The bit of rain that some of the state has received over the past fortnight has really given a breath of life for the freshwater streams and lakes, and fired the trout up some more. With a rise in water levels and an increase in water turbidity the trout have been actively feeding up and responding well to anglers fishing lures.

Customer Matt has been fishing the pondage at Eildon over the past few weeks and has been landing some quality trout on lures. With overcast conditions and passing rain the trout have been patrolling the riverbed edge and flats looking for some easy prey. Matt’s spoon style lures throw a lot of light and have an erratic action when slowly retrieved so they have been an excellent searching style of lure to find which areas the fish have been patrolling.

Customer Vince has also been doing some trout fishing in the streams between Eildon and Noojee and he is also finding some decent size trout. Some of the larger tributaries have been producing brown trout to over 50cm. Most of the fish in these type of waterway are generally in the 20 – 25cm size range, so fish this size are exceptional. Vince has been fishing one of his favoured light spin rods with small hardbodies for all the action. The more tannin in the water the brighter the lure colour for extra contrast, with orange and black being favourites for him.

Any rain event during Summer and Autumn can provide an extra boost in trout activity in the local rivers. If you’re going to bait fish these rivers baits like cut worm are excellent after rain also.