Catch of the day

Gore angler Josh Egan (left) holds one of the smaller trout he and his friend Mack Brown caught in the Mataura River at the Otamita Bridge on the first day of the fishing season.

The season opened on October 1 and ends on April 30.

Mr Brown said he enjoyed his first opening day and would be back next year.

"[It was] good seeing everyone out enjoying the amazing weather we had."

He managed to catch about 10 fish of varying sizes.

The ones he and Mr Egan caught in the Mataura River at the Otamita Bridge were likely fish that had hatched last year.