Meppstas

With the larger rivers still on the high side I decided to stick to the smaller streams until things settle down, as it turned out it was a good decision too with a few nice wild brown trout being caught and released. Even though this small stream was on the high side, it was still much safer to fish it than a large fast flowing river. A photo slideshow follows the video as well.. cheers Adrian..

That's one awesome write up Des, thanks for sharing it, I thoroughly enjoyed it and great photos to top it off.. cheers Adrian

Yes, I haven't been on there for quite some time, too many argumentative comments on there and have been for quite some time. I have Russell Harris's email address I send him a message, I caught up with him here in Tassie a couple of years ago. He's one of the nicer members on that site.. Hopefully will be catching up with Soobz when he visits Tassie soon.. cheers Adrian..

Thanks Mick, all good on that side as I've know the family for quite a few years so entering the property thankfully will stay the same.. As for the weather back there in good ol' Sth Aust I see it's been pretty cold on and off for quite some time. Hopefully it will turn around and get a little warmer over there for you sooner than later.. cheers Adrian..

Hi Yorky and you're spot on mate, it is a beautiful peaceful place to fish and really helps to clear the mind. Since that trip Gary the owner who gave me permission to fish that little stream (5 years ago) that runs through his farmland sadly had a massive heart attack three days ago and passed away. I'm going to the funeral next Thursday, he was a beautiful gentle, kind person as well and will be sadly missed. cheers Adrian..

This was a trip from a couple of weeks ago into the new trout season, very cold conditions it was too.. cheers Adrian..

This trip goes back to the last couple of weeks of the trout season, seeing as I'm still out of action with Spinal Stenosis (something that I now have to live with) and now down and out with the flu I thought I'd slip this trout fishing video on the site.. cheers Adrian

Thanks Hunter, hopefully the next season which starts on the the 5th August is just as good too... cheers Adrian

This was one of my better trips during the trout season while fishing a small tannin stream close to home on private property. This video is the short version.. cheers Adrian

The long 45 minute walk that was had to reach my starting point in the Mersey River was well it with a mix of brown & rainbow trout being caught & released. It also required a bit of bush bashing once I was there too.. cheers Adrian

Nice job, they look pretty good too.. cheers Adrian

You won't be sorry that's for sure..

Thanks Kelvin, seeing a freshwater lobster is something that doesn't happen all that often now days and always great when one does come across one. Platypus are also another one that I love to see in a river/stream too, thankfully there still here in reasonable numbers for now. cheers Adrian

Any time mate.. you're most welcome.. cheers Adrian

This was another of my late season spin sessions in a small tannin stream & it was great to come across a freshwater lobster. They were once plentiful in the rivers/streams here in Tasmania but due to very little catch rate restrictions they became scarce in the rivers/streams. Now they are a protected species that carry a $10,000 fine if taken from a river/stream. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

Ripper of a fish taken on such a small fly & even better when it's one that you made.. well done, that catch is going to stay with you for a long time too.. A great achievement in landing it as well without the use of the landing net being too small. I had that same problem several years ago when I hooked & landed a 8lb 8 oz wild brown trout, my landing net was too small at the time too. Not a good feeling when that happens. ** Congratulations on the PB too.. cheers Adrian

This is just a ten minute musical photo slideshow of the trout season that was 2022/23... hope you enjoy it. cheers Adrian

This is a couple of short 60 -70 second clips of a couple of solid Meander River wild browns that I caught & released during the 2022/23 trout season.. cheers Adrian

Thanks Yorky, happy that you at back and watched it mate.. Yes, very lucky living here for sure, South Aust still has a big place in my heart though.. cheers Adrian

I don't know who stocks Okuma spinning reels in Sth Aust Micky, but I found this reel to be a very reliable reel. It's not a large reel and it's light weight and very reliable,it's really not all that much bigger than a 1000 reel either. cheers Adrian The Okuma Epixor XT range delivers award-winning quality, with a family of spin reels that combine all the right features to inspire complete confidence. A solid, smooth feel and silky drag sees it suited to both lure and bait fishing, with a range of sizes to suit finesse through to medium inshore. Performance plus, stylish

That's good to see you continuing to do what you love mate, keep at it as often as possible Micky.. cheers Adrian

I'm a lot older too Micky that's probably why & been trout fishing for 57 years too so that helps. I used to fish (salt & fresh water) on a regular basis back when I lived in Sth Aust as well, was a member of the Henley & Grange Angling Club for several years back in the late 70's. One of my good mates back then was a top fisherman by the name of Robert Kelly, he was a top angler of both salt & freshwater fishing fishing and won many titles in Sth Aust, sadly Robert (RIP) passed away many years ago. The Mersey Rivers is a nice scenic river to fish any time throughout the trout

Glad you enjoyed it Micky..

This is just a short 5 minute musical photo slideshow from a few trips to the Mersey River during Autumn.. I hope you enjoy it.. cheers Adrian (meppstas)

That's a beautifully coloured brown trout, getting close to spawning time too so they should be pretty aggressive from now on. Good to see it released back in the river too. Yes, the majority of the rivers in Sth Aust are stocked. cheers Adrian