21/7 NSW Jindabyne (Kalkite) - Min First, Devil Second

[BigGee]

Definately a strange fight, bit of a wet sock?

No way Paff, it went off its tits. What was completely strange was the constant real aggressive diving. I guess she just wanted to get home to the bottom which was very weedy. Was chucking up a yabby when I got her up. Fat as.

Gee

[Rstanek]

Congrats on the Brookie Gee, I'm envious...

[liam8227]

Thats a beautiful day on the water. Some nice scenery too. Jindabynes just a name to me but you make it sound like a trout filled fishing mecca. Those trout look bloody nice too.

[BigGee]

Hi Guys, thanks for the comments:

Sounds like a 'bloody ripper' of a day Gee.

Nice Surfie ... I see what you did there

Belter of a report Gee... just as we've come to expect.

Thanks Stippy, most kind.

About as good as they get Geoff, especially the Brook.

John D (my Trout fishing sensei) agrees, he's only seen them much smaller. Its truly great to see one in this condition and breeding. Just a fantastic experience for me.

Jindabynes just a name to me but you make it sound like a trout filled fishing mecca.

Get your guts down here Liam! The hub is where it at Yes Lake Jindabyne is fishing like a champ at the moment, speaking to some locals.

That said, there were two stinkys at the Kalkite "ramp" (its not a ramp just a hard gravel patch) were complaining about how hard it had been on the morning and that "no bastard's catching anything - all the fish are down" etc etc. At which point I got the fish out of the Livewell and started taking photos on the brag mat.

heh heh heh ....

A couple of more photos:

Thats the disastrous photo I mentioned on the brag mat in the Yak. At least it tells you how long the Brookie was, kind of. How do you blokes take good photos of fish on brag mats in Yaks? I completely suck at it.

Another shot of the kind of morning it was .... it did go to shite shortly after though.

Cheers

Gee

[granpop]

Lovely Brookie Geoff. Have caught a few, but that one is the best I have seen.

Cheers

Dave

[patwah]

How cool Gee, congrats on the brookie, stinker!!

Love the piccie two posts up, very very pretty!

[BigGee]

Lovely Brookie Geoff. Have caught a few, but that one is the best I have seen.

Wow... now I'm convinced it was a special fish Dave - if you haven't seen them that big then I'm a happy camper. Cheers.

How cool Gee, congrats on the brookie, stinker!!

Love the piccie two posts up, very very pretty!

Thanks Paddy, one out of the box that day. Taught me quite a few things too which is always an added bonus.

Gee

[liam8227]

If I use the brag mat I put it over the 8" hatch and put my legs in the water....

Or I do it on the beach.

[BigGee]

Nice Brag mat

I dare you to put your legs in the water in Lake Jindabyne in Winter.

Good ideas mate ... thanks.

Gee

[liam8227]

I had a feeling the feet in the water option isn't often practised down there! Incidentally how does the PA cope with icebergs...

Its always nice to see a good fish on a brag mat. Especially that one!

[BigGee]

Incidentally how does the PA cope with icebergs...

Easy, I just ram them and they crumble ... come on ... its a PA dude!!!!

Funny you say that though, I was saying to Squidder in a phone call on the way home that it was the first time I've fished with about 2mm of Ice on my Yak It covered the front hatch completely and half way down the mounting boards. I was going to take a photo of it but just couldn't get quite the right angle to show it perfectly.

Gee

[liam8227]

Ice! Cold! Gee I start to get gunshy when the air temp drops below sea temp....

[Dodge]

Gee even looking at the couple of scenic shots of the lake caused a shiver mate.

Nice to see the mix of trout varieties and along with cod are some of the prettiest patterned fish you can land I feel, and no surprise to see the MicroMin did the job being a great all round lure.

Results like that leave you contented but keen for another round on the water.

[BigGee]

Ice! Cold! Gee I start to get gunshy when the air temp drops below sea temp....

Its all about layers you wear Liam, the thinner and more efficient the better in the Kayak. I actually think I have a combination, or a variety of combinations now that work pretty darned will to be honest.

Results like that leave you contented but keen for another round on the water.

Thanks very much Dodge. And yeah ... this was my first outing to Jindabyne in the Kayak even after reading all of great fisho's Squidder's and Paffoh's success over the years. It most certainly won't be my last - in fact - I think the PA will be coming with me for the week of Trout Fest this year. On glassy day's I'm thinking there's no more suitable platform.

Gee

[liam8227]

Now Gee I don't mean to cast aspersions on this concept of layers. But I just wear a sleeveless vest under my pfd in winter... shorts are still good too. Sometimes a swim at the end to wash off the sweat!!!


In all seriousness though those pics are truly beatiful. It's something I've never experienced, extreme cold that is. But it is picturesque.