Jack Gillespie — Megabass X-80 Jnr at Arthurs Lake.
ARTHURS LAKE Matt Sherriff shares his knowledge
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Trout population and is one of the most popular Trout fishing destinations in our state. It did suffer a decline in recent times and Woods Lake just down the road took over, but that is changing back. Lure fishing, in my opinion would have to be the most successful way of targeting fish in this water. While there are some great days for the fly fisherman to enjoy success during hatches, those fishing lures will consistently find better numbers of fish.
SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS
rthurs Lake would have to be my favourite trout fishing destination. Whilst the fish in neighbouring Great Lake have a bigger average size, to me the moonscape of Great Lake has nothing on the setting offered in Arthurs. Watching the sun rise over Arthurs, with the dead trees emerging eerily from the morning mist, epitomises what a special place this is. Damming the upper Lake River and flooding the area that originally contained two lakes, Blue Lake and Sand Lake, and the Morass Marsh made the modern day Arthurs Lake. The water in Arthurs Lake is used for hydro electricity generation with the water being pumped into Great Lake to feed the power station at Poatina. Arthurs has a self-sustaining wild Brown
Lures I find it best to set up three rods to cover most situations you will come across throughout the lake as this will allow you to quickly change tactics as you go from one area to another. Two of these rods will be running hard bodied minnows with a profile that closely resembles the Galaxias that the trout feed on. One shallow model that runs down to around 1 metre and the other a deeper version which dives to two metres or so. The third lure is a soft plastic “T” Tail with a 1/16th or 1/12th jig head and 1/0 hook. The shallow minnows are best used tight in against the shores and when I say tight, I mean as hard into the shores as you can! It is surprising how close to shore the
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