TroutFest is over for another year and the fishing season at Milani has begun well with good fish caught in Laura Creek despite the  earlier drought.
Trout caught over the opening weekend ranged from 30cm to 45cms. It was lovely to hear the stories after so much worry that there may not be fish around but they have obviously survived the dry.
This year's trout stocking fry should be ready for the next season as conditions are perfect for  growing this year with the return of our stormy weather keeping the stream in good order.

The start of the season has seen good numbers of fish caught in Laura Creek at Milani (15 and 19 by two fishers on opening day).
Most fish have been around the 35cm mark  but they are easy catching and plenty of choice. The one below was caught by a visitor from the Hastings Club during the Guyra TroutFest.

You will need to type in the full address http://www.milanitroutcottages.com for a while until Google etc catches up with our new location. Please leave us a comment and tell us what you think. A reminder: the fishing is the best in 20 years in our estimation.

I forgot to say the fishing is great with the stream in excellent condition. You can see the fish rising almost any time of the day at present.

We had a wonderful weekend with perfect weather and great guests. Our family in the Trout Cabin enjoyed their first trout fishing experience and hooked a small trout. The children really enjoyed our bushwalk to the mine and then damper and watching Wal work the sheep with our kelpie Jess. We enjoyed ourselves too with Wal demonstrating how to whirl the billy while the damper cooked. Our other guests who have been returning for  may years had a very successful fishing weekend with over 50 fish caught and released. Many of them were small but they also caught three over 40cms.