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Shift work and other family commitments have made it hard to get out over the past few weeks and especially to this spot...
30/09/2026

Shift work and other family commitments have made it hard to get out over the past few weeks and especially to this spot, which is one of my favourite all time haunts! But i made i it happen for just one day on the last weekend before it closes until next year.

Was a bit of a slow start to the day stalking the browns as the conditions weren’t quite right causing the ones i did spot to be spooky and super snobby to everything i threw at them, oh hang on they’re browns! 😂

I Managed to get in to a few decent feisty rainbows in between stalks which definitely scratched the itch after a decent dry spell not getting out behind the rod.

It was looking grim but as always persistence pays off! as the conditions changed in my favour i seen my window and hit a stretch that usually goes good and well i wasn’t disappointed getting stuck into some really decent browns.

All these fish absolutely smashed my home tied woolys, with some of the coolest visual and most aggressive eats you can come across. Hence one of the reasons i love this spot!

These three were best of the bunch and sure did put a big smile on my face for the drive home, stoked i made it out before it closed and cant wait to give it a good nudge next season, well hopefully! 😂🤘🎣

After a bit of a dry spell on the rod, i finally got out to chase a few fish around with the bro Nic Dunn on a river i h...
28/07/2026

After a bit of a dry spell on the rod, i finally got out to chase a few fish around with the bro Nic Dunn on a river i haven’t i been to much in a long time!

After and early rise, at the spot before sun up, -5 degree, lots of fussy browns, frozen solid reels, cold spring feed river and super fast current i was quickly reminded how much fun this spot is!! 😂 Although the thought enters your mind sometimes, this didn’t stop us!

Once we had thawed out and regained a little bit of feeling back in our limbs and especially our hands we keep at it hitting some other spots, soaking up the patches of sun in between we got job done and got stuck into some good fish, not to mention losing some really good ones as-well, All adds to the fun though!

Such an epic mission and always super chill vibes with the bro Nic. Cant wait for summer to come back around so can get into some more epic missions and epic fish, these are my two best from the day🤘

P.s. i don’t think this bay boy is built for the cold 🥶

30/06/2026

100% success rate. Can’t get snagged if you don’t have a rod anymore! 🤘

The grom hooked up and landed her a trout, stoked as!! 🎣🤘
15/06/2026

The grom hooked up and landed her a trout, stoked as!! 🎣🤘

Found this nice hog from the lake flats that was sitting in my back log of photos. Cant wait to get back out on these fl...
02/06/2026

Found this nice hog from the lake flats that was sitting in my back log of photos. Cant wait to get back out on these flats to test the skills again on these cunning buggers 🤘🎣

28/05/2026

That one fishing buddy when the campfire beers hit and the power ballads come out! 🤣🤘

First time back at this backcountry spot in over 3 years. Last trip was slow too, but we managed a solid brown trout eac...
24/05/2026

First time back at this backcountry spot in over 3 years. Last trip was slow too, but we managed a solid brown trout each, so the place always stuck in my mind. This time we hit it in a completely different season… and straight away things felt different.

Long drive in, fresh backcountry air, magic scenery everywhere — but first spot? Not a single fish in sight. River was low, crystal clear, hardly any flow. One of those “hmm hows this day going to go” moments

So we missioned deeper into the gorge to the last accessible spot on the road… only to find another angler already there. Bit disheartening at first, especially because this was actually new water for me and I’d been fizzing to finally see it.

Still wandered down for a look anyway… and boom. First fish spotted, and not long after I was into a chunky jack rainbow that absolutely made the trip worth it and gave us good hopes for the rest of the day! The new Skeleton Optics decoys worked wonders spotting that fish in the low clear water too 👀

After that we thought the angler must’ve gone up stream, so we poked our nose downstream a bit further. Easy going down… not so easy getting back out, and nothing happened. Then spent the rest of the day grinding through different sections trying to get the bro Sam hooked up.

Only ended up seeing three fish for the whole mission — all proper quality trout — but nothing else really came together, these other fish were playing hard to get! Different time of year, tough conditions, low clear water and pressure already on the river made it a hard day… but honestly, being back out there in that unreal country was enough for us!

Wicked mission. We’ll definitely be back. Maybe after a good fresh 👀🎣🤘

19/05/2026

Some anglers check the hatch. I prefer tasting notes.😂🍷

17/05/2026

When your fishing buddy is almost shorter than the grass 😂


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