ryno_popey Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) A little bit late but nevertheless, a report So about two weeks ago I headed out on the Nepean with my cousin and dad after hearing reports of trout spread throughout the river after the release of water from Warragamba Dam. We were on the water at about 7.30-8 and reached the gorge within 10 minutes in my cousins tinnie. As the river got narrower, we realised just how water was being released as the water was hammering through!! Deciding that we would stop for a quick flick into a little cove, I hooked up a decent bass on my cheap, pink Tassie Devil lure. The bass was released and after a few more casts we decided to head further up the river towards the Dam wall. 20 minutes later saw us find a nice creek running into the river and the decision was made that we would head up it and hang around for a bit of a flick there. Due to the fast flow of water and rocky terrain, it was hard to get right up the creek. However, using his crafty control skills my cousin managed to manoeuvre the boat with the electric and position us in a spot right in between two large underwater boulders allowing us to cast a reasonable distance down and upstream. So ten minutes of solid cast and retrieve I finally hooked up again on that Pink Tassie , after first calling it for another bass, it made a jump and to our hopes it was a solid little Rainbow Trout! Got it in, had a few more casts and decided we would explore the river up even further. So we were hoping to get right up close to the dam but to our dismay the water was raging even harder than what we had experienced before and it was decided that we would take the safe option and head back to the stream we had fished before. We spent another half an hour flicking various lures around the stream to find Dad pull in a ripper Rainbow and me pull in another a little smaller than my first. Deciding we better get home we started the journey home and about 250m away from the ramp we run out of petrol Luckily we had the electric to take us down the final stretch. Overall it was an extremely successful day on the water, we went out to find some trout and we did just that. Even though we didn't catch a thousand fish I was stoked to get my first trout, and even better that it was done in my local waters. Cheers, Ryan Edited May 6, 2012 by the mini mistro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 That's pretty cool mate - well done. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Love it when a plan comes together. Great pictures on the scenery. Unlucky running out of petrol but the catch was worth it. lucky you had the electric though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trunklegs Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Great stuff. One of the good things about all the rain we have been having. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAP-ER Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Top report cuz,was a good day out even though i didnt catch anything.ah well cant allways catch them. Cant wait for the next trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughsnews Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Nice one mate- I miss trout fishing!!! So much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergo Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Great report I have never been fresh water fishing! The nepean isn't to far from me I should get out and have a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Well done catching trout from the nepean FIRST TROUT GREAT STUFF. Great fishing up towards the dam wall,haven,t been up that way for years Top photo,s. Chris. Was locked in last time i was up there,worse than running out of fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agro78 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well done might try it there myself this weekend as I live near by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc2612 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Hey Ryan Was that just just a couple of weeks ago? (early May) You mentioned the river was still running hard.. Was wondering if I could ge here on my yak, but not sure how long it would take to paddle!.... Rob Edited May 20, 2012 by plasticfantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Amazing photos and lucky it was only 250 meters from the ramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno_popey Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Hey Ryan Was that just just a couple of weeks ago? (early May) You mentioned the river was still running hard.. Was wondering if I could ge here on my yak, but not sure how long it would take to paddle!.... Rob Hey mate, to be honest it took us quite a while in the tinny, apparently the flood gates were still open when we were out and that probably accounts for such a hard flow. It depends where you put in form however, i'm pretty sure the place we were fishing was called Erskine Creek, not 100 % sure though. You should look it up, it's about half way in between the gorge and the dam wall I think. Goodluck if you go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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