Trout

Christmas in the Cotter

With a bit of spare time over the christmas break, I managed to sneak out to the Cotter river with my mate Penno. It was a hot bite with a dozen rainbows landed, a few dropped and many more follows. All fish were caught on spinning lures and were generally around the legal size mark (25cm). I’ll leave you with…

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New Zealand Special: Redemption Day

This was more than just a fish however. This plump little rainbow trout represented several hours of fishing, many follows and three dropped fish across two islands North island Having left the south island with my confidence and ego in tatters (dramatic huh!) I flew into Auckland. I figured i could probably squeeze in a solid couple of days fishing…

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New Zealand Special: Moke Lake

The water was crystal clear and I could make out the seductive waggle of the lure metres before it reached my feet.  After fifteen minutes of slow retrieves I felt a really solid <thud>  from the depths. Was it a rock fish? A snag fish? Head shakes …  I was on! Return to Queenstown Two weeks after first arriving in NZ I find myself…

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New Zealand Special: Diamonds are a girl’s best friend

I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand’s south island for a couple of weeks recently. For the record I wasn’t there on a “fishing holiday”, but was still excited about a couple of cheeky sessions in a new location and hopefully breaking a personal best (PB) along the way. My travel partner is very understanding of my obsession…

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Open season: Cotter River Report

October long weekend If you’re fair dinkum, the October long weekend is in your diary for the footy finals. And yes footy is great (a little less great when your team bowed out of the competition weeks ago). If you’re a fishing tragic and you live in NSW or ACT, the October long weekend means the opening of the trout…

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The river less fished

A few weeks ago, Hamish reported on an unsuccessful trip that he and I made to the Cotter River chasing pan-sized rainbow trout. The section of the river we fished was just upstream from Vanity’s crossing. The spot is easily accessible to the general public and is also popular with 4WD enthusiasts, trail bike riders and of course fishermen. The…

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