drakesbrooke dam
Submitted by skip on Tue, 2008-11-18 17:25.
Gday,
went to drakesbrooke dam on thursday night, supposed to be trout n redfin, got one small redfin n stacks of mossies. anyone into fresh water fishing? where is decent, harvey? dwellingup? what rigs & bait?
and also thinking of going onto some of these dams with a kayak, anyone tried anything like that?
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HuggyB
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I have most success
At Harvey and if I'm stuggling I'll give Waroona a bash - cant say I have fished Drakesbrook for a looooong time (7 or 8 years ago I recall).
As for rigs and bait - I know Harvey and Waroona are artificial lure only, so I'd suspect Drakesbrook is in the same boat. Other rivers like the Donnelly/Warren/Murray etc probably allow the use of bait, but dont quote me as I dont normally fish there.
And yeah, kayak fishing is one of the preferred methods! Paddle power or electric outboards only in the dams.
Oh, and make sure you have a freshwater fishing license.
UncleStu
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Date Joined: 18/05/08
redfin
Picked up a nice halco lure from the tackelshak
red on top, gold belly ,bib on the front, worked realy well.The little buggers chewed the paint off it.That was down on the warren river. There is still some good fish to be had in the murry .I have done my best on live bait ,minnos and earthworms its a cheap but very effective alternitve.Im still working on the trout . there is quite a few fresh water fishos on site they just dont say much.
Cheers Uncle Stu .
Feral
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ive pulled a few trout out
ive pulled a few trout out of the warren now (all released) but im yet to catch a redfin :( ... one day itll happen i suppose
GusG
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I fished Harvey with fly
I fished Harvey with fly about 4 weeeks ago and no joy. Then tried lures and I hooked one but he jumper off before I got a look.
skip
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Date Joined: 17/11/08
is waroona & drakesbrooke
is waroona & drakesbrooke the same place?
i used some lures earlier on and had no luck, blood worms there a couple of years ago and was ok. maybe should stop wasting my time there and try another spot.
UncleStu
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WAROONA DAM
Waroona dam is lake navarino ,so im told .Drakesbrook dam is further south, as you head south out of town you will cross drakes brook the stream that comes from the dam.follow the brook and youl find the dam. Up hill , there is a sign post .
Cheers Uncle Stu
rainbow
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Date Joined: 03/01/08
Ever tried soft plastics ?
Still to hit WA (in the Autumn I hope) but gathering info in the meantime. Has anyone tried soft plastics in these above mentioned rivers or dams & GusG do you fish wet flies or dry? Dont suppose there are mayfly hatches are there?
I`d rather be fishin`!!!
sloppyjoe24
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Date Joined: 16/09/08
The waroona dam is where u
The waroona dam is where u can ski, the drakesbrook weir is the smaller body of water south of town. its been very ordinary for a long time, still ok to use baits but its a waste of time i haven't heard any reports other than tiny redfin. the harvey weir has been producing lots of trout lately and any redfin u catch there are pretty good size