Houseplant Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Too windy to go out on the sea and too hot to climb hills in search of goats, so what to do? After a bit of thought, I decided to try and catch a trout from a river. As mentioned before, I live in the worst place in New Zealand for trout fishing. It's a little too hot for them to thrive outside of a few deep lakes. On the plus side, literally no one fishes for them. Local culture is built around saltwater fishing, so the trout get very little pressure. I went to a new spot which was well signposted. The water was very low and clear, but had some good flow in places. I always take spinning gear when exploring new water as I'm not the world's best fly fisherman and it opens up a few more opportunities. Spinning is quite legal in this part of New Zealand. As usual, I started with a little jig fly. It has a little 3.8g jig head which casts well and is quite manageable in shallow water. No luck after an hour or so of fishing, then I came across a deep pool which looked quite promising. Something hit my lure on the first cast! Unfortunately, it didn't get hooked. This happened three times, on the fourth cast, I found myself attached to a spirited little fish, it was jumping, racing upstream, then downstream and taking drag! Eventually, I got it in the net. A perfect, wild rainbow trout of around three quarters of a pound. Success! With no need to eat this little fish, he was gently released after a quick a photo. I continued wading downstream until I found a nice spot for lunch. As I was sat there dangling my feet in the water, a huge eel, at least one metre long appeared from depths. He took an interest in my toes and I thought it prudent to remove them from harm's way! The eel was very active and it was interesting watching him swim around and scare a smaller specimen out of it's hole. With the sun getting high, it was time to start heading home. An enjoyable and somewhat successful mini-adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Well done. Loved my trout fishing in NZ five years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Lovely fish, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Enjoyed reading about your mini-adventure, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Nice day out . Those eels are awesome 👌. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Paradise, looks just amazing, your very lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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