LOW LAKE LEVELS! PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN BOATING!

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With lake levels still dropping slowly, edges are soft so be careful when walking around the lake edge. There are a lot of rock islands out of the water & trees around the edge that have been underwater for some time, cast near these to find hiding brown & brook trout. Small to good size rainbows are in the deeper edges around the lake, such as Colarado Point, Curiosity Point & areas near the Thredbo inlet at Creel Bay.

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Keep an eye on the barometer, 1020-1080Kpa is ideal. When the barometer is rising trout will tend to feed more in the shallows & on the surface. Low & high pressure systems can mean the difference between catching fish & not seeing a trout all day.

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Lake surface temperature is around 9-14ºC during Autumn, coming into winter. Cool morning & late afternoons can bring some activity with bait fishing and various colours of Powerbait, working best with a small spilt shot fishing off the bottom.

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Surface flies that imitate small grey & white moths are productive, same for black & red spinners. Wet & streamer flies such as Wooley Buggers & Matukas are productive later in the morning when it's too warm for surface feeding. Casting Flies are also a good option for rivers and lake edges, Black Wooley Bugger, Mrs. Simpson, Hammils Killer & Gold Fish patterns do well.

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Rivers are seeing a return of trout to their natural areas, rainbows & good size browns spotted down river from Paddy's Corner.​ Cicada patterns floated down river are still doing well, small nymphs & larger grub patterns in greens & blacks are enticing strikes & follows from plate size rainbow trout. Pink & Blue 7g Tassy Devils in the rivers are doing good in deeper pools and oxygenated water below rock falls.​

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Trolling early, around sunrise if your keen, & later in the day around 6-8pm has been producing good catches with diving lures, bright Tassie Devils, gold & red vibes.

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​Bait fishing with worms or Powerbait can also be productive, using chunky cheese, chunky orange, rainbow & sherbet nuggets. Keep your bait rig light, use just enough weight to cast a short distance from the bank, as the fish can be feeding in close to the banks around weed beds & rocky structure. Fishing worms under a float or using a weighted dropper is be a good method in snaggy areas around the lake edge.​

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Productive lures for cooler months are black, orange, pink, gold pattern Tassie Devils & in yellow wings variations. Gold, silver & green colours for hard body minnows. Red, pink, gold, black & orange spinners for the rivers & lake edges, early morning is best.

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We have everything you will need in the shop for sale & hire.

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Kind regards,

Brian & Stuart