Trout fishing NZ

[bersim]

At the moment I'm in NZ with with my family on a skiing holiday. After 4 days of skiing we decided to give today a break as the weather was very windy and there was a lot of snow. Last trip to Wanaka I spotted a nice little fishing and hunting shop so that seemed like a great place to go. I was starting to get a little desperate to go fishing so I quizzed the fishing staff on lures and techniques. We were going to rent some rods tomorrow but decided that we might as well buy 2 shimano telescopic travel rods. I tried mine out this arvo for a short 20 minute flick and they seem great for the price. After a few casts my drag was screaming and a nice rainbow trout was jumping over the surface, and after a few runs it was gone :pinch: Next cast the same thing happened but the very next cast I hooked up again to a rainbow but he stayed heavy and deep :woohoo:

Caught on an orange Tassie devil lure!

Released him straight away and he swam belly up so tapped him with the rod and off he swam! He was obviously just being sneaky and playing dead Just before dark we could see the trout feeding off the surface! I didn't realise how much fun trout are! They sure give you a hit and a half Fishing tomorrow so hopefully we will catch a few more. I've also been able to get a lot of gopro footage of trout in skinny rivers and lakes!

James

[bersim]

Here's an underwater picture of a trout in a little creek.

James

[aussie123]

Awesome.

Trout are one of my favorite fish to catch.

You can modify your tassie devils to work better and catch more fish on them by pulling out the wire and cutting off the treble hook.

To use the lure just run your line through the body and tie the treble back on.

The wire heavily restricts the lures action.

You can also use them backwards and they will swim deeper that way if you are in depe enough water.

Have fun,there is some ripper trout over there.

[Bi_polar]

Beautiful fish mate.

My kiwi mate sent me this pic the other day of one he caught in NZ...i didn't know they get this big.

[aussie123]

Thats still only mid sized Stu,they get double that size

[Bi_polar]

Far out they'de go like the clappers

[rayke1938]

Just t make you homesick if caught some silver trout

And some yellow ones.

And it was a lovely warmday.

Enjoy yourself and thanks for the report .I am just jealous.

Cheers

Ray

[Luvit]

Good investment a travel rod James.

Forget the skiing and keep sending us top photos and reports.

That's a fat little football you caught there in good condition.

See you when you get back.

[Kiwi_pete]

yea trout sure can get big especially ones that live near salmon farms if you think trout go hard ya cant beat the salmon in nz aswell they grow massive and in the braided rivers they sure use current to their advantage mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm need a holiday to nz for a shot and a fish now

[Kiwi_pete]

if you flying out from chch and go past twizel stop off at the salmon farms in the canals on the side of the hiway buy some fish pellets and put one on a hook and let it drift around plenty 15 pounders hanging around

[rayke1938]

if you flying out from chch and go past twizel stop off at the salmon farms in the canals on the side of the hiway buy some fish pellets and put one on a hook and let it drift around plenty 15 pounders hanging around

Some of them also hot smoke them for you absolutely delicious.

Cheers

Ray

[Kiwi_pete]

if you flying out from chch and go past twizel stop off at the salmon farms in the canals on the side of the hiway buy some fish pellets and put one on a hook and let it drift around plenty 15 pounders hanging around

Some of them also hot smoke them for you absolutely delicious.

Cheers

Ray

only way to eat a trout isnt it?

[Eug]

wicked is that in the lake? how's the powder up treble cone?

[bersim]

Yeah, it's in Lake Wanaka just past the yacht club. We were skiing at Cardrona and the skiing was great with some big dumps of snow. My sister might be trying treble cone this arvo as for some reason she doesn't want to fish for the whole day! :silly:

James