Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Good river fish there DD

Dundee we were out in your neck of the woods around NY. Stopped off one place and about 15 feet from the vehicle were 3 stunning trout in a run and about 50 m up from there were another 2 humoungous trout in a run. Water was about 1 foot deep.Did the tourist bit further up road and about 5.30pm as we came back from fotoing some falls I binoed around and saw 1 fallow hind then another fallow hind with a small one.Had a looksey in the Manawatu .Seems some nice water in places.Surprised about the hidden gems out East.

caught a trout last night on a worm and cooked it in tin foil on a open fire.

Fire started.


Trout cooking.


Trout cooked. YUM.



It was a bit little. But i was hungry.

Originally Posted by possum trapper

caught a trout last night on a worm and cooked it in tin foil on a open fire.

Fire started.


Trout cooking.


Trout cooked. YUM.



It was a bit little. But i was hungry.

Hey you haved turned my youngin into a pyro!!! he had a good night and wants to light more fires and cook the catch so you might have a firewood gatherer for tonight.

Originally Posted by possum trapper

caught a trout last night on a worm and cooked it in tin foil on a open fire.

Fire started.


Trout cooking.


Trout cooked. YUM.



It was a bit little. But i was hungry.

Well done PT. You have just passed your survival badge test.

Yah boys gear nearly got lost in the river @Neckshot ,grabbed it tonight nearly got blown in the river was centimetres away.

Few pics of me mutt dwn there

The Mrs has gone


Yep that worked,........... And one kid Wasn't buddy he still there

Cracker afternoon here in the Hawkes Bay. Fishing up one of the local creeks turned out to be one of those days you live for.

First fish to the net was a beautiful hen. These Hawkes Bays fish tend to like the cover of the deep, still back eddies waters over summer. I don't know why, as they would not be the coolest spot to hold I would have thought.
A few big terrestrial dries did not go to plan with noses turned up at every offering, but a change to nymphs for the next beat upstream and a chanced arm at what technically should not work, resulted in a 2.2kg fish. She was a really pretty fish, fat through the shoulders and plenty of muscle.

I spent at least 10min trying to get her to swim properly as she had not much strength left in her. I hope she came right in the end, but has a better chance than the one in the smoker
The low, clear summer waters typically demand light leaders to get the strikes. A quick stalk further upstream and I came across another likely looking area for a trout to hang out. Disaster struck though and I had failures with some older 6X tippet loosing better fish from a tricky transition. I was pissed off as it was a decent fish that I had watched feeding into the fast incoming water as it dropped into a good hole. He would dart left and right, hovering up insects as they tumbled out of the fast riffle. Great stuff.

These fish certainly were great sport and the next fish was another 10min stalk upstream, again in the cooler depths just at the edge of a transition to fast riffle. His possie was able to cover all the incoming shutes with minimal movements. These are always hard to fish as there are always fast and slow section between you and the fish, making a drag free drift tricky. My luck was in, with a good upwards reaching cast. This guy was again a good fish just on 2.0kg. The MIL likes smoked trout so I knocked this guy on the swede with a handy river stone.

With one fish dead it was best to make the trip home as to not let the fish spoil. On the way home I came across what I call the "impossible fish". See him on the true LHS of the flow (flow is R - L), in a back eddy facing downstream How the fuck you get a decent drift on that is beyond me.

Was a good day to be up the creek for sure.
Even saw a bunch of these fellas on the way home.

Brilliant write up Kiwijames

Sounds like a fantastic day KJ.

Aagh, just looked and the fish in the last photo is on the true right not left. To late to edit

Didn't pick you for a fly fisherman?
You could maybe help my boy out with a few pointers next time your down?
I don't think hearing 20 or 30 fuckity-fucks per cast from me, would teach him much.
He is mad keen to learn.
Got him some fly gear for Xmas.
You caught as many trout in a session as we did snapper for a week!!!


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Originally Posted by R93

Didn't pick you for a fly fisherman?
You could maybe help my boy out with a few pointers next time your down?
I don't think hearing 20 or 30 fuckity-fucks per cast from me, would teach him much.
He is mad keen to learn.
Got him some fly gear for Xmas.
You caught as many trout in a session as we did snapper for a week!!!


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Theres a creek out the back of the farm isn't there. Mind you its the West coast so there is heaps of places. I want to get into the La Fontaine anyway so I will bring the gears next time Im down.

Hopefully the boy has better patience than you!

Ha Ha Ha he is a way better fisherman than me so he should be all good.
If you teach him a few things I will show you better spots than the La Fontaine!!


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Didn't catch any trout, but did go for my first fly fish today. Got 3 tiny perch and pierced my own ear.


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