August 2012

Early season on the flooded Macquarie didn't stop the trout from showing well around the shallow margins. Coming up to take the beetle patterns, these litlte beauties had been feeding on worms and grubs and were in great condition, putting big smiles on the faces of Arkie and Kim, who braved the drizzly conditions and had loads of fun.

Keen to catch a Tassie trout, Terry and Chris had a lot of fun with both fly and live bait, bringing a number of fine Arthur's Lake brownies to the boat.

Learning how to fly fish was great fun and very productive for Duncan and Ben. The weather was great, conditions great, and the sight fishing excellent. A good number of fish were landed.

Freshened by rain, the river trout become very lively. Bob landed many, including this lovely 2lb brown on a grasshopper pattern. Not bad for a beginner to fly fishing!

First time to fly fishing for Wally and he didn't take long to get the hang of the cast. Very happy with this result and a number of others throughout the day on Arthur's Lake, Tasmania.

With a few duns showing from time to time, and the odd rise wide and far apart, Rob lays out a determined cast to one within range. A good slash at the emerger followed by a good hook-up, Rob brings to hand his first wild Tasmanian brown trout.

Gold Rush! Prior to any duns hatching, Phil consistently stays in touch with a bead head nymph and nails this absolutely gorgeous golden Artur's Lake brownie.

In such drab conditions, wild Tasmanian trout will cruise up from the depths with great zest to take a gently twitched grasshopper pattern. With matching zest, James reels in this fine Great Lake hen.

Perfect timing! Adjusting the timing of the hook-up when sight fishing to beetle feeders (which generally require a longer pause before tightening the line) takes some patience and skill. Audrey has both and is nicely rewarded.

Visiting from Canada, Peter showed us his methods which did bring success. Sight fishing to beetle sipping brown trout was a complete surprise. Here is just one of a few that were landed.