Tangip

 

Date: January 2015 sessions
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave, Easty
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Parachute Adams #12, Royal Stimulator #14, Copper John Nymph #14, Brown Trout Celtas
Catch: 10+, 4 Browns
Report: Dedication to fishing this river finally paid off. Session 1 took a bit of experimenting with flies, finally landing on the Parachute Adams. Pulled a fish out of every 'definitely a fish there' spot. Session 2 was joined by Easty. Action was a little slower, but still worth the drive. First fish of the day took the nymph on trailing line - weird. Easty managed a nice little guy, and missed another couple. Last fish of the day smashed a the Stimulator.
Rating: 10/10

 

Royal Bird

Date: December sessions
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Parachute Adams #12, Royal Stimulator #12, Elk Hair Caddis #14
Berley: None 
Catch: 2, 1, 2 Browns
Report: Door to river from my place is just under one hour. The section I fished is apparently 'not worth fishing'. There are plenty of fish here, but they are very tricky to fool. The river bed is very snaggy - I hooked a fish on the dry and snagged the nymph, giving the little guy enough time to unhook himself. Smaller flies tend to work better here.
Rating: 7/10

University River

Date: 30 Nov 2014 
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Parachute Adams #12
Berley: None 
Catch: 4 Browns
Report: I'd hit the upstream sections of this river a couple of times on spinner without success. This section is close to the Tangip. Was a hard river to fish. It was quite deep in places, and the river bed was made up of inclined slippery rocks. The water was a bit murky - though it looked like it had rained earlier in day. Managed a few fish.
Rating: 7/10

Cumerbund Creek

Date: 23 Nov 2014 
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave, Parko
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Parachute Adams #12, Clink Hammer #14, #16
Berley: None 
Catch: 7 (ish) Browns
Report: First time at this river. Water was low and very clear. Fish were very spooky, trick was to cast with at least 1 pool between the target. Had a lot more takes, but late strikes resulted in failed hook-ups. Had a platypus surface and have a look at the fly line - was crazy! Will hit again.
Rating: 8/10

 

Tangip

Date: 9 Nov 2014 
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Royal Stimulator #12 with a Copper John #12,
Berley: None 
Catch: 3 Rainbow
Report: I always get really excited about fishing this river, yet I always find the fishing a bit disappointing. After sighting a little brown at my first look at the river, I thought this was going to be a good session. I had a keen look on fifth cast, and a take (no hook-up) about 20 mins later. Then nothing....for three hours. Managed 3 beautifully coloured rainbows all on the same bend within 10 mins of each other. Such a lovely stream...I'm looking forward to hitting it again!
Rating: 8/10

Ronny's Creek

 

Date: 2 Nov 2014 
Weather: Raining
Crew: Dave, with guest appearances from Toon, Lisa and Jax
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Royal Stimulator #12 with a Copper John #12
Berley: None 
Catch: 9 Browns, 1 Rainbow
Report: I didn't think I could top the previous weekend, but this river was incredible. It wasn't looking good early on - there is a lot of debris in the water. It can take you half an hour to move 20 m. I think this deters a lot of anglers, and provides the fish lots of protection against predators. I pulled a fish out of almost every 'should be a fish there' stretch.  Fish that took the dry were in no hurry. They would cruise up to the surface, have a look then take it. The rainbow was one of the trout I've ever caught.
Rating: 10/10

Bongo River

Date: 26 Oct 2014 
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Parachute Adams #12
Berley: None 
Catch: 4 Browns
Report: It's been a while since I tried a new river. It's an adventure and a gamble, it can be very rewarding or very disappointing. This time - everything worked. Sunny day, easy access to a beautiful river that was fishing well. Arrived at about 1230 and things were looking good from the start. All fish took the adams. Dropped another couple from bad hook sets. Left my camera at home - photos are from my shitty mobile.
Rating: 10/10

 

Royal Bird

 Date: 11 Oct 2014 
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Parachute Adams #12, Elk Hair Caddis #14
Berley: None 
Catch: 1 Rainbow, 2 Browns
Report: Arrived at about 2PM, action was pretty consistent. Got busted off after a perfect cast right against the bank. Lost another (poor hook set) in the same spot as last time. All fish caught were sighted feeding. Had a lot of looks, and 3 landings - one being an absolute pearler. Time to get a net.
Rating: 8/10

