The Alpine Angler

"What about all this rain ? " we haven't had rain like this in a long time and the country side looks better than it has in many, many years. All we need now is a little stable , warm weather and I think we're in for a ripper season

The weather has slowed a few anglers over the last week BUT we have seen some great fish recorded in this years Yamaha Snowy Mountains Trout Festival with full daily results availabel on the web site @ www.troutfestival.com - Remember to call in to the store for a cuppa on your way through or home and we'll update any further details on the day.

This years 32nd annual Yamaha Snowy Mountains Trout Festival is in full swing - with some great fish being caught .The last weigh in time will be 10am on Friday morning.And don't miss the prize presentation at the Berridale Community Hall from 2pm on Friday the 4th of November 2005.

Remember all you have to do is enter this years event and attend the prize presentation to be in the draw for the Fantastic new Quintrex 385 Explorer boat, with 20hp Yamaha motor and trailer prize valued at over $7000.00 ! This years competition is made possible with the continued support from www.yamaha-motor.com.au . who have donated the fabulous 20 hp motor in conjunction with Ken's Marine Canberra, who have supplied the new Quintrex 385 Explorer boat and trailer. We thank Yamaha , Quintrex and Ken's Marine for their generosity and hope that you will be able to support them in future.

You also have the chance of winning $1000 worth of quality tackle for each fishing category. Our ability to make these prizes available is due to the strong support from some of Australia's leading tackle wholesalers, EJ Todd & Son, JM Gillies, Pure Fishing, Rapala VMC, Basser Millyard & Saga Tackle . Combined with the strong support from local business's helps make this a fishing event not to be missed.

There will also be daily "secret weight cash prizes" valued as much as $1000.00 !

We're also lifting the prize pool on the NEW Clubs/Team Category to $750.00 CASH !

There will also be the prized Festival Beer Tankards for the largest rainbow and largest brown trout recorded at each weigh in centre.

The committee hopes that you will enjoy the fishing and sites which the beautiful Snowy Mountains area has to offer,and look forward to seeing you all again.

Rivers:- Both the Eucumbene & Thredbo Rivers have had plenty of rainbows holding back after spawning since the opening - although they have thinned out over the last week with plenty of rain getting the rivers up .The average fish have been around the kilo mark with quite a few over 2kgs. We should still see quite a few of these fish stay on and may provide some dry flyfishing once we get some warm weather and hatches.There have been reports of termites and dun's over the last week - bring on some stable weather !

Lake Eucumbene:- There have been some nice browns showing up down around the Buckenderra / Middling bank Frying pan area with fish to 2.5 kgs being taken. Patterns worth having in your box at present include Woolly buggers,Fuzzy wuzzies, Craig's night times,Tiahape ticklers and lumo baby dolls.Remember to up your tippet after dark to atleast 8lb as there's always a chance of a BIG one during the night

Lake Tantagara :- Has started to produced a few fish , and should get better once the lake level stabilizes a little as it's been up & down like a yo-yo recently.

Lake Jindabyne:- There's been a few fish about - but not a lot of fly anglers chasing them. Best fishing has been working yabby beds with streamers until we start to get some warmer weather and some insects moving ie:midges,caddis etc.Flies worth having in your box include :- woolly bugger's, and fuzzy wuzzy's, Bushy's Horror's,sand cases caddis,black and peacocks, midges etc

Eucumbene:- The trolling really has been great on Eucumbene over the last few months with some thumping rainbows & browns coming in. Both leadline and flatlines have been producing fish with the cooler surface temperatures.The best fishing has been down the bottom of the lake well away from the main river in-flows. The rainbows are in peak condition and averaging around the 1kg mark, feeding heavily on daphnia in the open water. Consistent lures include Tasmanian Devils in Cols 36,89,55, 72,S12, Y82 & Y62. Our own Alpine Cobra's in the Alpine Attractor, Black hole , Lime spider and Alpine Special patterns, Rebel crickhoppers and crawfish,Storm Hot N Tots , ultra deep Merlins,Stump Jumpers,RMG Scorpions & Poltergeist.

CALF Fishing Competition: Buckenderra Holiday Village

Lake Eucumbene 21st to 23rd Oct - 2005

Cobbitty Aids Leukaemia Fund's 14th Annual trout fishing competition was held 21st to 23rd October at Buckenderra, Lake Eucumbene. The event was held over three days from Friday to Sunday, with the dinner and auction held on the Saturday night.

