Lagoon Pier

Date: 29 January 2017
Weather: Mild & Calm. 
Time: 3am - 8am.  
Crew: Toon, Ross, Willo Huggett

Target Fish: Snapper, Gummy, Garfish
Bait:  Pillies, Squid, Silverfish

Catch: 1 flathead

Report: About time we organised a boys fishing session. Wound back the clock and hit up a pier. We remembered how boring and slow pier fishing is! Pretty much no action all morning. 

We hit the incoming tide in conjunction with sunrise. No action at all, until the sunrise began. Lots of pinkies were being pulled up by the locals in what was about a 45 minute hot session which then died down. Thats when we landed the flathead and decided to pack up shop and roll home. 

We berley-ied hard using weet-bix mixed with tuna oil, and then also pulled out the oldschool method of crucnhed up twisties to entice garfish. Nothing. What a waste of good twisties in the end. 

Cooked the flattie for lunch. Was the typical awesomness that flathead is. 

Report: 6/10. Its fishing. Still fun, therefore 5 +1 for one tastie flattie. 

Pyhätunturi

Date: 6 January 2017
Weather: Cold. -35 degrees. 
Crew: Toon & extended family

Target Fish: Anything
Bait:  Small lures with a tiny bit of worm on the end

Catch: 1 tiny little guy! And 2 massive pikefrom the net

Report: Went ice fishing in northern Finalnd. Got there at 4pm, and it was already pitch black dark. Fished for two hours in freezing cold temps, but managed to pull up a fish after 1.5 hours. The nets were out for 3 days prior and we pulled in a couple of monster pike. Epic adventure!

Report: 8/10

Glenlowren and Bitwenjopit

Date: 22 January 2017
Weather: Hot and sunny
Crew: Dave, Toon

Target Fish: Trout
Bait:  - Celta Brown Trout 5g, Rapala CD5 Rainbow - Fly - Every combo I have!

Catch: 0 - See report

Report: Had a quick flick with Toon at Glenlowren top dam. Toon had a hit, and a hook-up that ended with a busted line and an aerial display from a 6lb rainbow.

Tried a few old and new stretches on the Bitwenjopit. Tried every dry and dry/nymph combo in my box and didn't even get a look. Did see two platypus on two separate sections of water.

Looking forward to getting back to Glenlowren. There are some absolute crackers in there!

Report: 8/10

 

No photos this time.

Little Tagger

Date: 15 January 2017
Weather: Hot and sunny
Crew: Dave

Target Fish: Trout
Bait: Fly - Royal Stimulator #14, Parachute Adams (High Vis) #14

Catch: 3 browns, 3 rainbows ??
Report: I hit the lower reaches of this stream quite a bit a few years ago, and discovered today I had been wasting my time. The upper reaches are excellent. Nice and open, and holds plenty of solid size fish. Adams seemed to work best. Need to get a net. 

Report: 9/10

Naughty Mick - West Branch

Date: 8 January 2017
Weather: Hot and sunny
Crew: Dave, Easty
Target Fish: Trout

Bait: Fly - Royal Stimulator #14, Parachute Adams (High Vis) #12, Klinkhammer #14

Catch: 2 browns, 4 rainbows
Report: After a 6.5 km hike we arrived to find the west branch a little uninspiring, and thought 'perhaps we should have hit some of the glorious water we passed on the drive up'. Had a bite to eat, geared up and jumped in. Easty had a keen look in the first pool hit with the Royal. The smaller Klinkhammer did the trick on the next pool. Ended up a cracking session, with solid action at every pool we hit.

Saw a (red belly black??) snake on the walk in, and a wild dog and lyrebird on the drive out. All up an absolutely cracking day. 

Report: 9/10