G'day fishos. What a difference the easing of the Border bubble restrictions has made for us all.
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Trout season has become a reality for everyone wanting to fish the streams.
And Dartmouth, one of the go-to destinations for all trout fishos, is back on the agenda. There just aren't enough weekends in a week now. It was great to see common sense poke his head out.
AT A GLANCE
Lake Hume (66 per cent) - is going well on the yellowbelly front, with some good fish coming in on a variety of lures and baits.
I've apparently gotta watch what I say a bit here, because I copped a bit of flack on social media for overstating how good the fishing was on Hume and Blowering a couple of reports back.
It's hard not to get a little excited when things have been quiet for a month or so and you get a few really good reports in. I'm always wary of trying not to go over the top, but when someone shows you photos of six cod over a metre caught on one weekend - and you get reports of a few others getting picked up on the same weekend - what do you say? That's bloody good fishing.
There's always going to be other fishos in the same area who do no good. That's something that's going to happen, whether it's from lack of knowledge, effort or just plain bad luck. So, don't shoot the messenger.
With that in mind, there have been a lot of people fishing Hume. Most have been catching lots of small reddies, with only a few keepers among them.
Others have been targeting yellas using all sorts of techniques and many are struggling.
But there are a few who are catching reasonable numbers. We had one customer in this week who had landed nine in a session, casting vibes.
About this time every year, we talk about angling for yellas from the bank as they come into warmer water looking for a bit of tucker.
The area we often mention is from Talgarno right through to, and beyond, Granya.
I always reckon it's the perfect time of the year for a family barbecue and an angle from the bank with a worm or a yabbie.
You've got the recipe for a great day out and every chance of picking up a fish or two.
Dartmouth (56.2 per cent) - has been pretty good for most, with the best bag I've heard of being 18 for the day.
Most of these fish were caught flat lining with about 25 per cent being caught a little deeper lead lining.
Tassies were the predominant lure with Pink Lady, Golden Lab, Greyhound and Foxy all taking a few and small minnows also picking up a couple. That's a pretty big day out for anyone!
Lake Banamboola - has also been producing a few nice fish. Although bait has been OK, it seems flicking plastics and spoons has been pretty successful of late.
Blowering (76.6 per cent) - is patchy again, but there is still the odd belter coming in.
Kevin Poynter and Keith Martin did an overnighter recently and Captain Kev managed a monster 1.280m model, which he caught on chicken. Well done boys.
The Snowy Lakes - are fishing really well with good numbers now being caught, mainly on the troll, in both Euc (32.2 per cent) and Jindy (53.6 per cent), with some good quality fish among them.
Both lakes have crept up a little over the past week or so, and it's definitely helped get those trout on the chew.
The streams have also been fishing well, in general.
We haven't had enough rain to knock them around too much, but if they're a little dirty when you get there drifting a worm is always a great backup.
The Mitta is still in pretty good nick and is probably going to be the destination for quite a few this week.
I know it's produced a couple of good fish recently, particularly on smaller minnows such as Rapalas and Yakamito Slim Minnows.
The Kiewa and Ovens Valley streams have been producing too, so the season's shaping up pretty well.
The Murray below Albury has a bit more water pushing through now, making it more navigable than it has been. But it's still pretty low.
Again, the yellas are reasonably active at the minute. Nicko Sedgwick and Josh Read have been out making the most of it, fishing vibes in particular.
There should also be a few trout pushing up with this extra water too, but they may take a bit of time to build to any decent numbers.