LOW LAKE LEVELS! PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN BOATING!​

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Coming into winter the rivers will be closing on 9th of June, so get your egg patterns, streamer flies, soft plastics and spinners out and hit the Thredbo & Snowy Rivers to catch a big trout before the rivers close.

 

Low lake levels are still low, however should stabilise with moderate rain during winter. Edges are soft in some areas so be careful when walking around the lake edge. Thredbo and Snowy River inlets and surrounds are producing good catches particularly when polaroiding & spotting trout ready to make their spawn run.

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Keep an eye on the barometer, 1020-1080Kpa is ideal. When the barometer is rising trout will tend to feed more in the shallows & on the surface. Low & high pressure systems can mean the difference between catching fish & not seeing a trout all day.

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Lake surface temperature is around 5-12ºC during winter. Cool mornings & late afternoons can bring some activity with bait fishing & Powerbait in red, yellow, chunky cheese & orange, as well as salmon eggs in either orange or yellow, working best with a small spilt shot drifting near the river inlets.

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Large surface flies in blacks & greens are productive, nymphs & egg patterns are the go to this time of year for deeper pools in the rivers. Soft plastics off the river bottom in large black, gold & green are doing well, same for black & red spinners. Casting Flies are also a good option for rivers and lake edges, Black Wooley Bugger, Mrs. Simpson, Hammils Killer & Gold Fish patterns do well.

 

Rainbows & good size browns spotted down river from Paddy's Corner.​ Some trout have already started to move up river and seen approximately 100 above the traps at Gaden Hatchery. The walk is about 1.2km from the 'Anglers Access' gate.

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Trolling early, around sunrise if your keen, & later in the day around 4-6pm has been producing good catches with diving lures, bright Tassie Devils, gold & red vibes, around islands, up near the Snowy arm.

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Productive lures for winter & spawn run are spawning patterns, red, black, orange, yellow, gold & pink pattern Tassie Devils & in yellow wings variations. Gold, silver & green colours for hard body minnows. Red, pink, gold, black & orange spinners for the rivers & lake edges.

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We have everything you will need in the shop for sale & hire.

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Kind regards,

Brian & Stuart