DutchDryfly Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 My annual trip to Austria with some friends was again very nice. We had the best weather we ever had, which meant that the fish were not in the frenzy-mode. But they were definitely bigger and fatter then other years, due to the warm weather which started beginning of May. I let the pictures speak for themselves, but will gladly answer any question you might have. Day 1 on the Hintersee Day 2 on the Salzach Day 3 Upper Krimmler Ache (altitude 1800 meters) Quote
toolman Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 Beautifull photos. Did you manage to take video again this year? Were the fish taking any dry flys? What insects were hatching? Thanks for posting DutchDryFly. Quote
DutchDryfly Posted June 14, 2007 Author Posted June 14, 2007 Day 4 Lower Krimmler Ache (altitude 1600 meters) Day 5 Finkausee Quote
DutchDryfly Posted June 14, 2007 Author Posted June 14, 2007 Beautifull photos. Did you manage to take video again this year? Were the fish taking any dry flys? What insects were hatching? Thanks for posting DutchDryFly. No video this year, all friends with camera were not able to make it. Almost all the fish were taken on dries, Caddis, Royal Coachman and Klinkhammers. I have never experienced a hatch in Austria, most of the time it is to cold and this year it was to warm. Oddly enough we did not catch anything on nymphs. But in the rare occasion the trout and grayling were not rising ( 2 hours in the whole week ), a sinktip with a muddler did the trick. Quote
126barnes Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 Beautiful! Do the fish have accents too? Yes, they all talk like Arnold. Quote
maxwell Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 dope pics dude...damn beautiful out there....that broonie has some trippy coloration Quote
Lawrence Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Dutch you're a lucky man to get out there dude! Looks like you're in some beautiful country side, nice pics! Quote
chidders Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Beautiful trip. What were the size ranges of fish and how many did you catch? Quote
DutchDryfly Posted June 15, 2007 Author Posted June 15, 2007 Beautiful trip. What were the size ranges of fish and how many did you catch? The average size of the fish on the Krimmler Ache lies between 12 and 15 inches. There are some bigger ones to be found, the brown one on day 4 was just shy of 18 inches and the Grayling was 17 inches. We saw even some bigger fish but did not manage to catch them. For numbers, it is possible to fish together and catch 50 fish a day each. For the other rivers and lakes, the average size lies between 15 inch and 30 inch for browns and between 15 and 22 inch for grayling. More difficult to catch and not as many as on the Krimmler Ache. Overall I would say we managed 25 fish a day each. It was a bit more difficult due to the hot weather, we had days with 22-30 degrees Celsius. Rob PS: You can check the website of the hotel at Braurup PPS: From tomorrow on, I expect the same curtasy of photo-reports. Exactly 3 months to go till my visit and can hardly wait. Quote
kungfool Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Magnificent imagery there! Thank you for posting these. Quote
bigbowtrout Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Sweet pics thanks for taking the time to post them Quote
Christofficer Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Wow, gorgeous pictures. Does a trip like this cost alot of money? Quote
SteveM Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Ah, yes, Austria! G'day, mate. Put another shrimp on the barbie! (Just kidding!) Great pics, DDF! Quote
maxwell Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 thansk for hte links dude, sounds like soem unreal fishing is too be had Quote
DutchDryfly Posted June 22, 2007 Author Posted June 22, 2007 Wow, gorgeous pictures. Does a trip like this cost alot of money? Not for me since I live in Europe. Total about CAD 1000 including travel, food, stay and DRINKS! Quote
DutchDryfly Posted June 22, 2007 Author Posted June 22, 2007 Ah, yes, Austria! G'day, mate. Put another shrimp on the barbie! (Just kidding!) Great pics, DDF! Wrong continent Bob. It's Austria and not Australia. Quote
Hawgstoppah Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 wow. those pictures are gorgeous. My favorite is the one with 2 cows watching the show. Awesome! Quote
Glenbow Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Fantastic photos & report, DDF. Gorgeous over there, ya? It was kinda cool to see a brookie over there. Thank-you for posting those excellent shots for us. Quote
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