The Australian mainland, by and large, is arid and hot. Half of the land mass experiences wet and dry seasons rather than summer and winter. The climates preferred by trout are restricted to the southern island of Tasmania, and parts of the the cooler lower states and territories. After the second world war, the country embarked upon the Snowy Mountains Scheme with the aim of providing water and electricity to a rapidly growing population and economy. The flip side of this scheme was to provide some fantastic cold water habitat for brown and rainbow trout. Two massive lakes were formed in which trout thrived and spread to the rivers and streams. Peter Morse explores the lake fishery by polaroiding the shoreline for post spawn brown trout in the depths of winter, then looks at the challenging fishing on offer in the rivers of the Monaro district.

circa 1998

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