My first wild trout!
- Broomstick
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My first wild trout!
Hey guys,
As a few of you would know I've been wanting to tick a few freshwater species off the list, so when a member off another forum (Goody1971) asked me if I'd like to join him for a trout hunt, I didn't have to think too long about my answer (is the pope bloody catholic?!?). So on Sunday I drove up to his place, keen as mustard to catch my first wild trout! After a quick chat we jumped in the car and made our way to Goody's favourite little stream, and boy did it look good:
Well, it didn't take me long to discover that trout fishing is a lot harder than it looks. Thank god Goody was there, otherwise I would have spent the whole day casting in the wrong areas and retrieving my lures from trees. So after a quick tutorial we started casting and it didn't take long for Goody to have the first fish on the board:
A beautiful little brown. Not a bad start! By this stage I was getting pretty excited, but I quickly realised that Goody was a class above me as a fisherman - he was putting cast after cast within an inch of the bank, while I spent the majority of my time snagged on timber or stuck in a tree. For the first time ever I also saw the massive advantage of reeling and casting with opposite hands. Because I cast and reel right handed, by the time I'd flicked out a lure, swapped hands, flipped the bail arm over and started winding, my lure was already halfway to my feet. So I decided to switch to left hand retrieve - let's just say this made things worse hah. But while all this was going on, Goody landed a couple of beautiful little rainbows, despite letting me have the first few casts in all the good pools:
Goody was doing all he could to get me a fish, and fortunately I started to sort my sh$t out and started landing some casts in the right spots (after changing back to right handed retrieve). It took some time, but after losing a nice fish, I finally managed to stay connected to one:
A fat little rainbow, and my first wild trout. You little ripper! I was stoked, and I think Goody was pretty happy for me too. By this stage we'd almost reached the end of the stretch of stream we were fishing, so after a couple more casts we started making our way back. On our way to the car, we decided to have one last cast in a fishy looking spot and first cast, I was on again:
A brown this time, and another first for me. I couldn't have been happier! Goody also managed to land a nice little brown while I was de-hooking mine, which was a perfect end to this little session. However, the day was still young, so we decided to explore some other streams with the hope of finding a bigger fish:
We explored some beautiful areas but, despite a heap of strikes, follows and hook-ups, we couldn't land another fish. But I couldn't have cared less - I'd ticked two new species off the list and I was over the moon. Thanks heaps to Goody for taking me out - you're an absolute ripper and a gun fisho! I learnt a heap and can't wait to give it another crack.
Cheers!
As a few of you would know I've been wanting to tick a few freshwater species off the list, so when a member off another forum (Goody1971) asked me if I'd like to join him for a trout hunt, I didn't have to think too long about my answer (is the pope bloody catholic?!?). So on Sunday I drove up to his place, keen as mustard to catch my first wild trout! After a quick chat we jumped in the car and made our way to Goody's favourite little stream, and boy did it look good:
Well, it didn't take me long to discover that trout fishing is a lot harder than it looks. Thank god Goody was there, otherwise I would have spent the whole day casting in the wrong areas and retrieving my lures from trees. So after a quick tutorial we started casting and it didn't take long for Goody to have the first fish on the board:
A beautiful little brown. Not a bad start! By this stage I was getting pretty excited, but I quickly realised that Goody was a class above me as a fisherman - he was putting cast after cast within an inch of the bank, while I spent the majority of my time snagged on timber or stuck in a tree. For the first time ever I also saw the massive advantage of reeling and casting with opposite hands. Because I cast and reel right handed, by the time I'd flicked out a lure, swapped hands, flipped the bail arm over and started winding, my lure was already halfway to my feet. So I decided to switch to left hand retrieve - let's just say this made things worse hah. But while all this was going on, Goody landed a couple of beautiful little rainbows, despite letting me have the first few casts in all the good pools:
Goody was doing all he could to get me a fish, and fortunately I started to sort my sh$t out and started landing some casts in the right spots (after changing back to right handed retrieve). It took some time, but after losing a nice fish, I finally managed to stay connected to one:
A fat little rainbow, and my first wild trout. You little ripper! I was stoked, and I think Goody was pretty happy for me too. By this stage we'd almost reached the end of the stretch of stream we were fishing, so after a couple more casts we started making our way back. On our way to the car, we decided to have one last cast in a fishy looking spot and first cast, I was on again:
A brown this time, and another first for me. I couldn't have been happier! Goody also managed to land a nice little brown while I was de-hooking mine, which was a perfect end to this little session. However, the day was still young, so we decided to explore some other streams with the hope of finding a bigger fish:
We explored some beautiful areas but, despite a heap of strikes, follows and hook-ups, we couldn't land another fish. But I couldn't have cared less - I'd ticked two new species off the list and I was over the moon. Thanks heaps to Goody for taking me out - you're an absolute ripper and a gun fisho! I learnt a heap and can't wait to give it another crack.
Cheers!
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Re: My first wild trout!
Good work Broomstick, congrats on the first trout and well done Goody for helping out. The first little brown was a hungry bugger :lol: cheers davo
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good work, as always a good read!
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Re: My first wild trout!
Well done Broomstick congrats on the catch. still remember when i caught my first Wild trout. Keeping working on the left handed retrieve feels very weird at first but you'll master it quicker than you think.
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Re: My first wild trout!
I'm lucky and casting with the right and reeling with the left felt natural from the off. Definitely stick with it - makes life so much easier when lure fishing. Great report
Re: My first wild trout!
Nice report and pics! Congrats on ticking off 2 new species!! What outfit and line were you using for the day?
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Re: My first wild trout!
Cheers Dave, yeah he absolutely smashed that lure!davek wrote:Good work Broomstick, congrats on the first trout and well done Goody for helping out. The first little brown was a hungry bugger :lol: cheers davo
Thanks mate!AVG_Fisho wrote:good work, as always a good read!
Thanks mate. Yeah I tried the left hand retrieve for a while a few months ago but I lost a really good fish doing it, so I changed back and swore I'd never try it again hahDick83 wrote:Well done Broomstick congrats on the catch. still remember when i caught my first Wild trout. Keeping working on the left handed retrieve feels very weird at first but you'll master it quicker than you think.
Cheers Sloth, yeah I'll stick with it for sure!sloth wrote:I'm lucky and casting with the right and reeling with the left felt natural from the off. Definitely stick with it - makes life so much easier when lure fishing. Great report
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Re: My first wild trout!
You little beauty Broomstick, I'm really rapped for you mate.. :super: Well done, and now you've caught your first brown & rainbow trout, hopefully you've been bitten by the bug
and get back into a river ASAP.. :set1_fishing: There's nothing better than river fishing for trout that's for sure.. Great report and photos too..
cheers
Adrian
and get back into a river ASAP.. :set1_fishing: There's nothing better than river fishing for trout that's for sure.. Great report and photos too..
cheers
Adrian
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- Broomstick
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Re: My first wild trout!
Thanks mate! I was using a 2004 sol II with 4lb braid and 4lb leader, and a 1-3kg xt tavia. Nothin fancy!shazdoggg wrote:Nice report and pics! Congrats on ticking off 2 new species!! What outfit and line were you using for the day?
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Re: My first wild trout!
Thanks mate . I absolutely loved it, can't wait to get out there and give it another crack!meppstas wrote:You little beauty Broomstick, I'm really rapped for you mate.. :super: Well done, and now you've caught your first brown & rainbow trout, hopefully you've been bitten by the bug
and get back into a river ASAP.. :set1_fishing: There's nothing better than river fishing for trout that's for sure.. Great report and photos too..
cheers
Adrian