thefisherman6784 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hey raiders In three weeks, me and my family are going up to thredbo for a week and are taking a trip or two to lake jindabyne and i am very intrested in fishing for trout and hopefully bagging one on fly. ill be land based but i dont know what baits, lures, flies to use and rigs, etc. Or maybe even go on a charter (PM's only) if there are any around there. any advice appreciated cheers thefisherman6784 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oarderve Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The best time of year to sight fish . Start at hatchery bay you can walk all the way to hayshed bay . You need a high pressure system for clear sky and large woolybugger in black or brown when you sight a fish take your time the fish will come back along the same beat .I have found that if you cast next to a rock and give it a short strip when it only just visible to the fish they will take it.Give it too much of a look they often swim away . When you are looking for fish they will mostly be 2-20 feet from shore! Good luck Reno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thanks Reno Very appreciated I'll go to tackle world and talk to the boys about the flies Cheers thefisherman6784 P.s. What about general lure such as tassie devils or hardbodies Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Also don't forget to add some flashback pheasant tails bead heads, brown hairs nymphs, a generic midge pattern, royal wilds and caddis drys and parachute Adams if there's a hatch occurring also williamsons goldfish is a killer wet pattern The trick to fly fishing is watch a fish and work out its beat mce you know where the fish wil pass place a cast there and as it gets close twitch the flu it will either take or spook! If they are rushing have a dry/ nymph dropper combo and be ready to place a cast to the immediate area a fish rises and watch for the take they make take your dry or ignore it for the nymph use the dry as an indicator of the take I recommend long leaders of 12 feet plus if you can turn them over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I used to fish Jindabyne a lot about 15 years ago when I went skiing a few times a year. I nearly always went for two weeks in September. I had some young kids then so walking the shoreline and sight fishing was a little difficult. When I got a few hours spare I used to fish two places.... one with a fly rod and one with baits. More experienced trout fishermen may provide some up to date info on this as I am 15 years behind the times and I am out of touch with seasons, restrictions , rules and fresh water fishing in general ( hmmm ... doesn't sound like a good recommendation does it!) Anyway...I picked these tips up from the locals and they worked for me. Down from the Village centre on the shoreline of the lake is as good a spot as any. A few hours before dusk take a can of corn kernels with you and some worms. A running sinker rig will be fine but go light as possible. Toss some of the corn kernels as far out as you can ( the local I met used a slingshot but I just threw them out) Bait up with a few worms and a single corn kernel on the end and basically just wait. This worked for them when I watched them one day and it worked for me the next day and pretty much every other time I went. On the fly... Close to the dam wall on the Jindabyne side there are a few tracks that lead down to the water. There is a pipe which often bubbles up with water from somewhere else...no idea really but I have seen it with no flow and small schools of browns swimming up the pipe. Other times the water level is much higher and there is a real eddy at the pipe which is under a fair amount of water. We used to cast trout egg patterns which were bright orange in colour into this eddy for good catch of browns. Like I said, I am out of touch a little after 15 years but this is what the locals showed me and it was always a winner. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Good spots arê as jim said are the dam wall and also.behind the snow line caravan park there is waste point and curiosity rocks for up to date info drop into local tackle shops buy a few flies and a leader and they will give you the good oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ok thanks Jim and luderick -angler for your tips which will hopefully catch me my first WILD trout. Cheers thefisherman6784 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Oh and don't be tempted to go charging into the water wading preferably stand a rods length from the water and cast also use trees and hills or rocks behind you to camouflage your silhouette on the horizon and try to avoid casting your shadow on the water all helps in not spooking fish and if fly fishing try to minimise your false casts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalucius Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) My advice would be to go to Steve Williamson shop near the caravan park in Jindabyne and have a chat. He is always happy to let us know what is working at the time. Don't forget to give plastics a go. We have caught nice trout using Squidgie Wriggles Rainbow Trout pattern. http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/uploads/post-1141-1211723786.jpg Caught trolling This one I spotted and after a couple of cast it attacked. Great to see in the crystal clear water. http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/uploads/monthly_05_2010/post-1141-127478003246.jpg Don't forget to take the family to the trout hatchery. This was taken in May as they were schooling ready to spawn. Hopefully there will still be some hanging around for you to see. Good luck and enjoy your trip Lyn Edited September 10, 2014 by Dalucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Thanks so much for all your help guys Just also wondering what lures work like bream hardbodies, tassie devels, etc, etc Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Rapala CD, x raps, f and j series if you can get one get a rapala x rap spotted dog pattern in the 4 and 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Thanks mate What about this range I also got some plastics that might work Do grubZ in motor oil an lava wriggler work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited September 29, 2014 by thefisherman6784 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 They should all do fine as most bream lures work a treat on trout! The other good lure is the wax wing! Using the lures on sunset into far when the fish move in to the shallows to feed is a good way also try tying a small wolly bugger off the end of a tassie devil about 15cms behind and slow retrieve it's a deadly technique we used in nz lakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thanks heaps luderick angler Heading to Jindabyne in 6 days but mean time, this is were I'm staying in thredbo This is the stream that I'm not aloud to fish in We leave the day that the streams open Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Actually your allowed to fish the streams from Saturday the 4th so if your there then go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Yep, they will be open. That looks like the Thredbo River, certainly be worth a few casts to see if any Rainbows are up there on their spawn run. Just on the Jindabyne aspect, we fished Wollondibby Inlet (where Curiosity Rocks are) on the weekend. Dad and I got a few fish, but we assisted a young guy land a 3.2kg Brown. He had also accounted for a number of Brook Trout the previous day. Wollondibby is a good place to start spinning, it is easy access and despite the pressure it cops always produces good fish. Cheers Windy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Is it open I really don't want to risk the fines but if anyone else is fishing I'll go I believe you though But can't wait to get down to jindabyne It is thredbo river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Okay Dpi regs state all trout streams open on the start of the October long weekend and close midnight the Monday of the queens birthday long weekend so that's Saturday the 4th your allowed to fish from! Go to DPI site and have a look to set your mind at ease! Matt and I know cause we will be casting the long wand first thing Saturday along with every other fly fisher hell bent on a trout fix on a stream!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Just read up on it luderick -angler and am now certain that I can cast a line anything after 12am Saturday till the season closes Apparently people camp out on the river in under -5 sometimes just to get a line in strait away Where will you be fishing luderick -angler and matt Maybe we could meat up sometime for a fish Can't wait to go to the tackle shop and get some flies Hope I get one Once again, thanks everyone for your help It is much appreciated Cheers thefisherman6784 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hey buddy I will be I the swampy plain at khancoban as for flies don't buy too many I'll tie you up a few when I get back!!! For the thredbo get some tungsten bead hare and coppers and brown tungsten bead nymphs in varying weights you need to getvtocthe bottom also get some small size 16 orange glo bugs and unweighted hate and coppers the rig is to tie the bead head on then a trailing nymph off the bend attach an indicator at the tip of the fly line! I recommend hitting google and researching indicator nymph fishing as for tackle stores there's a few at Cooma on the way out of town to jindabyne and there a good one in jindabyne it self I will pm you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Thanks for the pm Royce I'll go down to the tackle store an get your recommend flies for thredbo and won't get to many either for Jindabyne Cheers thefisherman6784 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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