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by meppstas
Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:07 pm
Forum: Tasmania
Topic: Cold water trout in tough conditions. (includes Video)
Replies: 8
Views: 1552

Cold water trout in tough conditions. (includes Video)

Hi Guys, sorry I've been a bit slack of late in getting my reports up to date.. here's one from a a week and a bit ago. The rivers are still running high and fast here, I'm stuck to fishing one area at the moment.. Hopefully the rain will ease & I'll be back in some better waters.. Cold water trout ...
by meppstas
Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:42 pm
Forum: Tasmania
Topic: Good season starter with the Mepps Aglia-e Brite. (video)
Replies: 3
Views: 1030

Re: Good season starter with the Mepps Aglia-e Brite. (video)

It's still few weeks for us. First few days/weeks is usually still isn't ideal for rivers, often too cold, too high, or too fast. But we can only try. Good luck with this season, Adrian. What's the target this season? Yes, early season is still cold, wet & windy, water temps are also very low, plus...
by meppstas
Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:05 pm
Forum: Tasmania
Topic: Good season starter with the Mepps Aglia-e Brite. (video)
Replies: 3
Views: 1030

Good season starter with the Mepps Aglia-e Brite. (video)

Well the 2022/23 trout season has finally arrived and I managed to get my first trip of the season done. High water levels due to recent heavy rains delayed my start, the river level finally dropped enough for me to have a three hour spin session. The Mepps Aglia-e Brite inline spinner did the job o...
by meppstas
Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:48 pm
Forum: General Salt Water Fishing
Topic: Monster Ting
Replies: 23
Views: 4147

Re: Monster Ting

Over the past five years KGW have appeared across Northern Tasmania and sizes are very nice fish up to 60 cms have been caught. Below is a couple of photos of KGW that were caught in the Tamar River in Northern Tasmania, St Hellen's on the Nth East Coast also fishes well for them too. There is a bag...
by meppstas
Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:42 pm
Forum: General Salt Water Fishing
Topic: Monster Ting
Replies: 23
Views: 4147

Re: Monster Ting

Reckon those SA Tings are diff to VIC tings? I remember something about diff migration group. And the western tings all the way from south to nw of WA are diff tings, and they're crossed with bonefish or something. I think you will find they're all the same right across the coastline from WA to Vic...
by meppstas
Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:53 pm
Forum: Tasmania
Topic: What happened to the fishing boating Tasmania forum?
Replies: 3
Views: 1230

Re: What happened to the fishing boating Tasmania forum?

I'm or was a full time member on the FBT site and I don't know what happened either, it just up and disappeared over night several weeks ago. I knew the site was having big problems with hackers from overseas that were playing hell with it,my gut feeling is the the owner (Chris) had a gut full of th...
by meppstas
Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:46 pm
Forum: Soft Plastics & Lures
Topic: TROUT LURES
Replies: 10
Views: 2614

Re: TROUT LURES

Sebb wrote:
Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:37 pm
Mepps is always my first lure to put on for rivers and creeks.
They're certainly one of the best around for rivers, streams & creeks Sebb, 98% of the trout I catch each season are on the Mepps inline spinners.. :tu:

cheers
Adrian
by meppstas
Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:17 pm
Forum: Soft Plastics & Lures
Topic: TROUT LURES
Replies: 10
Views: 2614

Re: TROUT LURES

One can never have enough trout lures.. :-D :-D Here's a mix of what I carry in my fishing vest when trout fishing,,

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by meppstas
Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: "This time of year"
Replies: 15
Views: 943

Re: "This time of year"

Mine's quite plain & simple Sebb... First Saturday in August through to the last Sunday closest to the end of April every year: River trout.. (browns & rainbows) this season will be a late start due to the rivers running high & fast, most of which are in minor flood mode at this stage.. may have to...
by meppstas
Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: "This time of year"
Replies: 15
Views: 943

Re: "This time of year"

Mine's quite plain & simple Sebb... First Saturday in August through to the last Sunday closest to the end of April every year: River trout.. (browns & rainbows) this season will be a late start due to the rivers running high & fast, most of which are in minor flood mode at this stage.. may have to ...

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