Queenfish Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 (edited) Went for a fish last Saturday afternoon to the Blue Mountains for some trout, very very cold. It was a pleasant surprise to see that the water levels have risen at Lake Wallace, although the water is very murky. I also heard from a local that Lake Lyell has risen approx 6m, still very murky and apparently (can anyone confirm) that boats are now allowed as the newly extended boat ramp reaches the water again. As expected with the dirty water the fishing was a bit quite But as always when the fishing is quite you can count on my hubby Mick to still manage a fish! He caught a 45cm male Rainbow Trout on a fly tied aboved a tassie devil, which was impressive in bad conditions and as this is a new technique we have just started using! So with the water levels up and a couple of weeks for the water to clear the trout fishing looks good this season. Over and Out! P.S I hear TCD water levels should also be rising shortly as some of the extra water from Lake Lyell will be pumped via underground pipes to TCD to service power station. Edited June 25, 2007 by Rochelle Bialous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 GREAT LOOKIN TROUT YOU GOT THERE, NICE COLOURS ON THAT RAINBOW GOOD EFFORT! STEVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Beautiful looking fish! Well done on braving the conditions to get it! Also shows it pays to try something different!! Cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenfish Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Lake Wallace is at Wallerawang, just past Lithgow. From Penrith on a good trip about an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Lovely Rainbow.. beautiful colours. Conditions look awesome.. so calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkles Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 great pics there, well done. what is TCD? arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 great pics there, well done. what is TCD? arch TCD is Thompsons Creek Dam. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkles Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark* Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 spectacular fish have a look at the beautiful colours. . . well done mate great effort. regards mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenfish Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Thanks Mark Will post some more photos tonight of previous trout captures in the last couple of weeks - the colours have been spectacular. The fish that have been caught in the last month have all been of exceptional quality, good fat fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Nice and healthy lookin Rainbow penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenfish Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Thanks everyone for your comments Below are some more Rainbows caught at Lake Wallace during May. The photo above is my husband Mick's PB Rainbow Trout 55cms caught on a Tassie Devil! The above photo is our constant fishing companion Lee's first Rainbow Trout also caught on a Tassie Devil! Another beautiful day at Lake Wallace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 nice pics and report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 fantastic fish well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I've always wanted to try it out, might be going down to the Mountains again overnight this winter sometime. Where abouts is Lake Lyell exactly? Lithgow? With the report, top stuff mate, very top stuff. How were the conditions on the roads, nice n slippery? Love the look of that trout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenfish Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 I've always wanted to try it out, might be going down to the Mountains again overnight this winter sometime. Where abouts is Lake Lyell exactly? Lithgow? With the report, top stuff mate, very top stuff. How were the conditions on the roads, nice n slippery? Love the look of that trout Dave Lake Lyell is turnoff is just before Lithgow you can't miss the turn, big BP on the corner. I would recommend a 4WD vehicle if you are travelling early morning or late afternoon as there has been snow & black ice on the roads, very difficult to see! Great spot to camp at, very cold during the night though Looking forward to seeing some photos. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I thought that's where it was, and here my old man is saying its bout 10mins past Lithgow, who is he kidding. Got one month of nothing now so time to go fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 its actually a shell servo station, and yes you can't miss it there are signs indicating the turn off. a great spot indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalucius Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Great fish. Hoping to get out to Lake Lyell in the next couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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