Epic fly rod Archives - RiverFly 1864 - river and wilderness fly fishing Tasmania

Glass rod rundown

For the past season or two we’ve been using Epic glass rods as our personal creek rods (myself, Sim, Peter and Beevs). Most of our small stream and up-close fishing (willow grub fishing) is on overgrown tussocky streams, or within willow swampland, so we choose glass as the most resilient rod material. Why? You can…

What gear are we using for 2020?

We don’t generally do many gear posts, but we do get asked a lot about what gear we are using and why. So here’s a rundown of some of the key gear we are using this season: Epic Fly Rods – Epic fly rods are built in New Zealand by our mate and casting guru…

Why you don’t need another fast-action fly rod

FlyFest 2015, and why you don’t need another fast actioned fly rod… Our annual community fly fishing event is called FlyFest, and the weekend of events just wrapped again for another season. Put simply, FlyFest is a community event that our flyshop runs each year, to promote fly fishing through international guests, as a way of…