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This trip was a little better than the last spin session, this time I fished a stretch of water that I haven't been to for a couple of years.. It was nice to catch and release a few solid wild brown trout for a change..The river fishing has still been a tough one that's for sure, only eleven days of the trout season left now. Three month layoff until the next season starts in August,, Hope you enjoy this trip to the Meander River.. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

It's still been a struggle finding trout in the rivers/streams here in Tasmania, the Shags certainly did a good job on cleaning out the rivers big time.. It's been a very frustrating trout season that's for sure.. cheers Adrian

@Donut lure Squidgy flickbaits have been discontinued for a while now, only left over stock in stores

Does anyone know where to get the Squidgies Pro Flickbait 85mm from? Ive read that its supposed to be gun on snook but cant find anywhere that sells them. (or has them in stock anyway) Cheers squidgies-pro-range-flick-bait-soft-plastics-colour-pilly.webp

Thanks Yorky, yes it's very disappointing that's for sure.. Only five weeks of the season left now, hopefully the Inland Fisheries get their act together and stock the rivers for a change, I doubt they will though.. cheers Adrian..

@Meppstas Thanks for sharing Adrian, sad to see what is happening to your rivers/fish

This short video is from a week or so ago, another tough couple of hours spent chasing trout in the Meander River... It's getting to a stage where I have no idea where to fish as all the rivers are all short of trout.. Waste of time & fuel... cheers Adrian..

This trip was just over a week ago, it was another struggle to find the trout in our now depleted rivers/streams, the lack of trout in them is the worst I have ever come across in the 24 years here in Tassie. The damage the Cormorants have done to the rivers is huge and not a thing is being done about it, I can't believe that the Inland Fisheries Service here still put thousands of trout into the lakes but will not restock the rivers.. I like hundreds of others who fish the rivers/streams are seriously thinking about not buying a trout license next season... cheers Adrian (meppstas)

Thanks HB I’ve got another coming from an online buy hope it works Profishent Cojack 38mm Shallow Crank Bait × 1

Hi Micky. Fishin.com.au have a couple of Rapala Shadow Rap Fat Jack lures in their specials that are uv bright that look ok and only $15. Regards, HBt.

It's always nice to be in a river that's for sure, but it's starting to wear off now with no signs of trout in them here nowadays Hunter. I drove 60 kms this morning and spent over two hours in the fast waters of the Meander River, had one small trout hit the lure and that was the one & only trout seen in the time spent in the river. I did manage to spook three cormorants that were about to land in the river, that was the only highlight of the spin session.. Many overseas visitors never had a good thing to say about Tasmania's rivers on the radio yesterday, they, like me noted that the riv

I went today near tumut. Had one fish rise. Waste of time. Nice to be out there tho

Seeing as the rivers here in Tasmania aren't holding all that many trout and it's a waste of time trying to track them down I thought I'd put a video from a trip that goes back 1-1/2 years, it's one that I haven't had on this site before. It was a trip when the trout were plentiful in the Meander River, enjoy the trip.. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

Ok so far I’ve used 2 shallow lures UV ones landed bream . Got another brand coming in the post they are hard to find .

Ok if you know me in the real world I’m known to ask silly questions . Having fun with the shallow crank UV olive lure . Are there any other UV lures available to buy in Aussie ? Thanks

drone photo over River Murray, looking for gigantic carp....

It does work well imho for all the people online having a dig at me not on here though

Yellow eyed mullet have been very frustrating for me as a fly fisher and a real challenge. I recall catching them as bait fish in the sea on mini sabiki fished through breadcrumb burley many years ago. Thinking along these lines and having learned about dropshot fly fishing I came up with a possibility. I used a 13 ft. Tenkara rod with a clear nylon line of 10 lb as main line. To this was a 4 lb. 4 ft. leader with a dropper 8 in. long a foot from the end. At the very end an AAA shot was placed and a 12# Sawyers killer fly on the dropper. Casting is a sod! But, the result in my local rive

alot of guys are using drones to find fish these days - from flat head to GT's. Maybe thats whats being referred to

This was another tough day at the office, the lack of trout in the rivers hasn't improved at all, still a battle to find them nowadays. This video was my last trip to a river ten days ago, with the rivers being what they are I haven't bothered to push myself this season. This is a shortened video of the spin session I had in the Meander River, good musical photo slideshow at the end of it.. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

With the local web cams they only tell me what the water conditions are like,as for who's catching what or where no it doesn't do that.

What type of fishing do you like? What is your local webcam?

Is the rise of fishing web cams in South Australia stripping away the thrill of the unknown? Are we becoming too reliant on technology to tell us where the fish are, rather than trusting our instincts and experience? Or are these cams just another tool to enhance the fishing experience? Let’s debate whether they’re a blessing or a curse for the fishing community.

The wooden one's are now for collectors,the later alloy is for hauling big fish up a rock face or jetty.Plenty of power like overhead reels.

Is the Seamartin wooden reel more about catching fish or catching eyes at the pier? Are we paying for craftsmanship or just aesthetics? Would you trust it in a real fight with a monster fish, or is it destined to be a shelf ornament?