2012

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.

Wanting to chase the larger specimens, we headed to Four Springs. After a number of fish had accepted the fly, a good hook-up was the result on the dry fly. After a lengthy battle Kris landed this fine rainbow trout. A memorable day with an abundance of insects.

For the love of the small stream and the joy of the dry fly, Brian took the time to tweak his accuracy in casting and landed a number of feisty St Patrick's River brown trout.

Duns hatching and it starts to drizzle. In the muggy conditions the duns are not able to get away very quickly so a number of fish move in to mop up the fly on the surface. Bob is pretty happy with this fine brown!

Early in the day before the main hatch, Geoff started out well, managing to keep in touch with a bead head over the weed beds, landing a couple of good fish in quick succession.

After some rough weather throughout the morning, Felipe and Sylvana were enjoying lunch on an island, the duns started popping off, so we leapt back into the boat and landed fish after fish after fish!  

After the main hatch, while still on the lookout for the succulent mayfly nymphs of Arthur's Lake, this prime brown falls prey to Bill's well presented fly.

This beautifully marked hen came up to sip Jim's red spinner imitation during a calmer period of the day and put on a spectacular acrobatic show.

Early on in the day, in the absence of any mayfly activity, in about a meter and a half of water, Dean drew this jack brown to the surface with a grasshopper imitation.