Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Early winter high country bow, nicely coloured up. Released for another time.


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So I have no fish photo on this post. However I did do a Tekapo canals trip and it was one to remember.
The fishing was hard but I did help another angler and net a stunning 15lb Rainbow.
I got two small Salmon but released them.
The conditions were something else. Here's a few photos.

This is a wire deer fence, looks like Trellis.
Freezing fog, no sun all day and after 7 hours fishing it was still just the same and frozen

Originally Posted by viper

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If someday we get chance to go for a ice fishing somewhere else not in NZ....then you can feel the cold. -12 is not that cold since you still got bites. I have been there before in winter, now I really do `t believe what thermometer or weather report say about temperature. Thank you for sharing this, I bought a winter fishing pack just for this weather in there

Couple of primo conditioned bows from last nights mission

Lost a good bow on the Manawatu today and landed this little brown.

Originally Posted by wsm junkie

Couple of primo conditioned bows from last nights mission

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The one on the left shows he does`t give shit, the one on the right is pretty angry.

Finally landed one on the Tassie Devil blade spinner.

Hard few hours on the Tongariro, low and clear with little action but I did manage this nice 4lb jack

Picked up another 4lb jack night fishing

Swinging wooly buggers in very windy conditions resulted in a nice fresh 3lb silver hen

The local Manawatu is buggered again.

So went down to the Mangatainoka.

Found some new access spots.

@wsm junkie , that knife looks familiar , good to see it in action

@viper yeh mate its getting used plenty....another 2 today

A couple of nice fresh hens, still not heaps of fish in the river but a few freshies starting to move through