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A weekly column from Geoff Lacey covering the Alpine High Country.
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21 November 2003 With Geoff Lacey of Angling Expeditions Victoria. Stream conditions continue to improve with trout ranging from 350 to 750 grams being caught by bait and lure anglers fishing sub-alpine rivers. This week fly fishers fishing the Bundara River caught (and released) brown trout to 1 kilogram during the afternoon on small bead-headed black nymphs and rainbows to 450 grams, rising at dusk, from the Mitta Mitta River at Middle Creek on a variety of dry flies, including brown caddis, black spinners and small dun patterns. FALLS CREEK Excellent access to Rocky Valley and Pretty Valley reservoirs with heavy browns seen rising this week to large swarms of Bogong moths over the water at dusk. As mentioned previously, the national fly fishing championships will be conducted at Falls Creek during the weekend of 28-31 November, which should be a sterling event and not to be missed. The Bogong High Plains Road from Falls Creek to the Omeo Highway is now open, providing excellent access to the upper Mitta Mitta River at Anglers Rest and other streams. Remember to use your gears, not brakes, on the long downhill section of the dirt road to avoid a possible mishap at the bottom. BOGONG VILLAGE Lake Guy at Bogong Village sits waiting for anglers to come up and ply their lines. Trout to 2 kilograms live here and are regularly taken by boat anglers using trolling methods. The feeder streams adjacent to the tennis courts are also ready to go. MOUNT BEAUTY PONDAGE The Mt Beauty Pondage was recently re-stocked with several thousand yearling rainbow trout for the national fly fishing championships which will be held on the weekend of 28-30 November. They will be fishing from small boats or canoes in some events, so come up and be a spectator at this wonderful event; you can learn a lot just by watching these graceful anglers in action. Don't forget to bring your camera and binoculars. KIEWA RIVER The Kiewa River at Tawonga is in excellent condition with stream flows ideal for bait and lure fishing. Fly fishers are getting good results on wet flies during the day, although trout tend to be a little small. There has been very little insect life observed on the water this week. The east Kiewa River at the end of Rock Pool Road is dropping but still providing fly fishing opportunities around dusk. MITTA MITTA RIVER (upper) The Mitta Mitta River at Angler's Rest is running a little high and in excellent condition. Bait and lure anglers are doing a brisk trade this week with fly fishers coming into their own around dusk as rainbows begin rising to a variety of moths and insects. The Bundara River is also in perfect condition with brown trout to one kilogram taken during the week on bead-headed nymphs. The Cobungra River is running a tad too high for safe wading, (one client fell this week and broke his beautiful $1000 "Innovator" rod), and is proving to be a bit too challenging for many anglers. Give it another two weeks. MITTA MITTA RIVER (lower) The Mitta Mitta River from Mitta Mitta to Eskdale is still running low (200 megalitres) and continues to provide perfect conditions for fly fishing enthusiasts. Bead-headed nymphs are very successful and small to medium-sized trout are rising in the "bumpy water" at the head of large pools and rising near dusk to small caddis moth and spinner imitations. Bait anglers are doing well in the deeper sections during the day, with lure anglers getting their share of the action in the runs. Dartmouth Pondage continues to fish well for anglers using scrub worms and the Snowy Creek at Granite Flat are producing brownies for bait and lure anglers. As mentioned several times previously, best results for bait anglers are obtained by using an ultra light rod and spinning reel with a large scrubbie or bunch of worms on a size 10 fine wire hook under a small (size 00) running sinker rig and casting upstream then snapping the bail arm shut and allowing the rig to drift down-current to its full extent before slowly retrieving, keeping the bait down deep but not touching the bottom. That's all for now, more next time. From: Geoff Lacey Angling Expeditions Victoria TAWONGA, VICTORIA 3697 Tel: (03) 5754 1466 Fax: (03) 5754 1991 Email: flyfishingtrips@bigpond.com |
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