Tassy Trout Opening.

Trout season opening 2009.

The first weekend in August marks the start of the brown trout season in Tasmania. Most lakes and rivers are open to anglers for the first time since the start of May, with hungry trout waiting the opening is always highly anticipated.

I headed up to the central highlands for the weekend with a plan to fish both Great Lake and Arthur’s Lake. The weather was hardly kind to us with strong winds, rain and sub zero temperatures. Surprisingly the fishing was actually a little slower than expected

I had managed to get a hold of some yet to be released GULP Banana Prawn 3” minnows and 3” minnow grubs. This colour has been hugely successful in the 2” Shrimp and will no doubt prove itself as a standout once release in other popular styles. Both the of these caught fish and will be a hit all around the country I’m sure once they hit the shelves later in the year. The 3” Fry will account for stacks of Tassie bream I’m sure!

The standout for the weekend for me was the MF40 vibes. These newly released lures continue to rack up some impressive results. On Saturday they accounted for over 90% of the fish boated including a cracking Rainbow that smashed a Midnight Tiger coloured one as it fell after a sharp hop off the bottom.

The retrieve I use is a simple soft plastic style retrieve however you can slow roll them, crank them fast or whatever suits the fish on the day.

Now to wait for the MF50 to be released……..

Pat Sullivan