My friend and I made a day trip to Lilydale yesterday despite warnings of rain.Well no rain fell,a breezie day met us and plenty of fish.Vizibility is around the 1m which is nice for sight fishing although it usually runs much clearer.There is more river grass than i have ever seen at this venue which makes landing the fish extremely difficult.There are alot of fish around,and in prime condition.Some in the deeper waters,others in tiny pockets of water that are only 30cm deep.The first fish i managed to land was a beautiful largie of just over 3kg.I was at one of my favourite boulders below the lodge,with my friend standing behind me watching the largie sip a no.14 stimulator off the surface.Really awesome.We managed to land around 16 fish for the few hours we were there,with many lost to the grass and reeds.The river is really in need of a good flush.Despite this the fishing is really good,with all fish falling for stimulators,not one being enticed by nymphs or buggers.I worked the glides between the grass beds with great success.I tried to find areas where the grass in the river was minimal and water depth was not too deep, in order for a better chance at successfully landing them.If the fish was stuck,I would simply wade to it and release the fish.So if anyone is going in that direction its worth the effort,just stock up on stimulators and elk hair caddis.For newbies to the area,use the bank side cover for camouflage as once they are spooked you can forget them taking a fly.They are in the most unlikely lies so cover the water thouroughly,even quiet,dead looking water on the edges.They lie close to the bank especially where there are creases in the rock bed.ENJOY
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