trouting all weekend!
Submitted by crezz on Sun, 2013-10-06 19:07
G'day guys,
so I went down to Manjimup/Pemberton area on the weekend and spent all of Saturday from 8am-4pm chasing trout with not much success. after going to all the tourist spots and then a few of my secret hard to get to spots I only managed to land one trout for the day and that was at Bigbrook dam. I also had a couple of short hook-ups in the dam. the water level was insane and the current was super fast in the rivers. I did spot a few trout in the few clear waterways that I fished however most of the rivers look like chock milk. if your thinking about going down for a fish i recon give it a couple of weeks for the water level to subside a little bit and the current flow to slow.
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grantarctic1
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Hard going
Hard going at the moment, thanks for the report, i think in a coulple weeks ( like you said ) there should be some nice trout on the chew .
crezz
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yer I recon. I was using spin
yer I recon. I was using spin gear and I sight cast at a couple of trout but not interested.
jighead
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Nice photos crezz. love
Nice photos crezz. love pemby. The lefroy was in need of some more water last time I was there.
salmonwanter
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What were you using as
What were you using as bait/lure?
I am addicted...... To fishing
crezz
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just using small hardbodies
just using small hardbodies and ultra light spin gear. my outfit is a custom 6ft 1-3lb rod matched with a daiwa luvias 1000 size with 4lb braid and 4lb leader. works well flicking tiny 2g 20mm lures
big john
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Pants
Have you ever had much success on stream trout wearing reflective pants and sky-lining yourself Crezz?
When I used to do it it was all about stealth (green/brown clothing) and trying to remain hidden from view.
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crezz
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haha, big john I had a couple
haha, big john I had a couple of mates tag along last second and as usual its my mates who just want something to do. I take it a little more seriously and wear a but more camo gear. brown jacket, green/brown pants and so on. and I was the only one to even get a hook up, maybe something in that...
Josh Racovelli
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Trout
Yep water level has been fairly up. Got a few small rainbows and the odd good brown at the spot in the last pic
haha
crezz
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Yer Josh, cant go wrong
Yer Josh, cant go wrong fishing just outside the hatchery. Or a trout farm overflow, haha.