Meppstas

Hey Lofty I reckon you'd enjoy a stint in one of these small tannin streams to,

 wait until you see my next fishing adventure to a small tannin stream., from a couple of days ago before the weather turned crappy.

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Adrian

Thanks guys, I really do love fishing the smaller streams than the large rivers mainly because they're more scenic & very peaceful areas...

Plus they're not fished as much as the large rivers & I'm lucky enough to have several land owners that have given me the okay to fish them.. 

The trout may be smaller than the trout in the bigger rivers but they're still a challenge to catch as they spook much easier that trout in the large rivers due to them being small & less water in them.. 

peatop as for swimming, don't worry I've taken a few dives in my days of trout fishing rivers & streams.. also drowned a few cameras too.

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Adrian

Here's a short video from a trip a few days ago to a small tannin stream on private property close to home..

It wasn't a long spin session, one that lasted just on an hour.. Still had a good time in the small stream catching a few wild browns..

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Adrian

Thanks peatop, I actually thought there should be a trout or two in this little tannin water as it runs into a large river some 20+ kmds downstream,  the river is one of Tasmania's most recognized trout rivers.. that being the "Mersey River."  most small streams/creeks that flow into a main river will have trout in them,, that's why I always like to try them out where as most fisho's go to the main rivers due to the easy access.. I don't mind doing the hard yards to try out any small stream..

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Adrian

Here's the video clip of the spin session I had when catching my first trout of the new season..

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Adrian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sagaOhZ1I0k&t=13s

Maybe the South Australian Government should take a leaf out the Victorian Gov idea of removing boat ramp & parking fees idea...

http://www.fishing-victoria.com/viewtopic.php?f=204&t=23055&sid=cf799fcb2c76f5c079434e9e1d5a249e

Many years ago when I lived at North Haven I used to fish the areas marked on the map in a 12ft tinnie.. Don't know what it's like now days but back then it was very good fishing especially along the inside of the outer break wall (revetment wall as it was called back then) The area outside was great for whiting as well, fishing the white patches in the weed area.. Like I said that was a long time ago though..

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Adrian

19 minutes ago, Rybak said:

Not as big of an issue as the commercial rapists.................

Spot on Rybak.. That's what I stated earlier, it's time they took a hard look at them & do something about it instead of turning a blind eye to it....

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Adrian

Thanks doobie, yes that's the " Trout Stalker 2 " & yes it's mine...

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Adrian

I'm sure that polluted storm water run off has had a big impact as does the daily millions of liters of water from the treatment plant, sea grass is now thinly spread along the coast and way out from where it used to be.. I can remember fishing the Semaphore & Larges jetties when the sea grass was well in close to shore and only the first third of the jetty had sand under it.  Used to cast into the sand patches and catch KGW on every trip..  Now it's all sand for the length of both jetties..

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Adrian

Port River & outer Harbour area.. used to be full of sea grass..

Semaphore & Largs Beach,..

Well they can't put the blame onto the recreational fisher with the restrictions already placed on them,, perhaps it's time to have a hard look into the professional side of fishing a little more..

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Adrian

Well, thought it was time to go through the hundreds of photos I've taken during the 2018/19 trout season and make up another photo book.. With so many to pick from hopefully I've picked out some of the best, thought there were plenty of others that I still would have liked to have used but had to draw the line somewhere.  As it was this book has 98 pages to it and I'm reasonably satisfied with how it came out.. so here's a few photos of the book..           This is my 16th book I've made so far of which two have gone to France & two to Goowla..   Only 5 weeks to the start of the next season.. 3rd August.. Yippeeeee!!!!

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Adrian

Front cover

The last page..

Back cover..

Here's a couple of videos of my last two trips of the trout season in small tannin streams'..

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Adrian

Well done Sykes...

Looks like we both had the great escape doobie, 

Thanks doobie, yes that's the trick part of the video.,  the answer is at the very end of the clip after the credits...

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Adrian

Been a very tough season chasing the trout in the rivers down here, needing 13 trout to reach the 500th trout I headed of to see if I could get it on this trip..

Did I or Didn't I catch it.. watch the video to find out, the clue is in the video...

cheers

Adrian..

36 minutes ago, lofty64 said:

Put your fish frames in a fine chicken mesh  , let them get blown wrap in news paper, then bury , bring out and shake ,all gents come out with a little fish crap ,pick out fish bits ,easy as , can also have it on a pole if you don't like the smell .

Spot on Lofty, that's how I did mine too.. I didn't worry about the smell.  kept them jar in of bran in the bottom of the fishing bait fridge. They go into hibernation and last for ages. Did leave them in the fridge in the house once, but somehow the jar got knocked over just after I put them in it. Seeing as I had some air hole in the lid..Well you can guess what happened after that.. That;s why I finished up with a bait fridge & freezer in the shed.. 

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Adrian

Did mine several days ago.. have no idea of the form of any of the teams either.. 

Here's a short video clip of a spin session in the Meander River when the fishing started of pretty good before it shut down.. full written report in the Interstate Section on the Forum..

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Adrian

Try finding someone who can take you to a spot & catch "Milk Fish" they're caught in the shallows in and around Darwin.. Very large solid fighting fish that will give you a run for your money & a real challenge.. The following clips will give you some idea...

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Adrian

Bran & pollard,

corn,

curry powder,

cat food (fish type),

garlic,

bread,

tuna oil..

Doesn't get any better than that doobie.. no two nights are the same here..

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Adrian

Certainly some colours in the sky during last nights sunset here in Sheffield..

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Adrian

Rainbow as a shower of rain passed by at sunset'

Unusual glow in the clouds..

Red & orange colours as the sun set below a smoke filled horizon..

Well here's all my light weight trout reels that I use on my Daiwa Presso ULS 1-3kg rods 6' & 6'6'' & Okuma Celilo ULS 1-3kg 6'6'' & 6' rods.

Well balanced set ups, reels all filled with a .18 4lb clear mono line.. Very happy with them..

Daiwa Ageas 2004H also have a MX2004H Gekkabijin reel which is much the same as the Ageas

This little Crest reel is set up on a Daiwa presso 5'6'' rod for trout fishing small tight creeks & streams

Daiwa Revros 1003 & I also have two 2004H ones.

Okuma Ceymar C-10 (small reel)

Okuma Helios SX20

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Adrian

Thanks guys, always something good to look back on in later years when I can't fish the rivers any more I reckon...  

Hopefully that wont be for a few more years yet..

cheers

Adrian