Posts Tagged ‘Hopper fishing’
Fly Fishing Tasmania March Mini-Report
February saw the arrival of the hoppers to the rivers of the Northern Midlands, in particular the South Esk, Lake, lower Macquarie and Meander rivers.
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The river fish are well and truly on the hoppers now, with the our WMD Hopper proving deadly. It’s been a freaky fortnight on the rivers, with more than 13 three-pound trout coming to hand, all polaroided, and all on the WMD hopper.
We’ve also been busy with Western Lakes Campouts, with the usual mix of blue sky days, and cracked up cloudy days providing both polaroiding days and mayfly days. January was an extremely dry month on the Central Plateau (19mm of rain compared to the average 120mm), so the best waters to head to have been deepwater lakes where drop-off edges are proving very productive for cruising trout averaging 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds.
Read MoreGuided fly fishing on Tasmania’s rivers: grasshopper time.
Fly fishing on Tasmania’s rivers: grasshopper time.
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