Canberra and Surrounds - Official Thread

[punchanello]

Serious Business.

I know of at least one more fellow Canberran breamer on the forum, was hoping there might be a few more.

Suggested topics for conversation:

- Nerriga Rd now completed. Only 2 and a half hours to St Georges Basin!
- Fresh water ferals and natives
- LBG techniques spots etc
- any easy drives to producting trout spots? Lure techniques?

I'm particularly interested in the last one. Anyone from around here have any info they could offer to someone who's a bit bored of killing carp and redfin? Any tips for trout?

[Jazman]

Another Canberra breamer reporting for duty Mate I don't know of any 'close' trout spots, but considering the quality of fishing the snowy lakes produce, I consider 2 hours a fairly short drive for some of the best trouting on mainland Australia. Plastics around the edges ftw.

[Pins]

Another canberran, closet trout spot, if their still alive is lake jerra, the one with the island and houses in the middle

[Breamingwithjoy]

I am coming up to annoy the crap outta your fish next month. So any of you lads around the 13th or 14th let me know. I need to catch an ACT fish.

LBG got any large submarines in it?

[stompy]

Originally Posted by Pins

Another canberran, closet trout spot, if their still alive is lake jerra, the one with the island and houses in the middle

I lived in Jerrabomberra for 5 years, before I moved up North! There is some excellent Yellow belly and Murray Cod in Googong Dam, it has risen heaps lately and there should be plenty of fish feeding over the new ground. There are some thumping brown trout in there as well as all the redfin you can handle ( although I mainly only caught little ones when I was down there).

Cheers,

[punchanello]

Originally Posted by Breamingwithjoy

LBG got any large submarines in it?

Absolutely.

There have been some monster Murray Cod caught recently at the molonglo river end of LBG and big, big carp are a constant as well. Lots of decent redfin too for a bit of fun.

[punchanello]

Originally Posted by Jazman

Another Canberra breamer reporting for duty Mate I don't know of any 'close' trout spots, but considering the quality of fishing the snowy lakes produce, I consider 2 hours a fairly short drive for some of the best trouting on mainland Australia. Plastics around the edges ftw.

I was thinking of checking out Eucumbene. Is flicking plastics from the banks an option there?

I've never been too succesful at Googong. Even recently after the water has risen. Not even a reddy.

[Jazman]

Eucumbene is certainly an option, and yes plastics from the bank is a good technique, especially with the lake on the rise.

[punchanello]

Originally Posted by Pins

Another canberran, closet trout spot, if their still alive is lake jerra, the one with the island and houses in the middle

You're having me on?!

[schimmers]

another fellow canberran closest trout spot i know of is the goodradigbee river in the brindabella valley, nicest river i know of, you dont get big fish, but what you do get are perfect little rainbows.
nice to see a dew more canberrans on breammaster.

[pyrorico]

I'm in Canberra as well... mostly fish at Mallacoota, but have to start looking for some other spots...

[Pins]

nah amte not havin ya, they stock a heap of them in there, big reddies in there 2,

[punchanello]

Caught a few big carp on bream gear on one of tuggeranong's ponds today. It's the first time I have actually gone out with a can of corn and had a go at them.

The main point of difference for me was actually hooking up. The minute they feel any resistance they spit the hook. So I backed off all my drag and let the take the corn and apply more drag slowly till they hooked themselves. Is that the right technique?

I'm astounded people are catching these things on plastics!



Ugly bastards

[schimmers]

yes no i droped 2 carp yesterday that took my yo-zuri lipless crank, they were huge too, just out of tuggers. for the fight there not to bad, but give me a yellow belly anyday

[millonario]

I'm in Canberra! You already knew that! I'm rubbing my dirty little paws together waiting for all our waterways to be opened up again! My new challenge is fresh and my new target is yellow. Thanks for the advice Stompy!