Thread: New England Tableland Trout

Nice trout. What fly were you using and what weight fly rod was it?

Pushing my luck - whereabouts did you catch them?

I have a dam at my farm in Bathurst which I stocked last year nd the yar befoe with rainbows and I have a ball catchuing them on size 16 and 18 dry flies such s Bluebottles and CDC dun patterns that I tie.

Nothing like seeing them rise and sip the fly off the surface

Originally Posted by Xtreme

A rewarding day spent last Friday chasing rainbows - six released, four kept for a satisfying feed.

Nice work Roger, great trout...

But I do have a quick question though?

I had to go to Armidale last week (from Coffs) and past a lot of small to middling streams in the process (either side of Ebor).
Are these streams worth a cast or two? They certainly look the goods but I have never chased trout in these areas and was wondering if access is an issue or should I be looking in the national parks instead?

Cheers, Matt.

By the way, how well do they cook up? I've been mostly a saltwater fisho thus far.

Originally Posted by UNDEROVER

Nice work Roger, great trout...

But I do have a quick question though?

I had to go to Armidale last week (from Coffs) and past a lot of small to middling streams in the process (either side of Ebor).
Are these streams worth a cast or two? They certainly look the goods but I have never chased trout in these areas and was wondering if access is an issue or should I be looking in the national parks instead?

Cheers, Matt.

By the way, how well do they cook up? I've been mostly a saltwater fisho thus far.

Hi Mate,

Can't comment on all except the cooking part....they would be superb.

I used to go fishing with my old man in Scotland...Browns, Loch Leven's and Rainbows, though not the size you get here in Oz. Always great eating.

In Australia, I was camping at Barrington Tops many years ago and caught some trout there, had them for breakfast the next morning. Just a bit of butter in a pan.....nothing like it.

Cheers,

Kev.

Very nice looking trout, good colour too.

Thanks for the info Kev, will have to give them a try when I get some fishing locales sorted.
My fishing gear is somewhat depleted at the moment though, my young bloke put my light spin outfit down whilst plastic fishing offshore in favour of some chips, and it got dragged into the drink before I had a chance to dive for it. A nice way to rid myself of $600.

Then I was out on the weekend and got spooled by a spanish mackerel on my 30lb heavy plastic outfit due to a double hookup and inability to give chase due to fishing by myself. Another $90 in braid.

I need a second job.