It has been proven numerous times with under water cameras that trout will follow trolled lures for amazingly long periods of time, so it always pays to alter your trolling speed by both increasing and decreasing the speed to tempt a strike. However, because the boat is still moving, the lure will continue to swim from inertia but at a reduced speed and at the same time drop down the water column. As the motor is shifted to the off position the side-to-side swaying action of the winged lure will slow significantly replicating a swimming fish. The other reason I opt for winged lures is based around the method I like to apply when trolling.Įvery 20 or so metres completely cut the power of the electric motor for two seconds, so that the forward momentum of the boat slows. The reason I use winged lures is the fact they are not only highly effective and can be trolled quite quickly, resulting in aggression bites from quality browns, but the area is littered with submerged timber, so snags and lost lures are a common occurrence here. Winged lures loaded onto the lead core outfits and fished with three to four colours out, has proven itself over the past couple of seasons. Trolling a combination of lead core and flatline outfits will deliver the best catch rates.ĭownrigging can be advantageous in the area however, this method comes into its own during the three months after Christmas. The deep water throughout this inlet and along the outer edges provides reliable trout fishing as the shallower margins of the lake begin to increase beyond the comfort levels of trout. Located on the north-western shoreline, it is best fished from a boat and offers some excellent deep-water brown trout options through the latter part of spring into early summer. Little Tolbar inlet is also known as Benefield Inlet and is situated north of the Braemar boat ramp.

With no less than 224 km of shoreline to explore and a capacity of nearly nine times that of Sydney Harbour, you will need a lifetime to fully discover all the hidden secrets of this dominant trout fishery.Nestled high in the NSW alpine region (1200 m above sea level) Eucumbene forms an integral part of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Lake Eucumbene is the largest man-made waterway on mainland Australia.

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