Delicate presentations make the difference
The wind dropped and the red spinner danced over the glassy surface of the water, occasionally landing. Many browns moved in, sipping down the stragglers. Chuck's delicate presentations resulted in numerous hook-ups.
Brian discovers the Tups Indispensable!
Our beloved Brumbys! During the full heat of the day, often the shade and a magic little fly will do the trick. Brian discovers the Tups Indispensable!
Lake Burbury rainbow trout
Those Burbury rainbows... just let 'em run! In over 70 ft of water out in the open they will take plenty of line. Nick fooled this one with a small nymph in a wind lane.
Lure over the weed beds
Barry persisted out into the deeper water with a soft plastic twitched over the weed beds. This strong brownie took the lure quite softly and once hooked tore off at a rate of knots.
Early season with a lure
Early season, David was able to get his soft plastic right in amongst the sticks along the shoreline. David's good action to the lure and aggressive action by the fish resulted in a number of hook ups.
Fine brown trout on Arthur’s Lake
Early season and a cool day. Persistence with a bead-head nymph over the weed beds at Arthur's Lake landed John this fine brown trout.
Quick Cast Success
Later in the day as the hatch wanes, fish will still show to the odd dun. Anthony uses a keen eye and a quick cast to nail this one.
Australian Salmon on Fly
Visiting American outdoors journalist, Dale Spartas, while in Melbourne for his daughter's wedding, took the opportunity to enjoy a Tasmanian angling experience. After heavy rains, dirty water, and with most trout fisheries closed, we decided to spend a couple of hours on the Tamar River. Between Ray, Dale and myself we landed more than 40 Australian Salmon on the fly.
Fishing and footy weekend
Fishing and football weekend. This group from Victoria enjoyed a day of trout fishing on Four Springs on Saturday, and watching Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium, Launceston on Sunday. Main photo: Guide Gary with Nicholas. After a long period of bright sunshine, a little bit of cloud cover, and action! Nicholas caught this brownie on a pumpkin seed soft plastic. Below: Joe landed this 5lb beauty on a black and gold t-tail soft plastic. Below: Late morning, in bright conditions, in the shallows, Leroy feels a gentle nibble through the tip of his rod, eases it back and winds. 3lb of prime [...]
Late season on a lowland river
Once again grasshoppers are the order of the day on a northern lowland river. Harry quite easily places the fly in just the right spot over and over. Harry proudly shows off one of several caught on this exciting blue sky late season day.