Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Got a nice hen fish in good condition apart from the tail ,maybe a good fish to remove from the river really.
Spotted a couple of bunnies on way back to the wagon, 1 took off up the hill but its mate sat tight. So swapped the rod for the .22 I had on board & went back. Still there so won't get to make that mistake again,died from a cranial bleed .

Have a look at the tail on the trout ,what do ya think caused that ?

Don't they clip fins on released trout?

Don't know if they ever clip the tail but pretty sure is a wild fish not from the hatchery .
Spawning damage maybe but a bit extreme .

Originally Posted by Chris

Got a nice hen fish in good condition apart from the tail ,maybe a good fish to remove from the river really.
Spotted a couple of bunnies on way back to the wagon, 1 took off up the hill but its mate sat tight. So swapped the rod for the .22 I had on board & went back. Still there so won't get to make that mistake again,died from a cranial bleed .

Have a look at the tail on the trout ,what do ya think caused that ?

Well done Chris. An over zealous Jack could be the cause.

She is a good deep fish Chris. Rushy might be onto it or otherwise damage from shags when it was a young trout.

Originally Posted by Dundee

She is a good deep fish Chris. Rushy might be onto it or otherwise damage from shags when it was a young trout.

Be a good one for the smoker I think. Still had roe in so hadn't spawned this year.

There is a few late ones but they are in awesome condition

Came at the lure full noise & hit it 3 times before it hooked up .Got the blood pumping.

Had couple of hours to spare today before dawn - ended up at the lake with my father and pulled out this 40cm beast...

Least you found clean water,well done

day two, fish two.... Rained all day.... again I had some couple of hours to spare, put on my gumboots, wet weather gear and off I went...
an hour in the game and this 42cm (1kg) female rainbow came out with a heavy fight.... Had a small 12cm fish in its stomach. So they are feeding heavily...

looks like the reel will be next

Originally Posted by Chris

Got a nice hen fish in good condition apart from the tail ,maybe a good fish to remove from the river really.
Spotted a couple of bunnies on way back to the wagon, 1 took off up the hill but its mate sat tight. So swapped the rod for the .22 I had on board & went back. Still there so won't get to make that mistake again,died from a cranial bleed .
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Have a look at the tail on the trout ,what do ya think caused that ?

Don't the hens do that when they make reeds with their tails for their eggs?

Thought it was just the bottom of the tail they use ,never seen 1 like that before .

picked up a nice brown just up from the first bridge on the Waititi. Not a big fight but with 3.9lb tippet I was pretty shy to horse him too hard. Got it on the GoPro so will try to get it up. No net made for a hard landing job but it tailed well. Would have gone 3.0 - 3.5 kg.