locodave Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Has anyone fished Turon Gates before? Looks like a beautiful place, I went for a drive a month ago and not sure where you would go to throw a line! Anyone know where to catch some trout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hi Dave, Haven't fished there myself but I've heard its hard going.. quality fish but a lot of scrambling through fallen timber and paddocks around the river to reach the numerous pools holding fish. Looks like a nice spot though. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 havnt fished it for a couple of years..a few years ago the water nearly dried up went warm and most fish died...I havnt heard if restocking has occurred..i will try and look up stocking figures..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 The Turon gets 40000 fry each year. It needs good rain consistently as its a very step river rises and falls quickly a hot summer will see it dry up. It's closed at the moment till the October long weekend as its a general trout stream. Have a look earl season whilst there's some water you may pick up the odd fish. Head up into the headwaters for better results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Get's 4000 fish a year? It looks tough to get a fishing spot. When I went driving I had a look where I would fish i suspect fish to be holding and din't really come across a spot. Saw a youtube video with someone catching and made me want to try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryhard Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Fished there a very long time ago. in fact I think the property was called Turon Gates - water was very low & only 1 or 2 big pools. early pre dawn starts saw trout the size of whales leaping from the pools taking indeterminate insects! I threw everything I had in my tackle box at them eventually giving up & resorting to sticks & rocks in sheer frustration (kidding of course, I didn't throw any sticks...... ) But I did enjoy the excitement of watching them leap (whilst contemplating the purchase of a shotgun ) And I did get to see a platypus cruise up & down the river right in front of me. Sorry not much help, but thanks for the opportunity to reminisce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Haha - no worries mate, was still good to read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yes forty thousand fry a year approx are stocked in the Turon both Browns and bows. They also stock natives on a dollar for dollar basis with proceeds from the carp bash etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 cheers for info on stocking ..I couldn't find anything on stocking with dpi .they don't aknowledge turon in their lists..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 It's not a big river at all, if they had 40,000 fish a year - I would at least think I would see 1 fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Think of it this way they are fry not fingerlings. The Turin is a marginal river for trout habitat. Last good lot of fish I saw in the river was 2013 they are still there. But survival depends on water temps dissolved oxygen levels etc. trout are a very susceptible to changes and if oxygen levels are low and temps high they go down and do not move a lot. Hence you may not see a lot of fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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