Lake Jindabyne Trout Fishing Report. 6th October 2014

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Lake Jindabyne Trout Fishing Report. 6th October Fishing Report!
By Steve Williamson. – Lake Jindabyne Trout Fishing Adventures.
0408 024436 Shop -02 64561551

NEWS –
Not a bad opening of the rivers last Saturday with perfect weather and the fishing was not too bad.
Anglers found on Saturday that the fish were mostly caught on glowbugs and nymphs but once the sun came up
the fish were spooky. Sunday very similar with flies better earlier and then slow worked minnow lure better once
the sun was high.
There was a mix of brown and rainbow trout however quite a few post and late spawning rainbows and some big
rainbows at that with a few caught over the 50cm mark. There were mostly hitting the minnow lures like
Rapalas.
One the lake we also have perfect conditions a little too perfect maybe with still conditions which I found kept the
trout a little deeper with most fish coming from 2 to 10 metres.
Trollers also reported quite a few smaller trout with 2 out of the 5 we caught in a few hours being just undersize
which is unusual but great to see that there are still plenty of small rainbows, browns and salmon that will be
good legal fish by the end of summer.
I guess what we have seen so far over the past winter and early spring is that both the river and lake fishing has
been very good and there are plenty of both browns and rainbows in the system.
Gaden Trout Hatcher have also reported that they had a good run of spawning rainbows caught in the traps last
winter and they have plenty of rainbow trout eggs for this next years stocking allocation.
The rainbow trout are in better condition than what we have seen for many years and we have a fantastic trout
fishing season ahead of us.
Let’s have a look at what the fishing is going to be like over the next couple of weeks.

LAKE LEVEL and TEMPERATURE
While the lake level has risen a little over the last week and now sits just over 80%. Water temperatures on the
lake are rising slowly also with the warmer days and sits at about 11 degrees C which should bring on the
rainbows once it gets to about 13 degrees.
Best methods to catch a trout.
Best method – Trolling as really picked up last week but some big browns are still coming in on bait.
Best lake lure –Tasmanian Devil holographic or red nosed bomber have both been good .
Best lake area – Creel Bay, Rushes Bay and Lion and Cub Islands.
Best fly method lake – Hamills Killer, Black Woolly Bugger and Williamson’s Goldfish.
Best River Fly Fishing– Black or brown weighted nymphs and glowbugs.
Best River Lures – Rapala type minnows get them down and fish them slow.
Let’s have a look at what the fishing is going to be like over the next few weeks.

Trolling.
With the sunny warm weather we have found that by the time the sun rises the trout are going a little deeper
so deep diving lures, leadlines and downriggers as far as 25 feet are producing the best catches later in the
morning.
If trolling, start the day (before the sun hits the water) with a surface line out and at least 50 metres drop back,
the more the better on still sunny days. Stay close to the shore and target rocky points and other snags like the
many trees in the water at the moment.
Later in the morning, try lead line at 2 to 3 colours. (20 to 30 metres of line out) later in the day or on still
days and even downriggers to 30 feet.
Best colour Tassies have been holographic, Brown Bomber, green and gold yellowing type. Rapalas that look
similar to our goldfish and spotted dog pattern have still been very successful.
Little bit of downrigging at 20 feet on the bright sunny days. Use longer dropbacks for best results.

Lake Bait Fishing
(Primarily most rivers and streams in the Snowy Mountains Region are fly and lure only, We recommend that you first check with the Department of Industry and Investment NSW (NSW Fishing rules) as to which rivers in the area you can legally bait fish in. IF IN DOUBT DON’T BAIT FISH in the RIVERS!)
Shore based bait fishing continues to be good with local Scrubbies, and artificial baits the best.
The water temperature is still quite cold so mudeyes, while they still will catch a trout are very hard to find at the moment.
The Claypits, Hatchery Bay, Town Centre near front of Banjo Patterson Park and The Snowy Arm are better spots.

Lake Spinning
No change in the lure spinning. Same lures are still working but like the trolling most lures will work ok if you’re in the right place for an aggressive trout. Blades in gold have been doing well at the moment. Try a sall
The Tasmanian Devil Holographic, Pink, orange, Y82 and Y48 have all been good and so is the Holographic.
Minnow lures like floating Rapalas, (especially jointed Rapalas), Stumpjumpers and other minnow style lure in either natural rainbow trout and brown trout patterns or gold colours to represent the Jindabyne goldfish that the trout love to chase and eat. Warlock lure in greenish colours and work it slowly through the shallows.
Don’t stay in one place too long and only put in a couple of casts in each area.
Shallow areas try Gillies Feathertails and Tailwalkers which are new products worth a look.
Some new lures to try in the dark are the new glow Blue Fox Vibrax spinners. Charge them up with a torch or camera flash and watching them spin through the water is incredible, trout are very inquisitive and often hit the lure hard.
Call into my shop and I will show you some of the better soft plastics that we are having great success on over the last week. The ‘Spotted Brew’ Strike Tiger has especially been good over the last week.

River Spinning
The weekend was quite good for lure anglers with success right through the day. You had to work the snags and the lures needed to get down and were best worked very slow in the very cold and quite often faster water.
Looking like a great season ahead.

Fly fishing Rivers and Streams
The opening was very good for fly anglers using glowbugs and nymphs but you had to be early as the trout disappeared as soon as the sun hit the water and it became more difficult to find a fish but the good news is that the very warm weather had a few moths and bugs on the water and there was even a little dry fly fishing if you were lucky. We do have rain and another cold change tomorrow so it might be the end of the week before things pick up again for dry fly anglers.

Fly Fishing Lake
Saw a fish take a caddis off the surface on the lake on Sunday, just right in front of me. If you’re in the right place there have been plenty of fish rising at dust on the milder nights.
Look for the fish before casting and you can either try a small nymph and an indicator and fish very slow or if the fish is a little more active a faster stripped black or olive Woolley Bugger, a Craig’s Night time or a Williamson’s Goldfish will be worth using.
The shallow bays on the lake are worth a try but you have to be very quiet and not too many casts in one spot so as not to spook the trout.
Have you any photos that you can e-mail me?
I can use the information to add into my own reports and your photo might not only end up in my report but might also go into a draw for the best fish of the month which will win you a $50 Tassie Devil Tackle Pack.
For more information on the latest fishing conditions, please call into –
STEVE WILLIAMSON’S TACKLE SHOP
Shop 1 Snowline Centre, Kosciuszko Road Jindabyne 2627
Fishing Charters – Bait and Tackle Supplies- Marine Supplies
P.M.B. 5 Jindabyne NSW 2627 E-mail swtrout@airlan.com.au swtroutfishing.com.au Shop – (02) 64 561551
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