by DougieK » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:50 pm, Post This section of the stream is absolutely textbook fly fishing water; it looks a million dollars and often fishes accordingly, with nymphs doing the most damage early in the season before hopper fishing becomes a highlight in mid to late summer. Regular Member: Michael Kee :nicefish: Good river that, I spent a bit of time on it in earlier years, well done Simon, cheers davo. Steve. Fishing World is Australia’s premier and longest established fishing magazine and has become known as the “sport fishing bible”. There will be a tree planting day on May 5, 2018. Great article. The reel can be spooled with 4 to 6 lb braid connected to a 4-6lb leader. Channel width is around 8 m becoming 22 m near its junction with the Goulburn River. I tied on a foam hopper, and cast it within inches of the log, making it land with a distinct plop. Try your hand at fishing in great rivers, mountain streams and alpine lakes and try to nab some of mainland Australia's largest river-dwelling trout. He’d also picked up the art of reading the water quicker than most, and was drifting his fly through all the right zones as we slowly made our way upstream. The river was running very high and it was very difficult wading along the edges but I caught and released around 10 rainbows and brown trout from various places. This can be the one major downside to fishing twig-water such as the upper reaches of the Steavenson: the close-quarters nature of the angling required can mean that trout spot you long before you can manoeuvre a fly onto their heads. Despite heavy angling pressure in parts, the Steavenson continues to produce time and again, perhaps thanks in part to the catch-and-release practices of many of the fishermen who visit the area. Fishing reports and information on the upper and lower reaches of the Yarra River. Cheers, Hood River, OR. As such, I’d strongly urge anyone visiting the area to use barbless hooks and practice catch and release fishing so that we may conserve it as the premier fly-fishing destination within day-trip distance from Melbourne. As anyone who gets out semi-regularly knows, that’s just fishing – sometimes you can do everything right and still come up empty handed. Treasurer: Dusan Ivanovic Wish we could have been there too working a fishing fly in the river! General Meetings I feel very fortunate to have fishing right on my door step. The faster, deeper, cooler water made for more comfortable trout far less prone to spooking, and the more open surrounds meant that overhead casting was again a possibility. We now live on Badger Creek and I’ve already caught and released trout and blackfish from the “Garden Pool” as I call it! Overhanging bank vegetation restricts access along the river and also some fishing methods such as fly fishing. Time: 8 pm Trout were about, and I needed to be a little more circumspect. I was caught by surprise in the act of pulling line off my reel and missed the strike. Above its junction with the Taggerty River, the Steavenson narrows considerably into a smaller, shallower stream, with only the occasional patch of slower, deeper water breaking the run of knee-deep riffles, rapids and pocket water. I cast again to the same spot, and once more the fly drifted back. You can chase browns in any season, but if you're…, When air and water temperatures drop and the leaves change color, smallmouth bass start feeding voraciously, bulking up for the long winter that lays…, Anglers know that cooler weather can bring on big bites as fish try to boost their metabolisms for migration, spawning or for a long winter under the…, The outdoor community is finding fame on Instagram, particularly when it comes to fishing. The more I fish the Steavo the more I come to love her. For bait fishing, a simple running sinker rig (weighted lightly) with a 30-centimetre leader coming off the swivel and a size 6 hook will work well. I fished a pheasant tail nymph slung under a Royal Humpy and landed and released one small very feisty little rainbow trout although I did hook but lose around a dozen more, all on the nymph as far as I could tell. I never landed this golden flanked brown: as I reached to take the trout in hand, it shook its head and saved me the trouble. It flows through open, accessible farmland in its lower reaches near Buxton, reaching ten metres wide in places – a delightful series of runs and pools on a perfect freestone bed. Fishing for Stocked Rainbow Trout in North Texas. A master teacher in the art of the fly. I wound in my line and headed back to the car and home satisfied with a fine day’s fishing. Cheers lads, was a nice stretch of river. Steve. Gisborne VIC 3437 Cheers, I fished the Steavenson a few days ago with my 8 foot tenkara rod and a Humpy/Nymph combination. In the end we landed on the more substantial flow just beneath the junction with the Taggerty, and the results were almost instant. On Australia day, the last day of a four day long weekend, I decided to fish the Steavenson River. This is a subreddit for anglers who pursue, or wish to pursue, their favorite fish on fly rods. I fished a bead head nymph under a Royal Humpy and got many hits from trout, mostly on the nymph as far as I could see. Thank you steve. The Steavenson River is not stocked and relies on a natural trout population to provide angling. Yarra River - Fishing Reports. Dabney State Recreation Area. See you again soon Stevo…we have unfinished business you and I…. I reassured him that he couldn’t have done much else and was unlucky not to be walking away with five or more fish to his name. I’m pleased that I came across your site. 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