Went to morabool couple days ago on my fly gear, took a mate for his first time lake fly fishing.
No trout. Couldn't get past these little guys. Pretty frustrating. They were everywhere!
They took pretty much everything I put in the water.
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Moorabool frustration
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Moorabool frustration
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Re: Moorabool frustration
Streamers and nymphs, various sizes, various colours.
Mayfly/dun hatches everywhere but not a single trout rose to them. My guess is because those baby reddies were eating them aggressively.
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Re: Moorabool frustration
Never fished there but always got the impression moorabool was a solid trout lake and it gets good mentions in books. Perhaps moreso in winter - cold might tone down the mirco reddies and bring out the trout
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Re: Moorabool frustration
Yeah I think so too. Winter be good to look for smelting trout. Use big wet fly kind of fishing. Or spoon/tassie devil with spin gear.happyfriggincamper wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:06 pmNever fished there but always got the impression moorabool was a solid trout lake and it gets good mentions in books. Perhaps moreso in winter - cold might tone down the mirco reddies and bring out the trout
Was overcast day and I fished the sunset, was hoping dun hatches and some dry fly action. Despite the hatches did happen, the trout didn't rise.
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Re: Moorabool frustration
When they're like that, try fishing the smallest buzzer or weightless nymph you have. Barely move it with a figure-8 retrieve.
Emerger patterns work well too - something like a Klinkhammer #14-20 (just make sure you don't put floatant on the body, only on the sticky-uppy part)
In winter, use smaller smelt imitations for Moorabool and other western lakes... like a #14 Tom Jones or BMS usually works well.
Emerger patterns work well too - something like a Klinkhammer #14-20 (just make sure you don't put floatant on the body, only on the sticky-uppy part)
In winter, use smaller smelt imitations for Moorabool and other western lakes... like a #14 Tom Jones or BMS usually works well.