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This trip was a couple of weeks ago and finally after several trips to the Meander River I finally manged to catch a few trout, they were still very scarce in the river which is a big problem. This is the worst start to a trout season that I've ever had in the 24 years we've been living here, eleven trips to various rivers/streams for just the 16 trout caught in total with ten of them being caught on one of those trips. My last trip to this river I covered 1-1/2 kms of river and never saw a trout, other rivers/streams have been the same that's how bad it's been. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

This is the full video of the spin session in the Mersey River when the trout tossed the lure in the net,, This trip was one of my better ones for this season, even though the trout were mainly small fish it was still good to catch & release ten fish. It was also good to see the trout were starting to show up again after the large influx of Cormorants that have been in the rivers in big numbers since early January 2024. I still feel that the fishing in most of the rivers/streams that I fish will still be tough going. Thanks for watching & stay safe in/on the water. cheers Adr

Thankfully this medium size brown trout made it into the net before it tossed the lure... The full video of this trip will be on YouTube in a day or two.. cheers Adrian (meppstas) Nice shallow fastwater run.. Small rainbow that fell to the Mepps Aglia Fluo brown spinner. Another nice stretch of water. Once in the net, out popped the lure.. This was the best fish of the spin session, a nice well conditioned 400 gram brown. Ready for release...

This short video probably doesn't concern those who fish the rivers here in Sth Aust, but it's still one to keep in mind as you should still know the rivers you fish like the back of your hand just in case there's flash flooding that can occur from time to time after heavy rainfalls like we get here in Tasmania. A river can rise very fast and it's easy to get caught out..This video is one from when I got caught out when Hydro let water out from Huntsman's Dam for irrigation.. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

Yes, it's not good that's for sure, like me I only fish the rivers & streams so it's certainly going to be a challenging trout season.. good luck with your fishing.. cheers Adrian

Hi Hunter, Yes mate big problems in the rivers, streams & lakes, it started early January and got worse each day from then on, we have an influx of Cormants around every four to five years here in Tassie. One day in the river I counted 72 Cormorants in the river, some of the small streams that I fish on private property have been cleaned out & it will more than likely take two to three years before they recover. The last three months of the trout season (8th February to 23rd April) I only had 10 trips to the rivers/streams for a total catch & release of 17 trout, it was just a was

Thanks Yorky, very lucky indeed to have so many beautiful areas to fish that's for sure..I'm grounded at the moment, the car ("Trout Stalker 2") has an emission control problem that they're trying to sort out, been a week now... Aaaaaaugh!!! There's around 20-40 mms of rain due in the next day or so, that will raise the river levels once again just when they've finally settled down. cheers Adrian

The conditions weren't all that flash on this trip, very cold conditions and heavy fog topped off with ivy cold water made for a tough spin session.. Not one of my better trips to this beautiful stretch of river. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

Boat fishing the lakes is very good with thousands good size browns & rainbows stocked in them.. Those Atlantic salmon were very nice, I did them in the smoker. cheers Adrian

No Hunter, small streams & rivers only, I did fish Lake Barrington (it's open all year round) around 16 years ago during the closed season when they dropped a heap of Atlantic salmon in it. The inland fisheries continue to stock the Lakes but will not stock the rivers which is a joke, they believe in self recruitment in the rivers. With the large floods that we've had that cleaned of a full seasons spawning and now with another influx of Shags (cormorants) the rivers are stuffed at the moment. Near the end of last seasons trout season I counted 72 Shags in the Mersey River, fishers came ac

This trip was short & sharp, very cold water & weather didn't make it easy at all. Just a couple of wild browns caught & released before all hell let loose with the wind. Thanks for watching & enjoy the musical photo slideshow after the short rundown.. Cheers Adrian (meppstas) #mepps #meppsaglia #tackletactics #okuma #platypuslines

Weather is really crappy again here in Tassie so no fishing done, did get to see the spine specialist on Wednesday, not a thing they can do for my spine. Getting closer to 78 years of age had a lot to do with it not that I minded as I wouldn't have gone for the operation anyway. They've put me on a trial run of anti-inflammatory tablets that I can take each day without having any effect on the kidneys. Hopefully this weather will settle down soon so I can get back in a river.... cheers Adrian

Well I finally managed to have my first trip of the season a couple weeks ago, haven't been able to hit the water due to constant lower back problems with (spinal stenosis) 5 discs in poor condition. The weather wasn't all that flash but it was certainly good to get back in a river that's for sure. Haven't been fishing since this trip either, seeing another spin specialist next Wednesday. This is the first time in the 24 years year in Tassie that I've only had one trip to a river seven weeks into a trout season, not happy Jan.. The cormorants (Shags) are still in the rivers as well, so it will

You're welcome any time Des... cheers Adrian

Here's a short 2-1/2 minute video for the coming trout season using a Mepps Aglia Furia inline spinner, it's just one of a large variety of Mepps inline spinners that work well on the trout throughout a trout season. Thanks for watching & stay safe in/on the water this coming season. cheers Adrian (meppstas) #mepps #tackletactics #okuma #platypuslines #meppsaglia #meppsbug 4 Comments Sort by