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Autumn Trout in the Hills
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Queasy
- Rank: Flathead
- Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:52 pm
- Location: North East Melbourne
Autumn Trout in the Hills
Headed up into the foothills of the Alpine National Park on the weekend:
At the base of this particular valley flows a gentle, pretty stream:
There is one point where the stream flows hard up against the track, and is also undercut a little, providing an ever inviting opportunity to take a peak at what lives downstairs.
I have noticed over this season one particular trout holding in the same spot on each time. I drop pack and take a look. Sure enough, the same fish is surface feeding. I unpack and assemble the 4 piece fly rod, and tie on a red tag like beetle pattern.
I peer over the bank but the rainbow has moved off. Seeing some action a around the pool I however I choose to cast in regardless and see what happens. Doesn't take long before I am caught off guard and the fly disappears but I mis time the strike and fail to hook up. This happens a few more times so I conclude that perhaps I've forgotten how to correctly time the strike. On about the 6th attempt I watch the target trout rise to the surface, take the fly and turn down. The strike connects and after numerous leaps the rainbow is flapping on the grass.
It is quickly returned to the water, the rod disassembled and I continue the march downriver....
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Lightningx
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Persistence
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