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Hi Luderick Angler The lake fishing was really tough going as the lake had dropped below the weed beds, which totally wiped out the mudeye hatches, along with this the water temp was 24, way too hot for trout, we decided to fish well into the early hours , but only managed to catch a few trout which had been gorgeing on yabbies. 11 anglers in the party managed to catch about 15 trout over 7 days The rivers were much better especially the Gungarlin which was chock full of little rainbows all willing to take dries, managed 8 and lost about 20 in 2 pools, didnt need to fish pool aftyer pool as the fish werent shy at all, The thredbo was tougher mainly due to the amount of angling traffic it gets , only managed a small brown in the rapids between the bridge and Paddy's corner Hopefully next year will be a better outing Steve

Hi Fellow Raider Im off fishing Eucumbine for a week on Saturday with guys from both the Central coast fly rodders club and the Singleton guys. Does anyone know how the fishing has been lately around Euc and the local rivers Many Thanks Bunney 10

Hi Fishraiders help needed, as i have recently bought a Humminbird fish finder combo from a relo but it didnt come with the c-map card, so at the moment i cant find any of the marks that i want Does anyone know where is the best place to gget one Thanks Bunney10

A cracker of a fish there buddy and don't they go hard on the fly, great effort and tight lines for the future Looking forward to fishing Wybung in the coming weeks

Great report and even better pics guys, we're heading off there in about 5 hours, hopefully you didn't catch all the fish, just love fishing this river

Hello fish raiders Just got back from a fantastic fishing weekemd with fellow Central Coast Fly rodders fishing TCD and the local rivers Arrived mid afternoon at TCD to try and get the evening rise and managed a nice 35-40 cm fish in the margins on a red holgraphic diawl bach nymph, after a great fight and some arial acrobatics i managed to net him, take a quick photo for the memories and back he went to fight another day, the fish was in excellent condition, fin perfect and nice and chunky. Bang on 7pm the evening rise started but the fish were not in a massive feeding state as they were very selective and just sipping the odd black gnat off the surface, by 7.30 all was over. Saturday i was taken to nice spot on the fish river with 2 mates, on the drive in we could see fish rising all over every pool, we couldn't tackle up quick enough, the first run we came to had fish rising so after 3 casts i had a cracking little "bow" on the bank, i love catching these feisty little rainbows, then the rain came down steadily for the next 2 hours which put paid to any more excitment, eventually though persistance paid off as i managed another 6 fish in the next stretch of river the best going 45cm's and a cracking brown it was too, big and fat and a great fight on a 4 weight. Travelled back up to Tommos to fish the afternoon with the rest of the guys from the club but didn'tmange to touch a single fish between the lot of us, the "pond" on the left just before the dam was fishing well with plenty of fish rising consistantly ( in hindsight we should have stayed there.... oh well you live and learn Sunday we hit a diferent stretch of the fish river and this fished so differently from the day before, same weather conditions vbut hardly a single rise, but still managed a nice fat browny on a tiny dry All in all it was a great time on the water and can't wait to get back there again soon PS There were plenty of brown and black snakes on the water so be careful

Hi Matt What i meant by trophy water is catching overwintered fish that reach the magic 10lb,( not sure what TCD record is ) also stockies that have tail and fin damage is all to do with overstocking in the stew ponds, this also leads to disease through infection, as triploids( sterile fish) are better at being disease resistant, These crappy looking stockies are usually from the smaller trout fisheries, I can vouch from personal experience that Stocks Fishery and Rutland water in the Uk have a stocking policy second to none with fish that are fin perfect and very very fit

99% of stocked fish in the UK are indeed triploids, these will not attempt to spawn and actually overwinter better due to constant urges to feed and not breed, basically they continue to grow all year round, if TCD was stocked with triploids im sure it would indeed be a trophy water within a few years

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Great report Ray as usual glad you had some quality time on the water with your lad and best mate

Hi Outfisher, weed flies work a treat. we use them on the central coast fly rodders outings off the rocks for drummer, the material is called "ice yarn" Heres a link from Roberta http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=33297 Just make sure you tie them on strong hooks, sportfish sell them tied by a fellow member Paul McGrath Hope this help Steve

Fished all day last Saturday , only saw one kingy caught between 9 boats, but we did have 4 seals for company which took the only one i hooked, very slow for the last 2 weeks mate , dont know who's saying its been going off, but that could easily change

Well done on the catch in "gods country" and you can't ever go wrong with Ray R giving you tips, good stuff boys and again well done

Hi Slinky, i broke 2 of my favorite 7 wts last year on salmon and tailor so i beefed up and took no chances today as i was using a 10 wt, this time last year Paul McGrath landed a monster at nearly 4kg's, I didnt facy my chances on a 7wt this time, but great fun trying to pull them out of the rocks, there was plenty showing today, just nice to catch a new species on fly. Bad news on the 444, a very expensive bust off mate, the thought brings tears to my eyes and of course the wallet, Tight lines mate

Cheers Nanook, yeah they pull pretty hard on the fly gear, just cant give them any slack or they're off to fight another day, great fun though

Went for a fish today with the guys from Central coast fly rodders club up to Wybung head to target Drummer, managed to catch my first blackfish on a bread fly Other members did exceptionally well on a weed fly( Ivan nailed about 6 ) but got dusted on 4 of them A great day out , pity the swell was up, will deffo be back soon

Cheers Ray, he did me proud pulling that thing up from 100mtrs and not one complaint, just pure determination to land his first Kingy

Ha ha Pete He already does thats why we took him, but its a nice feeling to have a son whos into his fishing as much as his dad, my boy would fish all day in a puddle if i let him, i feel proud everytime i see his big smile when he lands a fish

Hi Prawn star, the new Diawa was awesome, super smooth and effortless drag, it was a toss up between the Saltist but decided on the Seagate, great reel and stacks of power, just want to test it on the bigger hoods, looking forward to matching it up to my new V Fox 573 which looks a very nice rod/reel combo

I get a call from my mate Jeff on Saturday asking if we wanted to take the kids out to the perch grounds off Terrigal, i was desperate to try the new reel ( Daiwa Seagate 4500) So in double quick time we on the ramp and ready for some jigging( i'd stocked up on more jigs seeing as i lost a dozen to the pesky jackets the previous week) The water was flat as and in no time we were on the fish, luckily only lost 2 jigs to the jackets when suddenly im on so over the rod goes to my 8 yr old who played it like a pro Wish i had've videod the grin he had on his face, would've put a cheshire cat to shame, the pic says it all Had an awesome day, not loads of kings but just happy to have another "jigger" in the making

Cheers Nautica, im hoping to get down there tonight if all goes to plan, again thanks for the great heads up Cheers buddy Steve

Thanks for the top info Gazza very much appreciated mate , Tight lines buddy Steve

Thanks Mike will give it a try tomorrow night Appreciate the tips mate Tight lines \Steve

Happy Easter Fishraiders Does anyone know of a good landbased spot to catch squid around the Cronulla area, i want to treat the kids to a fish this weekend and sqid would be good fun for me and them, Thank All Steve