 

Creek Near Dave's House

Date: 8 Oct 2014
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave, Mischke
Target Fish: Carp
Bait: Corn
Berley: None
Catch: 1 Carp - 2.5 kg 
Report: Was taking the dog for a walk down by the creek and saw some carp feeding hard. Raced home and grabbed a rod and tin of corn, raced back, baited, cast...30 seconds...BANG. Dog started barking at all the commotion in the water, must have thought I chucked something in cos she jumped in the water and started chasing the fish! I had to steer this monster fish away from all the vegetation and my dog! Very chaotic but good fun!
Rating: 7/10

Young Buck

Date: 4 Oct 2014 
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Royal Stimulator #12, Copper John Nymph, Parachute Adams #12
Berley: None 
Catch: Zilch
Report: Camping weekend, managed to get out for a flick on Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning. Saw one fish Saturday afternoon and that was it. Tried a bunch of combos - didn't even get a look. Lots of spent spinners on the surface - and no feeding. This is my third go at this river and the fishing has always been disappointing. Saw a platypus swimming down stream.
Rating: 5/10

Royal Bird

Date: 28 Sep 2014 
Weather: Sunny - windy as hell
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Royal Stimulator #12, Copper John Nymph, Parachute Adams #12
Berley: None 
Catch: 1 Brown Trout
Report: No action at the start, then then hatch started and fish were rising everywhere. Nervously tied on a parachute adams and cast straight to rising fish. He took it, but I mustn't have tied the hook right and it pulled out - was absolutely gutted. Lesson for next time - be patient! Had a few more takes on the parachute adams without hooking up, then tied on a stimulator and had a hookup.
The hatch were snowflake caddis - need to get a some of these patterns in the fly box.
I wasn't too impressed with this stream early on - that certainly changed.
Rating: 7/10

Bitwenjopit

Date: 20 Sep 2014 
Weather: Sunny/Overcast at times
Crew: Dave, Easty 
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Fly - Royal Stimulator #12, Copper John Nymph, Spinners - 7g Celta, Rapala CD5 Brown Trout 
Berley: None 
Catch: 7 Rainbows 
Report: Action was consistent, though fish had no interest in spinners. Easty wasn't getting much love with the fly rig early on, but finally managed to land one and hook another - his first wild rainbow on fly. Landed an absolute beauty just upstream of the bridge, right where a massive tree branch had fallen into the water about 20 mins earlier. Would have killed us! All except one fish took the nymph. The one that took the dry absolutely smashed it. Thanks to Easty's car for getting us up there and back, despite being in a world of pain. All fish released 
Rating: 7/10

Bitwenjopit

Date: 14 Sep 2014  
Weather: Sunny
Crew: Dave 
Target Fish: Trout  
Bait: - Fly - Royal Stimulator #12, Copper John Nymph
Berley: None 
Catch: 7ish (lost count) Rainbows, 1 Brown
Report: Action was pretty slow early on. Had a good sized rainbow pull the line into an overhanging blackberry bush - something to keep an eye out for. Fished the same stretch of water twice, second time around was a lot more productive. All but one fish caught on nymph - possibly too early in the season for dries. All fish released
Rating: 7/10

Mary and Steve's

 

Date: 6-Sep-2014

Weather: Sunny - sensational
Crew: Dave
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: Fly - Royal Stimulator #12 with Copper John Nymph #14, Parachute Adams #12
Berley: None
Catch: 1 x Brown Trout, 6 x Rainbow, 11 x Golf Balls
Report: First session of the season! Started at about 830 with no action til about 12. All but one fish were caught on the nymph. Absolute cracking day.
Rating: 8/10

 

Stringbo and Youcanbean

Date: 8-9-June-2014
Weather: Sunny, Overcast, Cold
Crew: Dave, Parko, AB, GIO
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: Fly - Glow Bug - weighted with splitshot
Berley: None
Catch: 4 x Brown Trout, 1 Rainbow.
Report: A great experience, chasing monster trout. Was hard fishing, in very cold conditions. We had a guide for the first day at Stringbo, then solo at Youcanbean. Only managed 1 fish out of Youcanbean. Next time need to consider using heavier weights. Water in the Stringbo was crystal clear.
Rating: 8/10