Junglefisher
06-04-2013, 05:11 PM
My new job is very weather dependent.
Today was not actually raining, but the ground was soaked so another day off.
I loaded up the pelican into the back of my truck
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Pelicanintruck_zps276ef8c2.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Pelicanintruck_zps276ef8c2.jpg.html)
and headed off to Millers lake.
I started by trolling a lap of the lake. It's quite small and this would only take about 1/2 an hour if not fishing.
I found a large school of recently released rainbow trout. I think I caught about 6 before I realised there were no bigger fish in with them and moved on.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Littlerainbow_zps3daeaeba.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Littlerainbow_zps3daeaeba.jpg.html)
I continued on my lap and found a really good weed bed in about 6' of water. I fished this area for a while and out of my first 8 hits, I landed 0 fish. 3 of them were on the line for a bit, but threw the hooks. The others did not even hook up properly.
I finally landed one
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Rainbow_zpsd42dd4e5.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Rainbow_zpsd42dd4e5.jpg.html)
and headed back in for some lunch.
On the way back, i found a great looking drop off and trolled it for 2 more hits.
After lunch, i went back and targetted the drop off.
I got another rainbow on my first cast
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Rainbow1_zpscc678135.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Rainbow1_zpscc678135.jpg.html)
then another 2 fish soon after.
Then, whilst retrieving the lure, I saw a large trout come up right next to the yak and take the lure. There was no fight. Literally none. I had the drag set light enough that those 15cm trout from earlier were pulling plenty of drag but this fish pulled none.
I got it to the yak and belly lifted it in.
I paddled over to a bloke fishing from a belly boat and he took some pics for me.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Bigtrout_zps3893caf5.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Bigtrout_zps3893caf5.jpg.html)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Bigtroutmouth_zpsa65cfab0.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Bigtroutmouth_zpsa65cfab0.jpg.html)
He went 63cm.
When released, he did not swim but just floated. I used my paddle to get him back and swum him for about 5 minutes before he started kicking and swam down into the depths. I suspect he was near the end of his life though.
Back over to my drop off, I landed another 3 rainbows and had a couple throw the hooks going ariel.
Kept my 5 rainbows, got some in the smoker now.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Troutfullet_zps5404ad00.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Troutfullet_zps5404ad00.jpg.html)
Nice day.
Today was not actually raining, but the ground was soaked so another day off.
I loaded up the pelican into the back of my truck
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Pelicanintruck_zps276ef8c2.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Pelicanintruck_zps276ef8c2.jpg.html)
and headed off to Millers lake.
I started by trolling a lap of the lake. It's quite small and this would only take about 1/2 an hour if not fishing.
I found a large school of recently released rainbow trout. I think I caught about 6 before I realised there were no bigger fish in with them and moved on.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Littlerainbow_zps3daeaeba.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Littlerainbow_zps3daeaeba.jpg.html)
I continued on my lap and found a really good weed bed in about 6' of water. I fished this area for a while and out of my first 8 hits, I landed 0 fish. 3 of them were on the line for a bit, but threw the hooks. The others did not even hook up properly.
I finally landed one
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Rainbow_zpsd42dd4e5.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Rainbow_zpsd42dd4e5.jpg.html)
and headed back in for some lunch.
On the way back, i found a great looking drop off and trolled it for 2 more hits.
After lunch, i went back and targetted the drop off.
I got another rainbow on my first cast
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Rainbow1_zpscc678135.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Rainbow1_zpscc678135.jpg.html)
then another 2 fish soon after.
Then, whilst retrieving the lure, I saw a large trout come up right next to the yak and take the lure. There was no fight. Literally none. I had the drag set light enough that those 15cm trout from earlier were pulling plenty of drag but this fish pulled none.
I got it to the yak and belly lifted it in.
I paddled over to a bloke fishing from a belly boat and he took some pics for me.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Bigtrout_zps3893caf5.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Bigtrout_zps3893caf5.jpg.html)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Bigtroutmouth_zpsa65cfab0.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Bigtroutmouth_zpsa65cfab0.jpg.html)
He went 63cm.
When released, he did not swim but just floated. I used my paddle to get him back and swum him for about 5 minutes before he started kicking and swam down into the depths. I suspect he was near the end of his life though.
Back over to my drop off, I landed another 3 rainbows and had a couple throw the hooks going ariel.
Kept my 5 rainbows, got some in the smoker now.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/stimsoni/Troutfullet_zps5404ad00.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/stimsoni/media/Troutfullet_zps5404ad00.jpg.html)
Nice day.