dean Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) With the weather cooling I thought it was time to head for the hills and see if I could catch a few trout. It's been 4 months since my last trip up there, and I was hoping the hot summer hadn't affected the fishing too much. The river was flowing nicely when we arrived and it wasn't long before the first fish was caught and released. The river's in good condition. A few more for the day. I've heard reports of increasing numbers of redfin in the river. We caught three for the morning. We ended up with 14 trout, all browns and three redfin for the day. It's a good time of the year to fish the rivers around Oberon, hopefully i'll be up there again soon. Edited April 20, 2009 by DWAG 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gid Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thats beautiful, quite good looking fish and impresive amount of them.I should give it a go with my flyfishing rod.Well done DWAG 90 . Cheers, Gid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel1000 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice work Dean, I just got back from the ebor area and picked up around 7 12" rainbows in 2 days. broke my Loomis fly rod when are you heading up next cheers jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Great report mate, supported by some fantastic photos. What a great stretch of water Were all your fish taken from the bank? Were they caught on HBs? Pesky reddies are everywhere! (Mind you; nice on the barbie plate). Keep the reports coming Dean Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moro Mou Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Great report and awesome pics. Very jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutboy Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Fantastic sized river fish there DWAG 90 , itching to get out that way myself. Well done cheers troutboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarraone Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) I am a bit confused.... I have been reading about fisho's catching trout in and around my area, and the talk of catches of 5,10,15 and so on.. After I have been reading my fisheries book the bag limit is 5 from a dam per day per person , with a combined catch of 10 also in streams, is only 1 Am I understanding this correctly? Edited April 21, 2009 by yarraone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Looks to me like he released the trout He mentions that in the first paragraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zook2001 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) I am a bit confused.... I have been reading about fisho's catching trout in and around my area, and the talk of catches of 5,10,15 and so on.. After I have been reading my fisheries book the bag limit is 5 from a dam per day per person , with a combined catch of 10 also in streams, is only 1 Am I understanding this correctly? Not quite mate: Five per day from streams,Oberon,Wang ,Lyell and Chifley are ten,Thompson ck are two per day.The possession limit is a bit tricky being twice the daily limit however if your at Thomos your only allowed four even if you claim they were caught elswhere,same thing with stream don't try taking more than ten and claim they were caught elswhere. The best bet at this time of year is Lyell try some powerbait or tassie devil and you should get amoung them. Edited April 21, 2009 by zook2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I am a bit confused.... I have been reading about fisho's catching trout in and around my area, and the talk of catches of 5,10,15 and so on.. After I have been reading my fisheries book the bag limit is 5 from a dam per day per person , with a combined catch of 10 also in streams, is only 1 Am I understanding this correctly? These are 'possession' limits mate. Pretty sure Dean releases most of his fish Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Thanks for all the comments raiders. Hodgey all fish were caught from the bank and on hardbodies. Chris Rigge zipbaits and luckycraft pointers are my favorites, either in brown trout or gold colours, Jackson trout tunes also work well in gold. As far as the reds go they are certainly increasing in numbers. 15 years ago I never encountered them, last year maybe one every 2-3 trips, now three in one trip. I've heard reports of people catching more reds than trout in some parts of the river. Hopefully it won't effect the fishing too much. I guess on the upside (if there is one) they are aggressive lure takers and I've read they don't mind a surface lure either. I might even take a few for the table next time. Gid it's definitely worth a try with the fly rod, we spotted quite a few rising trout throughout the day especially after lunch when it warmed up a bit. Jamie, sorry to hear about the loomis rod, what happened? The rainbows would put up a good fight, what are the rivers like up there? It sounds like it would be a good area to spend a few days. Yarraone, I release all my river fish Cheers, Dean Edited April 21, 2009 by DWAG 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel1000 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Thanks for all the comments raiders. Hodgey all fish were caught from the bank and on hardbodies. Chris Rigge zipbaits and luckycraft pointers are my favorites, either in brown trout or gold colours, Jackson trout tunes also work well in gold. As far as the reds go they are certainly increasing in numbers. 15 years ago I never encountered them, last year maybe one every 2-3 trips, now three in one trip. I've heard reports of people catching more reds than trout in some parts of the river. Hopefully it won't effect the fishing too much. I guess on the upside (if there is one) they are aggressive lure takers and I've read they don't mind a surface lure either. I might even take a few for the table next time. Gid it's definitely worth a try with the fly rod, we spotted quite a few rising trout throughout the day especially after lunch when it warmed up a bit. Jamie, sorry to hear about the loomis rod, what happened? The rainbows would put up a good fight, what are the rivers like up there? It sounds like it would be a good area to spend a few days. Yarraone, I release all my river fish Cheers, Dean don't know what happened to the Loomis didn't even get 1 cast in. anyway I have just ordered the replacement and should get it today. I can vouch for the trout tunes that all I ever use when spinning for trout and they work great. the streams up there where fantastic so clear and running very well. the mud tracks were a different story. I getting keen for trip up the mountains in the next couple of weeks. Edited April 21, 2009 by Yes Dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gid Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Guys maybe some of you know, is it posible to put a tent somwhere around Tarana next to the Fish river?Because I'm thinking about overnight trip over there, and havent fish this water before.I tried to look some camping area at the maps but I couldnt found anything.Can somebody advise something? Cheers, Gid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Gid you can camp at flat rock, it's about 10km west of Tarana and right on the river. Lake lyell is not that far away either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Mad Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 sounds like a great return very nice looking browns there well done love that tableland country, it has been too long since i last tangled with trout well done kael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gid Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks for info, I will try that Cheers, Gid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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