some more and give it a good thrashing.

That is a cracking hen kiwijames. How does the Radian compare to a Sage One ?? I am using a 6# Z axis and a 5# One. The 'One' is light like a wisp of grass and has power that is unexpected.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

That is a cracking hen kiwijames. How does the Radian compare to a Sage One ?? I am using a 6# Z axis and a 5# One. The 'One' is light like a wisp of grass and has power that is unexpected.

Thanks, it was a good fish. I think the younger fish didn't get the hiding like the older ones did this winter.
Still waiting for my One to turn up. I really was after a new 5# but I had a "horse come in" so I bought the Radian while I could.
I bought a complete setup Sage One as a 8'6" 5# with a 4250 reel and line off Trademe. Quite looking forward to trying it but I do think I may have a little bit of an overlap between the two.
I will line the One with a presentation type line for smaller water but I'm unsure if it will make it a more delicate rod. The 6# will be a bigger water/windy day rod (Spring fishing).

The One is quite fast compared to the Z. BUT surprise it is able to present a very delicate short cast if the cast is followed down with the rod and enough shoot is used. All things to all people those One's!!

Got a trout foul hooked last week on the Joe Flie and it broke my line.Down in the same area yesterday and Bo saw it with the lure still attached.
Random to see the same trout again wearing its jewellery glissining in the sun.
Went back to the the same area of the river and cast another Joe Flie today and landed this brown trout on first cast.

Continued on and landed a rainbow with the "joe flie"

Had heavy rain for three hours so unlikely to be able to cross in the morning and the chances of catching that same trout would be like winning the lotto!

Nice to see the trout in your area fattening up Dundee, they both look good. Just a question, is it the light playing tricks or has all that tomato sauce started to turn your ears red ???

Two more 10lb in total.

Two trout yesterday from Awakino trib stream , and two from the waiongana, stunning fine day, I wished I dragged the boat up to Mokau, and gone chasing snapper when I stopped for a coffee and a pie on the way to Awakino.
two 3 lb brown and a 2lb rainbow, and couple smaller fish, so good day exploring sum new water.
was a bit lucky to land the last 3lb brown as ended up getting wrapped around a piece of wire in the river, luckily he was pretty played out, after ten minutes of bolding hopping up threw the bolder garden in the photo.

Caught and released another 2 1/2 pounder yesterday at 5:30am and today caught two, one of which was a spawned Rainbow jack in a stream in which I have never caught a rainbow in before in more than thirty years of fishing it. Home by 6:30 am

Bo searching for trout.

Landed one on the "Tassie Devil"