Meppstas 4,956 Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 This was a day (19th March 2021) when I was lucky enough to be in the Mersey River when there was a massive Mayfly hatch, the trout were having a great time sipping them off the surface. This was the best hatch I've seen on this river since 2009 when I was lucky enough to see a monster Dun hatch in the stretch of river..(see photo) The trout fishing was tough going due them feeding on the Mayflys.. Actually seeing what I did was the highlight of the day for sure, the trout I caught were a bonus.. Massive dun hatch, Mersey River. Weegena. (25-11-09) cheers Adrian Yorky, Tinker, Soobz and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tinker 1,645 Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 Best thing to see when it happens so rarely.When I was a little fella living at Barmera I remember seeing big carp jumping out of the water about sunset.I know now that big carp will eat the smallest insect.Works for fly fishing but when bait fishing I still believe big worms will catch the biggest fish.Love my scrubworms. Sent from my SM-J120ZN using Tapatalk Squid Inc. and Meppstas 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meppstas 4,956 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 Scrub worms were one of my favorites back in my day for fishing in Sth Aust too, used to dig them up near Gumeracha on the Gorge Road, we actually used to call them Hill worms back them, very big worms they were too 8 to 10 inches long... Worms are great down here early season when the rivers are running high (clear or dirty) & cold, Wattle grubs can be used all throughout the season & grasshoppers/crickets from January to the first or second week of April. Hunter69 and Tinker 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmck 625 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Must look like '000,000s of little fairies flying around. You should write a song about it... "Fairies across the Mersey..." Meppstas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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