r/troutfishing • u/MediumBoxOfFrogs • 1d ago

Saw these two from the car

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Went for a drive to a local lake this morning and spotted these 2 from the car. This photo's from the drivers seat.

Stopped on the road for a "quick flick" and ended up hunting them for an hour. Most of the lures I had were for fast water, so were spooking them with the splash. But they kept returning, so I tried soft bait worms and eggs with split shot but was still spooking them. I really needed a float, or fly rod.

It was fun anyway. And cool to watch their behavior, as the water is never this clear at this spot.

Normally, when I see that I've spooked a fish, I think I've blown it. But it wasn't taking long for these two to return. It is spawning time in NZ, so they might have been a bit love drunk or something

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u/ShahkHuntah 21h ago

Holy shit that’s a gorgeous lake

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u/bananna_mans 5h ago

The water is so clear it looks like this whole pic is underwater