R E G I C Y C L E Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Report from 14th. A busy schedule for the weekend meant the only chance to fish was early Saturday morning. Asked a mate if he would like to hit the streams early and he was keen. Left home 430am and hit the Coxs just before 6am, at a spot we have both fished before. My mate started with his fly rod and I started with the spin rod. I quickly realized there was a lot more weed than last time I fished this spot and the average water depth was around half a meter, so out came the fly rod with a dry fly. Didn't take long for my mate to hook up, and after a nice little fight, we netted a 30cm tiger trout! Awesome to see, beautiful fish. Swam off strongly after a quick pic. I had a few takes on the dry fly, but unfortunately failed to set the hook... it's progress though I guess. Plenty of fish around but they were easily spooked and weren't really playing the game. Moved to a new spot that neither of us had fished, but unfortunately the water was slow moving and off colour with a lot of weed. By this stage I was really keen to get a fish so I was back on the spin gear I know and trust. Had some hits but no hookups. Left at 9am as we had other commitments for the day. My first donut session in a while, although I can't complain as I have had some good fish recently. It's now more than a week since I've caught trout and the withdrawal symptoms are setting in. 🤞I can go trouting next weekend, otherwise it will be a while before the next report. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 It happens to all of us. Better luck next time. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Some days are Diamonds and some days are ...... Beautiful marked Trout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R E G I C Y C L E Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Rebel said: It happens to all of us. Better luck next time. Cheers. Cheers Rebel, wasn't long ago for me that most days were donut days. 2 hours ago, Blackfish said: Some days are Diamonds and some days are ...... Beautiful marked Trout. It was a beauty, I'm glad it was the one fish that we caught! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Nice lookin fish im havn withdrawals too my hilux blew up and is still up near tamworth til later this week then i have to wait till its repaired 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R E G I C Y C L E Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 That sucks! Hopefully you can get out there soon Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I'd never heard of a Tiger Trout, what a lovely looking fish. At least, collectively, you caught something. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Great looking fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R E G I C Y C L E Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 5:30 PM, big Neil said: I'd never heard of a Tiger Trout, what a lovely looking fish. At least, collectively, you caught something. bn Cheers Neil, tigers are a sterile cross breed between a brook trout and a brown trout. They do occur naturally in Tas and North America but are rare. DPI has been stocking them in dams up our way the last 2 years to try combat the redfin plague. Tigers are more aggressive than bows and browns, and actively feed on other fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Thanks so mch for the update. I have never seen a Tiger trout before but you can see the Brook Trout pattern. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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