FISHING REPORT
Spring
LAKE JINDABYNE
Warmer weather & afternoons are seeing a lot more surface food around. A lot of dragonflies, small rises in close the edge & larger trout rising out in the middle in deeper water. Productive areas are where trout are chasing nymphs off the bottom, or where the wind has stirred up the mud on the edges. October is seeing better conditions for hatches & ermergers. Bait fishing has been reasonable on Powerbait in a range of colours & unweighted worms in the more protected bays. Salmon, Brown & Brook trout are having a go at naturals, red & orange colours in hard bodies & Tasmanian Devil lures in half white half browns or greens off deeper edges. Soft plastic yabbie patterns are productive off structure, rocky outcrops & in the shallows on sunset, twitching with light weight jigheads, recent catches around Creel Bay & Curiosity Rocks.
THREDBO RIVER
The rivers are open again! the last few days have seen lots of smaller trout cruising in small schools in the shallower areas early in the afternoon, feeding on small nymphs & surface insects such as midges & anything landing on the surface. Smaller dry fly patterns in black, grey, midge & gnat patterns should be productive on warm afternoons. Streamers in olive & brown in the cooler mornings when there is nothing on the surface. Trout are still quite spooky around the edges, however they are showing interest in small soft plastic nymphs & grubs.
FLY FISHING
Spring fly fishing sees sight casting around the lake edge in the morning & evening when small rises & swirls are visible. Mudeye, muddler & darker nymph patterns around sunset, larger muddler stripped under the surface on dark & later into the evening, watch out for full moon nights as bigger patterns on the surface are very visible the larger trout will feed later into the evening, remember to keep any headlamps or torches away from the edge, use red light to see what your doing. Keep an eye on the weather systems, as some days can be calm overnight & into the morning & become windy in the afternoon. This can stir up the muddy edges providing feeding grounds for trout.
TROLLING
Trolling around the shallows & deep runs near the Thredbo, Snowy & Eucumbene river inlets can be productive in the mornings, these places are where trout are looking an early meal. Try a UV fingerling pattern Rapala lures & Tassie Devil lures with bold patterns & spots, natural spawning colours for hard bodies.
KAYAKING
Flatlining small hard-bodies around the shallows & around the Islands can be productive in the morning from 6am & mid to late afternoon. 7g Tasmanian Devil lures in oranges, black, silver & golds tend to work the best. Bright coloured hard bodies down deeper using snap weights can be effective later in the morning.
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Stuart & Brian