Well with just on four days left before the brown trout season opens on Saturday 5th August it looks like the rivers will be running on the high side and more than likely dirty as well. We've already had just over 40mms of rain here in Sheffield with more on the way on Friday.. Looks like it will be bait fishing at this stage or I may try and find a nice long back water to spin fish..
Checked the river flow plots tonight and the two main rivers I fish are well over the safe level for wading,, as you'll see by the graphs.
Normally I fish them when the flow is 500-400 ML per Day and lower. The Mersey I can get away with it at 600 ML/Day but have to be very selective of the water that I know is safe enough to wade..
I may be lucky to fish a small stream close to home yet, just have to wait and see.. If it's raining I'm going nowhere..
cheers
Adrian
Rivers going to be very high for opening of trout season..
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Re: Rivers going to be very high for opening of trout season..
I'm sure you will find a suitable place to fish for the opening Adrian and I look forward to the new season reports best of luck mate :thumbsup:
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Re: Rivers going to be very high for opening of trout season..
I'm also sure your good for twenty odd
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Re: Rivers going to be very high for opening of trout season..
Hope you end up finding a good spot Adrian!
Bet you can't wait with only 5 days to go.
Looking forward to reading your reports for the new season :thumbsup:
Bet you can't wait with only 5 days to go.
Looking forward to reading your reports for the new season :thumbsup:
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Re: Rivers going to be very high for opening of trout season..
9:03 am here in Sheffield on opening day of the 2017-18 brown trout season.... Dull, wet and miserable morning and it's not going to change for the next few days.. Max temps 9 -10 degrees.. :down:
a day I'm not going anywhere, staying warm and dry.. the trout can wait for a few more days yet..
Still not as bad as what I hear Victoria & Sth Aust are expecting today either..
pretty bad for both states from what I heard on the TV this morning..
cheers
Adrian
a day I'm not going anywhere, staying warm and dry.. the trout can wait for a few more days yet..
Still not as bad as what I hear Victoria & Sth Aust are expecting today either..
pretty bad for both states from what I heard on the TV this morning..
cheers
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Re: Rivers going to be very high for opening of trout season..
We need some of that rain in Victoria, dry as a chip here over winter, hopefully the whole state gets a good drop over the spring