Fly fishing

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.

Between showers, wind shifts, and a little heavy rain, a gorgeous brownie like this will keep you smiling! A few sporadic waves of duns south of the Cowpaddock at Arthur's Lake, Luke managed to nail a few with accurate casts using an emerger.

Even when on your honeymoon you have to make time to go fishing! Rob had a lot of experience with the fly on many different species, yet the trout was new to him. We found a few very close in amongst the sticks. The Polaroiding was magnificent and a red tag fly did the trick!

Once again Polaroiding  in amongst the tight stuff! An experienced lake fisherman, Simon perfects his stream craft during a river experience. Accurate casting over shallow water brings this brownie to hand.