It's good to be home...sort of

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Post by Broomstick » Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:31 pm

I’ve just come home from a rod-less month in Europe where I witnessed some of the best fishing waters I’ve ever seen. Check this river in Slovenia:

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It was FULL of big trout and salmon (this guy is chowing down on another unlucky fish):

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All the fish in this pool were 3lb+:

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This river in Croatia:

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Was full of Adriatic dace:

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The beaches looked pretty fishy too:

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Ireland was ridiculous - every stream looked like it was out of a fairy tale:

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And the coastline just screamed fish:

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And finally Scotland - I lost count of the number of pike I saw smashing things off the surface in these beautiful lochs:

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And how beautiful is this little trout stream:

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So you can imagine that by the time I got home, I was busting for a fish. And when I woke up Sunday morning at 5am jet-lagged and wide awake, I decided to make the most of it and head down to the Maribyrnong with the pups for a flick:

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It didn’t take long to discover that the river was full of 25-30cm salmon:

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They were absolutely everywhere. A bit annoying when you’re chasing bream, but I was just happy to put a bend in the rod:

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And spend some time with my pals:

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I must have landed 20+ in an hour and a half, keeping half a dozen for gummy bait:

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But when no bream made an appearance, I decided to call it quits. The ‘nong is a far cry from the untouched streams of rural Ireland, but it’s nice to be home...sort of. I’ll leave you with a few pics I took of puffins on an island off the coast of Ireland.

Cheers!

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Post by Tim399 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:50 pm

Awesome photos! I also went around Europe (a few years ago) and went to plitvice lakes in Croatia and saw heaps of those dace in water so clear it looked like they were floating in mid air. A really cool site to see :thumbsup: looks like a ripper trip you had. Still can't beat our (Australian) scenery though :-D

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Post by nmgar » Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:07 pm

Looks like a wonderful trip, the photos are certainly fantastic.

Were the streams in Slovenia & Croatian private waters or open to public fishing?
Cheers,
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Post by drew 2 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:35 pm

Great pic's :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by denis barden » Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:56 pm

Fantastic pics
Did you take the Puffin Pics off Skelling Michael or Little Michael?

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Post by Lightningx » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:14 pm

Just awesome!
Top pics :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by ante552 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:50 pm

Great pics.
Brought back the memories of my hometown!!

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Post by Broomstick » Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:10 pm

nmgar wrote:Looks like a wonderful trip, the photos are certainly fantastic.

Were the streams in Slovenia & Croatian private waters or open to public fishing?
Thanks mate. I don't think they were, both were in national parks. But not 100% sure.

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Post by Broomstick » Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:11 pm

denis barden wrote:Fantastic pics
Did you take the Puffin Pics off Skelling Michael or Little Michael?
Thanks Denis, they were on Skellig Michael. I take it you've been? Amazing place, highlight of the trip for me.

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Post by Broomstick » Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:11 pm

Cheers guys

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