Some 105 people entered the competition with not all fishing with several there for the social side rather than serious fishing, never the less 47 anglers weight in fish with 126 rainbow trout and 12 brown trout caught averaging 628 grams clean weight.

The largest Rainbow Trout weighed in was 1074grams caught by Warwick Price.

Largest Brown trout weighed in was 1771 grams caught by Gary Faulkner.

The winner is judged on the best five largest fish for each angler, with 10 fish allowed to be weighed in over the three days per angler. This years competitions winner was Gary Faulkner with five fish weighed in at 4690gms.

This is the fifth time Gary's won this competition which is an exceptional effort.
Both Trolling and bait fishing seemed to work reasonability well with Berkley Power bait the most effective bait by far.

This years event raised a record $9,000.00 for R.P.A Haematology Unit, Sydney for research and patient care.The event is held every October at Buckenderra Holiday Village. The generosity from the fishing and boating industry is overwhelming. Thank you to the sponsors !

*Ken,John,Trent,Sam & Greg from Vic fished out from Breamar Bay using ford fenders and Trout Killer E-Chips in fire tiger pattern for 50 plus fish - mostly rainbows averaging .800 -1kgs over the week - commenting it was great fishing !

*Paul,Chris,Grant,Steve & Tony from Canberra trolled out from Frying Pan with 3 col's of lead line and Tassies in Col 53 & 89 for 7 rainbows and 2 browns to 1.5kgs

HOT NEW LURES :- Just arrived in-store for the opening weekend , River 2 Sea Humbugs, Eco Gear SX 40F & 48 F minnows, 2"inch Bug Ants, Sting Cobra Col B/S, Squidgy "Slick Rigs", Team Diawa Pro-Vibrations,Trout Killer E-Chips !

Jindabyne:- It's been a little patchy of Jindy over the last few weeks, with best area's being up around the Thredbo river mouth at around Waste Point and the eastern shoreline around Sid's Bay . Fishing a mixture of small minnows like RMG Scorpions, Merlins & Attacks along with Tassies in "Yellow Wing" patterns should see a few nice fish in the boat.

*A- team, Shane,Matt & Newton

B- Team, Rehett & Dean

C - Team , Allan & Trent - All from Victoria worked hard on Jindy over 4 days using just about everything for 21 fish - mostly rainbows around .800 grams - with the best fishing being on live mudeyes !

*Craig & Jason from Queanbeyan trolled out from Kalkite with flatlines and our Alpine Cobra's in the "Black hole" & "Alpine Attractor" for 6 nice rainbows around the kilo mark.

*Lou Wohl & Brian Emerson from Canberra trolled Jindy with lead lines and Tassies in Col Y48, Y05,31 & 28 for 10 rainbows and 7 browns to 2kgs.

Baitfishing

The baitfishing has been great,with some fantastic browns starting to come in over the last few weeks. The best rig through winter was combining a scrub worms with a Power bait dropper ( pictured below).Power bait in orange, rainbow and lemon twist have been the main fish takers.This rig has really proven itself over the last few seasons, with both options you really have it covered.Power bait naturally floats, so the distance you make your dropper is the distance you can expect your Power bait to be above the bottom. This means that fish will find your bait a lot quicker even if you have cast into weeds. If they don't eat the Power bait they have found your main bait a lot quicker. The hook is important when fishing with Power bait and we get a special "single egg" pattern in from Gamakatsu just for the job - which has a short shank and ultra wide gape. Feel free to ask us to go over the rig next time your in if still unsure.

Powerbait Dropper Rig

Best areas on Eucumbene include: Middling bank, Frying pan, Seven Gates, Yens bay, Breamar bay ,Providence around the Eucumbene River Mouth and along the dam wall at Eucumbene Cove.

Best area's on Jindabyne include: The clay pits in front of town, Hatchery bay, Hayshed bay and Kalkite.

Jindabyne Dam Wall project Up-dates :- For detailed information regarding the work being carried out on the Lake Jindabyne Dam wall, including road delays etc go to :-

#Please Note - NSW Fishing Licences:- Due to the amount of work involved with licence returns we are now ONLY offering fishing licences On-Line Via the NSW Fisheries web site with the use of CREDIT CARD PAYMENT ONLY !

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Archive Date: 07/11/2005