Ross Hunter Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Hi Raiders, Just returned from our annual trout sojourn to Jindy.We took a boat but it blew that much we never launched it . So the other option was to fly fish the Thredbo ( my favourite style and my favourite river) My companion Gordon (the 50 kilo kid Johnson and myself) have spent many hours trudging the banks of this beautiful river and we have learnt that rain is so important to turn on the fish. Well, we got that and boy didn't it fire them up. We virtually bagged out on the fly every day (bearing in mind that we are only allowed one fish per day from the river and it has to be over 50 cm....and that is a good trout anyway) We worked upstream and down stream and caught fish in both areas We fished a glow bug over a nymph and short lined many of the runs and pools with some success. We caught some superb browns to 6lb and one rainbow. Even although the wind blew to 40 knots at times ans some days very cold, we were able to cast in between gusts and with a bit of perseverence, got by. My 6lb brown took 60 metres of line and headed down stream at a rate of knots I had to scurry out of the water and chase it on the bank to avoid getting too much line out which would have broken the 6lb tippet for sure. We had a great four days with the fish biting well and more so they were great fish.( check out the photos) Stewy is going to post later today. One of our best years ever catching some real quallity fish Can't wait until '08 and we'll be at 'em again. Ah! must go and have some smoked trout for breakfast. Roscoe
gretsch Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 (edited) Sounds like a great session Ross.. 6lb trout are awesome on Fly.. Edited June 4, 2007 by Ceph
Penguin Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Theres some nice Trout in them pics, Congrats to the captors penguin
arpie Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 WOW! Top fish & in good condition, too! Well done!! They are beautiful, smoked! Cheers Roberta
Chris 55 Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Got some real thumpers there Ross nice to see it all came together for you guys with quality fish Chris
Mik Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Ross, mate its not enough you nail those big buggas offshore while you "Work", now you gotta come inland & rub it right in! Well done mate, beautiful fish there, it looks like some fantastic scenery too. All round great images. Just wish I was there.
Chris 55 Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Mik if you were there Ross would be too busy rolling on the ground laughing from your stories Chris
Mik Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Nah mate, he'd be laughing at how useless I am at the fly!
Chris 55 Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 (edited) Mik you could be Jaba the Clutz But they are a nice brace of trout considering the water conditions around the country MMMMMMMM smoked trout for brekky Chris Edited June 4, 2007 by Chris 55
Ross Hunter Posted June 4, 2007 Author Posted June 4, 2007 Mik you could be Jaba the Clutz But they are a nice brace of trout considering the water conditions around the country MMMMMMMM smoked trout for brekky Chris Thanks for your comments Raiders There is something serine and beautiful about a trout stream It has been a magnet to me for many years and I will never get sick of that attraction ....we did have a great time this year.The fish are almost a bonus. thanks again Ross
sparkles Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Sounds like a great trip Ross. now, I know what the beard is for. 'Arctic insulation', and I thought it was for the sea captains look. They are some great looking fish mate, and beautiful scenery as well. Top report. Arch
gretsch Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Ross, Fantastic fish. They are SOLID !!!! Good sashimi too !!
Flattieman Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I don't know too much about the trout sene, but I do know that's an AWESOME catch! Well done, Ross and party! Check out the size of the trout in this link! http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=21380 Flattieman.
robeebee Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 that's just unreal i would love to catch trout in a flowing river maybe we will go there instead of Chifley dam this year
Jewhunter Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Thanks for the fantastic report & pics Ross. They are some quality Trout mate. Looks like a great way to recharge the batteries in the fresh before another long stint in the salt. Cheers, Grant.
mark* Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 sounds like u had a great time n got some beautiful fish. well done. regards mark
Steve07 Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 mate a great way to spend a few days in a great place with a couple of mates,they are great lookin fish bet they tasted good too! steve
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