Thanks everyone for your replies, I live in western Sydney and frequent places like darling harbour, Clifton gardens, la perouse.
Honestly distance isn’t an issue, I’ve started catching yakkas to use as live bait and if not getting anywhere I freeze a few with salt to use as bait on my next trip.
My brother in law has just come from Sweden and loves fishing also l. He’s used to catching rainbow trout over there so maybe some areas that have this species as he would be familiar with techniques.
I hope I’ve answered some of the questions, I’ve purchased a few rods, some with lighter line and others more heavy duty.