Spent a day fishing with my brother Col. We saw no real action until around 3 o’clock in the afternoon when all hell broke loose and the first few mayfly started to show. For the next hour and a half we had eight good hook-ups and more than 50% were rainbows which went ballistic. Tail walking over the surface was common. We had a great time.
Here is a few of the fish we caught on the day.
Photo credits: Gary France and Colin France
Reno had been practicing his casting skills before coming on a guided day with us. And with a few tips from Gary to tweak his technique, Reno’s casting really came together in an amazingly short time.
It’s all about line control with fly fishing, and when the rod tip is close to the water it makes a huge difference for many reasons. Reno kept his rod tip down and in touch with the fly, so was ready when this supremely well marked and strong wild brown trout took the emerging Antron Nymph under a Pink Lady emerger/dry fly.
Gary brags that the pink lady is the most outstanding mayfly pattern he’s come up with so far because it’s highly visible.
Photo credit: Gary France
New to fly fishing, Darren quickly gained confidence with his casting, even managing a hookup on Penstock Lagoon. Darren enjoyed the fly fishing experience and learned a lot from his guide Matt, and is keen to return to Tassie for some more wild trout fly fishing.
Photo: Matt Stone.