Rivers Update

The much-needed rise in water over the last weekend has brought with it a reasonable number of sea trout. 28 fish to 4 1/2lb were landed last week, with most caught at night. A river walk yesterday revealed a few fish in most pools, with many of them being larger specimens of 2-3lb, rather than the school peal that we would be expecting in numbers. The schoolies are starting to arrive now however, with some also being picked up by trout fishers during the day. After a slow start to the season it's now picking up. The total so far stands at 115 sea trout, with the majority of fish released.
Trout fishing is always slow in high summer, but reasonable numbers of fish to 12 inches have been caught, mainly on goldhead nymphs. Evening fishing is certainly the most productive.
Until we get a much larger, sustained rise in river levels, salmon fishing is not really on the cards. All rivers are now back at summer low level.