[Mick_Lane]

Just thought I'd post a pic of one of my better browns I caught this winter. The trout scene in Vic. is looking very grave with the drought. Most of my fav. spots are either dry or dried up. I'm looking forward to the native season ahead. Hopefully some cod and yella pics soon. Mick

 

[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

Red.

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[YakAtak]

Nice trout Mick, how would you compare the trout as a fighting fish along side a yella of the same weight?

 

[JD]

Hi Mate
Nice fish. Just been reading the posts on the shark shields. Thinking trout might be the way to go.
JD

 

[Jeffo]

nice fish mate,

 

[Mick_Lane]

Red, I think it's mainly a case of the natives being better adapted to the Australian conditions (seasons of drought etc) The trout definately perform better if they can have access to either fresh cold water from either the depths of a lake or from the bottom end of a dam.

YakAtak, when comapring a trout and yella of the same weight I would say that trout are zippier and dart around more. They also put on a great arial show. Something I really enjoy in the kayak up close! However, the yellas initial hit can sometimes be much bigger, as they like the cod are an ambush predator that slam passer bys hard and then u-turn to their snag. Both can be great sportsfish.

JD, I've only fished in salt in Port Phillip Bay, Vic. I do this in my little Perception minnow with confidence that there's no big threatening sharks lurking there. I hope... Mick