Yarra River 08/02/2020

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Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by mitch91 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:50 pm

Just joined the forum - thought I should not waste any time and get a report up!

Woke up early Saturday morning to get out of the city and chase some trout in the Upper Yarra. Headed out past Warburton East and checked out a few access points I had marked on Google Maps, until I found a good spot where I could throw the waders on and jump in. There were lots of bugs in the sky on the drive out, so I started off with a Strike Tiger Nymph on a light jighead. I quickly changed to a Daiwa jointed minnow and hooked my first brown within 5 casts. I waded upstream for a while before jumping back in the car and heading up to the next spot, and so on. Was a good little morning session with fish caught at every stop, which is a great sign! Ended up with 6 trout all between the 25cm - 35cm mark (all released), and all taken on the Daiwa minnow.
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Re: Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by Texas » Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:59 pm

Good report and photo Mitch
You got to be happy with that session
Cheers Gra

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Re: Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by mitch91 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:01 pm

Texas wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:59 pm
Good report and photo Mitch
You got to be happy with that session
Cheers Gra
Cheers mate!
I wasn't sure how it'd turn out with all the smoke and weird weather we have had. But the river looked great and the fish were biting :wt:

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Re: Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by Sinsemilla » Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:38 pm

Right into it! Good on you mate and cheers for the report. I love sussing out new spots and getting a couple is just the cherry on top.

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Re: Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by Sebb » Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:37 pm

Good stuff.
How's the water, fast? Clear?
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Re: Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by mitch91 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:49 pm

Seb85 wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:37 pm
Good stuff.
How's the water, fast? Clear?
Was quite fast in spots.. I ended up heading further upstream to where it gets a bit thinner and slower, which was much better for wading. Clarity was actually very good too.

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Re: Yarra River 08/02/2020

Post by Lightningx » Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:33 am

Nice session mate :P
Great first report and pics!
Cheers :tu:

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