Four Springs, late season
Catching up on posts from the season... Ed came back to Tassie for a few days for some more fly fishing adventures with us. This was late season, on Four Springs, a lowland lake. On this day mayfly were popping off in pockets here and there and a few fish were cashing in on the opportunity. Well presented emerger mayfly patterns resulted in a number of good hookups, and keeping a cool head throughout the action, Ed had no trouble bringing the fish to the net safely.
All smiles on the Nineteen Lagoons
Catching up on posts from the season.... It was in January and Christopher and Harry enjoyed three days of very clear skies and light winds. Low flows in some cases on the central plateau required a stealthy approach and high levels of patience to get the opportunities for these wild brown trout to eat the fly. Harry is pretty happy with this beautiful wild brown trout from a lake in the Nineteen Lagoons, on Tasmania's Central Plateau Harry with a lovely wild brown from the Nineteen Lagoons region Wading one of the many [...]
Lurking in a little creek
It was late April, and armed with a 3 weight rod and a grasshopper I set off for an afternoon fish on a stream no wider than a kitchen table. This small creek winds its way through the northern midlands. Once upon a time it was known as Penny Royal Creek. Occasionally we do come across some surprisingly good specimens. This fish was caught again and released by another angler a week later.
Another day in April
Another day in early April, on the Mersey River. In the absence of any surface activity Mark worked a tungsten bead nymph under a dry fly to secure a chunky rainbow and a couple of small browns. This is a wide open riffle section of the river, not too difficult to wade, and with plenty of room for casting, even for up to two people.
Smelt Feeder
On this particular day earlier in April, it was hard to find enough mayfly on the surface or find any fish even looking for them. The tactic here was to find bust ups of small smelt spraying on the surface and the signs of charging trout. We hang in on the zone until they show again, then cast. Mark is pretty happy with this wild brown trout.