The Season Ends… sort of!
The season ends tomorrow on most rivers but plenty are open until the end of may. For those who enjoy the lakes, most of these are open year round. Many rivers are open year round too and it’s often the case that rivers between the sea and the first bridge are open year round even if it’s closed above the bridge. Therefore, you can fish all year round over here and the winter fishing can be excellent.
Last year a group of angling friends and I descended on Lumsden for a few days to finish of the season. The fishing and the craic was great so we decided to do it again this year. Unfortunately this year due to coloured water, adverse weather and a very limited hatch every day the fishing was poor for the most part. Simon Chu and Mike Wilkinson put in some great performances catching lots of fish when the going was tough! Simon’s trout cottage was where we stayed. After each fishing day we ate well, drank well and told fishing stories.
Thank you Simon for your hospitality!
Ronan..
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This week on SLTV. Episode 7, “Squids, Kahawai & Mugwai”, check it out below the photos..
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- One last Gorge before close of season…
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- Mike makes a tricky crossing in high, coloured water..
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- The best of 2 for the day..
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- Back she goes..
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- I have devised some new flies and methods for next seasons gorging. One is to bring a rope.
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- Some preparation for Lumsden 2013!
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- Mike in action on a coloured river..
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- A couple of these before the weather took a turn for the worse and the sparse hatch ended..
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- Chris Dore and Simon Chu..
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- A little one about to take off!
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- Which approach??
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- A beautiful, strong fish to end April!
In this episode Paul, Hairy and I try to target squid on fly at St Helens in Tasmania. First we compete to see who can tie the best fly! Paul cooks his annual lasagne feast.. We catch lots of fish but there was a disaster…