Some Australian Trout...

[Obsession_Fishing]

Although we are sponsors of the site we try and not inundate the forum with marketing spam and try and keep our posts restricted to genuinely interesting pictures and information. With this in mind some of the Nordic Stage team from down south have been smashing some awesome trout lately and as AFO does not get much trout converge we thought we would share.

First up our Tassy crew have been bagging some huge rainbows in the the lakes. These fish fight much harder than a lot of people give them credit for and aggressively attach lures to boot. The rod of choice the Tasmanians is the Areal range as the slower taper does a good job distributing the pressure over the whole blank during the fight and rarely do the hooks pull.

Our Victorian crew have also been hitting some runs. On a recent camping trip to Lake Dartmouth the browns were prolific. This is a trip we hope to do in the new year as it involves covering a lot of ground by boat to the very back end of this huge lake to set up camp. Literally sounds amazing! As the Victorian boys flick a lot of hard bodies into timber the preference are the Areal Pros and Cheaters to put a bit more hurt on and get the fish our of cover.

Thanks for reading.

The Crew

Nordic Stage Rods Australia

[aussie123]

You will love fishing Dartmouth Angus.

It is an amazing lake and although the fishing is very sad these days it is one of the most beautiful places you could ever visit.

I grew up fishing that dam and the years that it was being built and filling over the new ground was just spectacular.

All the wattle trees and other shrubs would be in full blossom under water and the fishing was just incredible.

We always thought it would turn into another Pedder but sadly it didn't.

The fish numbers were there and we would often release 100 plus fish a weekend during the construction years while we needed to know someone to get the keys into the lake but once it opened to the public the place got smashed every day of the week which took a heavy toll on the lake.

The amature netters flocked out of Melbourne and raped the place to supply the restaurants and markets down in Victoria.

The better fish are caught spinning deep divers inside the tree line and as you mentioned, right up the back of the lake is often the better area as it is fished the least.

It is about a 40km run from the ramp to the back of the Mitta arm.

The Mitta arm is the best, especially up in and around Wombat Creek.

Half way up is a massive bay/arm called Eustace Creek (buoy 7), that is a great area for trolling and bait fishing for Macquarie Perch although they are hard to find these days.

We mostly camped in Eustace and travelled to the various areas daily from there.

You need to chase a Macca while up there as they are without a doubt one of the hardest fighting fresh water fish and just amazing to eat.

Make sure you have a good supply of McGrath Lures to take up with you as well as the usual Tassie Devils.

Depending on the time of the year, be prepared as the weather can turn very severe in no time up there and the lake can go from glass out to rolling waves in no time, especially down in the main basin.

I was hoping to get back up there about 3 weeks ago for a fish but ended up to busy with other family stuff so I missed out this trip.

Give me a yell before you go up if you need any info or pointers on the lake.