plan B pays off

[dirvin21]

Last week we headed up to the Nymboida full of confidance that we were going to hit some fish. As soon as we pulled up I knew we were in trouble the river was up not by much but it only takes a 6 inch rise to make the Nymboida basically unfishable. After the mandatory swear words plan B was formed and a quic phone call and it was off to chase some trout.

The trout creek was also up a bit, but atleast it was fishable

It certainly is a magic looking spot

The fishing started slow and I mean worryingly slow but after some persistance casting the runs a decent rainbow came from nowhere and smashed my lure 

I nice 30cm fish good sized for the creek

with a bit more confidance kept working my way up the creek with some hits and dropped hookups and finally the hoos stayed in again for another rainbow

apologies for the crappy picture quality 

I kept hooking fish but couldn't keep the hooks in  the hits were far between so dropping the fish was frustrating, nearing the top of the property with only 2 fish on the board I pinned the hooks in something more solid the fish didn't flail around like a rainbow and sure enough out came a nice brown a prize capture in this creek 

measured up at 32cm a new pb and a quality brown for this area 

not a lot of fish landed and wored hard for them but avoided driving 2 hours for a doughnut and a new pb on a tough day always feels more satisfying

cheers fro reading 

Dave

[big Neil]

Great report Dave, especially cos your persistence paid off. That pic of the pb Brown is probably the clearest markings I've ever seen on one. Beautiful. Good job mate. bn

[Omally]

Yep second big Neil on that one top persistents...that spot looks so good love to spend an hour there and just to chill and  relax lol ..yeah caught heaps of impoundment browns wonder if it's because it's a wild trout awesome looking fish well done mate 

[frankS]

Beautiful looking creek you have there and to produce a PB for you is very special, makes me want to re-visit some of my old haunts, If only I had the time and energy.

Frank

[Scratchie]

Great work Dave! They certainly are some fine specimens for all your hard work! Congrats on your pb! 

Cheers scratchie!!! 

[rickmarlin62]

Nice work dave  they look good all coloured up

[CJay]

one of my favourite ways to fish brother, i grew up fishing like this  stalking brown trout in the shallows! Never gets old and the bigger they get the smarter they become, its surprising the size of these fellas in small bodies of water , they will happily travel over gravel bars and runs with their backs sticking out sometimes! Awesome shot of the Browny there with the leaves and log backdrop 

Tight Lines!