Lake Silver,Sally and Galaxias

I had planned a final trekking fish for last week! The story goes that my original partner in crime had decided that work was more important that a fishing trip to the western lakes.... This left me in some what of a quandry as my wife does not like me flying solo on these treks and i could not think of anyone who was available during the week! It wasn't until i remembered that my cousin Mike had not long returned from his post in the UK! Luck was a fortune as Mike was to planning a walk out west with two premier fly guides from Rainbow Lodge in miena Craig and Lane,its funny how things pan out!

So it was set i finished work and headed to Miena to catch up with Mike, it had been 15 years..too long! Last memories i recall we were drinking some home brew in a family caravan at Little Pine and feeling more than a little ill afterwards (tip not a great idea to swallow the sediment!!). A quick hello and it was time to meet up with Craig and Lane to plan the days ahead.After a few quiet ales it was decided that we would drive then walk into Lake Silver where we had access to Lake Sally,Antimony,Galaxias and Ah Chees.

The walk in was quite pleasant conditions being overcast and cool, a few notes for future reference is that the track veers left before taking another left which is marked with timber on the banks overlooking the Talleh Lagoons this track will take you past Theresa Lagoon toward Powena Creek which has a little hut beside it! Tip two if you want to stick to the track and water flow is high then your feet will need to get wet if you would like to keep your feet dry then there are some serious boulders upstream but be prepared to bash your way through the bush back to the track...speaking from experience!!

We set up camp and it wasn't long before we were in fishing mode..we split up and covered Lakes Sally,Silver and Antimony!! Sally is further than expected and quite uneventful on the fishing front! I was to meet up with Mike and Stonesy but they were nowhere to be seen! Until i found some massive fish smashing it up in a broadwater on the way back from Sally of which i covered well... albeit rocks which were being pegged from the lost pair who had decided Ah Chees would make for better fishing... haha very funny guys i can imagine the humour watching me on my hands and knees stalking rocks!!!

Back at camp fishless we caught up with Craig and Lane who had 2 between them Craig's biggest pushing 4 or was that 6 pound???? Not a great lover of trout i have finally found a bush recipe that was divine... sushi trout soaked in a wasabi soy sauce mix truly sensational!

The next two days were uneventful on the fishing front with a window of about an hour where fish were feeding in the funnel at Silver the best bank needed to be waded to open up fishable water, it was here i hooked one on a Dun pushing a couple of pounds...more sushi! Craig landed the only other fish for the trip and although the fishing was quiet the anecdotes from the party by the camp fire ranged from Permit on fly to Space shuttle take offs at NASA, i sure was blessed to be surrounded by such an interesting and diverse bunch of blokes!

In summary Lakes Silver, Sally, Antimony all contained a lot of small fish the bigger fish seemed to be polaoroided or out in the middle where a float boat is handy! My favorite shore being the wooded shore of the neck in Silver! Lake Ah Chees and Galaxias are both deep,wooded and full of Galaxias more suited to SPs but would contain monster trout!!

I am sure my casting improved out of sight thanks to some tips from Mike and i cant wait until next trip!


Beachy loves gettingamonstit!!!Tassie Rocks!