Hi all,
I’ve managed to be pretty successful in my evening trips up to the Ruahihi Canal. I’ve experimented with all sorts of lure/flies/softbaits and have now caught 4 trout – most smallish, but one decent Brown of approx 4.5lbs.
Given I’m fishing as the sun sets, in limited light, with
murky-ish water (given the HUGE amount of rain we’ve had recently) I’ve found
darker colours that create quite a bit of disturbance in the water to be
successful. Slow, twitchy retrieves seem to be the ticket.
I’ve caught my fish on 1) a gold Rapala bibbed minnow 2) a
olive/brown Tokoroa Chicken 3) a Black Magic Spinmax lure – Rainbow colourings
and 4) my own homemade Wooly Bugger with a lumo bead on a 1/20oz jighead.
I’ll keep experimenting with different techniques and will let you know how I get on.
Thanks so much for your awesome advice! You’ve helped me get amongst the fish!
Cheers,
James
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