Short Stories & Fishing Tales

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.

In windy conditions, finding a calm area that has structure, such as trees, and good weed beds, can make all the difference. One of Liam's first trout, and the only help he needed to bring it in was a grown-up wielding a net!

At very low water levels the trout are at their most wary. They will show when the food turns itself on, i.e. during a stonefly hatch. Ilsa holds a fine Brumbys Creek brown trout, found over skinny weed beds collecting stonefly nymphs.

Junji did well at the very tail end of the season to land two good fish in succession on Great Lake.