Tough Times at Tantangara

With Tantangara having been on our 'fishing radar' for quite some time, we were pumped when Choc from Gundagai invited us out there with a few of his mates for a weekend out on the dam.

We were excited to try out a fresh batch of soft plastics we had been given by Strike Tiger, and also had a couple of Stradas to flick around courtesy of Tackle World Wagga. With these options, as well as the usual box of Tassies, Celtas and Rapalas, we were certain for trout fishing glory.

However, in typical Greenhorn Jigheads style, not all went to plan. While we were psyched to go fishing, the weather at Tantangara had other ideas. With gale force winds and choppy water like I've never seen on a dam before, we were pretty much out of our depth. It didn't help that it was also close to 7 degrees. 

We soldiered on, but fishing from the bank was virtually impossible and being on a boat was going to be far from ideal. 

After a shocking nights sleep, we decided to call it a day at Tantangara and headed to Blowering instead. We dodged trees that had fallen across the highway, and pumped the car heaters to find feeling in our limbs again. Once at Blowering, our confidence came back, and we finally went fishing.

Check out this video to see how it all went down...


Jim & Chris