Fresh news from the IFS website, the gate to the Nineteen Lagoons is due to open today! Lookout out tailing trout, here we come…
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Fly fishing Tasmania September mini-report
September 21st, 2011 by DanielHere’s the latest news from around the state:
A rapidly rising Great Lake is littered with dead worms, which will provide awesome sight fishing opportunities along the edges as soon as we get a couple of consecutive warm days. Lake Augusta is also producing excellent sight-fishing in high water conditions, however the gate out West is still shut. Lake Huntsman is the pick for tailing trout, early and late, with the chance of good midge-hatches during the day.
The St Patricks is running consistently high, but very clear, likewise the upper North Esk which stays clear until near its confluence with Burns Creek. The Meander is high and murky, but the South Esk is reaching fishable levels and clearing. The Upper Macquarie is primed for the upcoming mayfly hatches, at a nice and high level and reasonably clear for this time of year. Great news is that Brumbys is up and flowing again, and look for good beetle falls over the next month.
That’s all for now, but look out for this season’s first newsletter next week. Until then, you can check out our new flyshop at www.flyshop1864.com.au for some great Orvis gear, along with products from Recycled Waders, Loon, Dr. Slick and Rio flylines. We have some great value fly tying materials being added for the site next week.
Thanks
Daniel, Simone, and our new edition, young Sidney James!
Trout Waters of Tasmania by Greg French
May 3rd, 2011 by Daniel
Trout Waters Tasmania
It’s here! The updated version of Greg French’s Tasmanian Trout Waters (2002) is due for expected release in July 2011. It’s been nearly a decade since TTW was published, and the book has since became known as ‘the bible’ for anyone wishing to know where and when to fish in Tasmania.
The comprehensively re-worked 2011 edition, titled Trout Waters of Tasmania, has evolved even further to include more waters, and features an even greater coverage of the great Tasmanian river fisheries. We’ve been proud to help Greg out with new features, including comprehensive river level references for the northern rivers, and awesome maps of the Meander, Mersey, Macquarie, St Patricks and Brumbys Creek. The Brumbys Creek Top Weir map is priceless, clearly displaying the best fishing areas, which are the floodplains that inundate during periods of high flow.
The lake maps have been re-worked also, and now show the shorelines at full supply levels, average levels, and low levels. These maps alone make the new Trout Waters of Tasmania an invaluable purchase.
Available now for purchase from FlyShop 1864, our sister business and fly shop.
Fly fishing Tasmania – March mini-report
March 3rd, 2011 by Daniel
March 2, 2011 mini-report:
Autumn is here, and so are the autumn mayflies. Black spinner and beatids are beginning to show on the Lower Macquarie, Brumbys, South and North Esk, and St Patricks Rivers. Our Pheasant Tail Black Spinner has been the best pattern, though the Shaving Brush has also been reliable. Hoppers are around in sporadic numbers (typically on the warmer days), with action on the Lower Macquarie and South Esk – as per usual, the WMD Hopper has been our best pattern. Both raft fishing and wade fishing have been great during periods of stable weather.
Ants have also made an appearance last week, on the Lower Mac and Brumbys, where sippers were undone with CDC F Flies.
Most rivers are running at great heights, though the Meander River is unpredictable at present.
Late dun hatches have continued through to late February on Penstock and others, as has general dry fly fishing during bright spells on the plateau. Recent snow on the mountains will see a drop in water temperature, and fish move to shrimp-beds.
If you are keen for some dry fly fishing and mayfly hatches on the rivers, then now and the next two months is the time. Just drop us an Email http://www.riverfly.com.au/contact
Symmons Plains for sale – 4km South Esk frontage
January 31st, 2011 by DanielAnyone interested in their own Georgian fishing lodge? The iconic Symmons Plains estate is for sale, along with 4km of South Esk River frontage. It was on this property that trout were first introduced to the South Esk in Tasmania, and where they continue to thrive today.
http://www.harcourts.com.au/Property/View/TRT0095/Perth-15046-Midland-Highway
