I was lucky enough to spend last Friday morning on the TT before it started raining. The river had good flow and plenty of fish. I spotted a few other groups (and one of nine people!) heading upriver from the old crescent pool - so I fished downriver from the crescent.
Hooked 12 and landed 8 rainbows - all of decent size with plenty of fight. Cadillacs and green tungsten bead hair and copper worked best. I was using a size 14 hook with a narrow bend - which I think was the reason for dropping 4 of the fish, when I changed to a wider bend hook the landing rate improved (and I was a bit rusty).
Most of the fish were fresh to the river and between 40 - 45cm with good condition, a few coloured up jacks. Plenty of fight and aerial antics. I kept two of the fresh fish for the smoker. Probably one of the best sessions on the river for a couple of seasons.