Golden Trout Award

and Simon takes the early lead!

Well the season is now in its second month, and while it takes a while for the weather and the fishing to hot up, there are some nice catches of trout to be had if the rivers flood. Last Saturday I was lucky enough to hit a patch of good fortune bagging 6 fish in 3 hours from the Mersey River. While river trout are a bit small compared to what is on offer at the lakes, when in good condition, these trout can be a real treat, and keep the motivation up between lakes trips.

Andrew and I opened our accounts with 3 fish each on opening day, Andrew has since had an Arthur’s Lakes trip that added 2, giving him 5 so far. My 3 from opening day, plus 6 from Saturday, puts me in the lead with 9 trout.

Looks like the competition is really hotting up.

In the coming weeks I will be posting more information about the competitors, more information about Tassie trout fishing, and the official rules and regulations for the Golden Trout Award.

This Blog has been created as the official website of the Golden Trout Award.

So...What is the Golden Trout Award I hear you ask!

Now in it's 3rd year, the Golden Trout Award was created by 2 avid Tasmanian trout fishermen, namely myself (Simon) and Andrew, to add some spice to our trout fishing obsession by annually awarding a trophy (bragging rights) to who ever catches the most trout during the Tasmanian Fresh Water fishing season.

This Blog will serve as a running trout tally for this prestigious award, and will also contain some information on Tassie trout fishing, as well as some stories concerning how, where and when the trout were caught, because as any fisherman knows, sometimes you catch a fish, sometimes you don’t catch a fish, but every fishing trip has a story to be told.

So sit back and relax, as the race for the coveted trophy begins.