daarinmacdonald

Thanksn Ian Bat and Krispy I, I was pretty sure the big fella was an EP although to be honest, if not for the fact that I was in tidal water, I would have thought him an Australian Bass...I have read the descriptions on the dpi.nsw.gov.au website, but I sure find it hard to tell the difference. As for the second one, what is the full name of that fish? I used to fish for 'pike' in Canada but they were a lot different to this guy. I couldn't find anything to match it on the salt or fresh section of the government website. Like I said, he hit a topwater lure and hit it very hard. Good sport fish in its own right if you ask me...especially on light takle like I was using. Anybody else ever catch them on a lure?

Hi Raiders Had an early morning session on the Hacking and picked this up on about my third cast. Initially thought it was a whiting till I got it to the kayak and saw the teeth and mouth. It hit a small topwater popper very hard and had a good aggressive fight. Anyone know what it is? Picked up several small Tailor and the finally hit this beautiful EP 32cms

I went up above the trout farm (which appears to be closed) and maybe 500-700 meters above that. Some grat looking water but didnt see a single fish. Also fished for a few hours along the stretch just above the bridge near Elm Cottage.

Hi all. New to Fishraider but wanted to see if anyone else has been to the Tumut recently. I was there a week ago but the river was nearly unfishable because there was so much flow coming from Blowering Dam. Is that normal for this time of year? When does the flow typically lessen? I also spent a bit of time on the Goobragandra but didnt see a single fish despite what appears to be a fantastic looking trout stream. Any thoughts?

Mate great work. I was in the Snowies this past weekend hoping to fish the Tumut for the first time...and was sadly disappointed to see the river running very bigh and fast...9000 ML per day.... Not to be defeated I thought I would try the Goobragandra but ot a sign of a fish. I fished about a 500 m beat above the bridge at Kells lane and then up above the trout farm the ext morning. Anyone care to share some local knowledge...I didnt see even a sign of a fish i the Goob. Tried both my 5/6 wt fly rod and light spinnig gear all to no avail. Still saw some great scenery but a bit of a bummer to travel 4 hrs up to Tumut and not even see any signs of a fish.