Goulburn River Stonkers And Wild Brown Trout

A trip to the Goulburn River fishing for the Stonker Rainbow trout and then looking for some wild brown trout feeding on the edges using soft plastics.
Lures used:
OSP HP Shadtail 3.1 and 2.5" Colour TW103
OSP Asura II 925SP
Outfit
Edge Rods Black Widow BSR702
Daiwa Certate 2500
Toray Seabass Pe 0.8
Toray Lure Leader 8lb

[@gaidin]

another awesome video mate - love your local Vic content! And we really love you putting them all back for the kids to catch again on the holidays :)

[@HawkesyFishing]

Thanks Mate! I don't have a need for so much meat so best to put them back for someone else to enjoy

[@sydneydecker6363]

Epic, love the video especially those browns. 💪💪🤙

[@HawkesyFishing]

Thanks mate!

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Wow mate that is amazing. Keep up the great content mate

[@HawkesyFishing]

Thanks, will do!

[@FlyFishingwithKraza.-to4lf]

Nice work. The footage on the last Brown you caught was awesome.

[@HawkesyFishing]

I couldn't believe that it went for it a second time in such shallow water, was so cool to see

[@FlyFishingwithKraza.-to4lf]

👍👍@@HawkesyFishing

[@omcyidin]

Hawkesy Asslamualaikum sobat selamat malam semangat terus sobat ku salam dri om cyidin dan sukses selalu untuk konten nya

[@roberta4760]

what pound leader do you use? also what's the jig head size and what plastics do you recommend and size. thanks

[@HawkesyFishing]

6 or 8lb leader. For jigheads I use 1/16 or 1/12oz depending on how much flow there is l. I find the osp hp shadtails work really well. Both in 3.1" and 2.5"

[@TheJjfw10]

are the big ones any good eating ???

[@HawkesyFishing]

Not sure I've never kept one to try and have heard really mixed things from people who have kept them

[@frankbotic9953]

Stonker of a trout bro.

[@HawkesyFishing]

Thanks mate!

[@art-is-lazy4509]

OM Hatchery Trout, what an absolute horse bruh. I wonder if those old factory breeders breed when released in the river or if they're all played out? Those things are like dam pets, they knock you 'ass over head' like an over eager large dog.

[@HawkesyFishing]

I'm not sure how successful they are spawning in the river but the ones that are still in there definitely try to spawn

[@timsbike4887]

I saw a post on a camping page i follow and some what looked like first timers thought they were all trout fishing gods when they caught a few huge ex breeders out of a small dam in NSW. Straight on the BBQ for them.

[@XaviarB4M]

Please tell me the spot I'm just getting waders now😅😅

[@HawkesyFishing]

The Goulburn river between eildon pondage and Alexandra. Pretty much every major public access point has been stocked with big trout for opening

[@XaviarB4M]

@@HawkesyFishing yeah just fished thorton with no luvk