Fly Fishing Tasmania – end of season mini-report
Mayflies, midgers and tailers are all current highlights as the brown trout season comes to an end. The South Esk continues to have excellent black spinner falls and baetid dun hatches, with a few hours of rising trout being found most days (excepting frontal-weather system days). The Lower Meander still has the odd hopper feeder, and occassional baetid sippers, and the Lower Macquarie still features sporadic afternoon red spinner falls, and foam-line sippers. Up in the highlands and we have...
Hatch DVD – featuring Tasmania, NZ, Slovenia, UK. In Stock Now
The feature film of last year's RISE film festival has just been released, and is now available at FlyShop 1864. Featuring narration by renowned Tasmanian angler Greg French, Hatch brings BBC style documentary making to fly fishing, and features some of the World's greatest hatches. These include mayflies hatches on the chalkstreams of England, mayfly leapers in the wilds of Tasmania's Western Lakes, and cicada feeders in New Zealand's gin-clear waters. You can order Hatch from here
New products in stock – Gamakatsu SW Hooks, Hare’s Ear Ice Dub, Bulk CDC
New in stock are Gamakatsu Saltwater Hooks (SL12S and Bonefish), as well as Hare's Ear in our Ice Dubbing range. The hares ear dubbing which features a UV-reflective dubbing should be red-hot on traditional Hare's Ear nymph patterns and Fastwater Duns. We also now have bulk 1 gram bags of natural CDC, for only $9.95. Finally, the Orvis Sling Pack is a great alternative to the traditional vest, and now back in stock.
Hatch DVD – Available Now
Hatch DVD by Gin Clear is now available from FlyShop 1864! Awesome chalkstream fishing in the UK, spring creeks in Slovenia, but the star of the show is argueably the black spinner mayfly leapers of the Tasmania Western Lakes. Hatch can be ordered from here "Hatch" trailer - by Gin Clear Media | Fly Fishing Movie from The Fly Fishing Film Tour on Vimeo.
New to 1864 – New fly patterns, Tiemco & Kamasan Hooks, Drake Magazine
New in the shop and online are a few new 1864 fly patterns. Also just arrived are Tiemco and Kamasan Hooks, and our favourite American Magazine - The Drake. Check them out online or instore now.
The Drake Mag – Now In Stock
The Drake Mag - the world's most youthful and irreverent fly fishing magazine is now stocked at FlyShop 1864. Buy it in store or via our webshop now.
RiverFly Tasmania – March fishing report with tips, reviews and news
Mayflies, hoppers and our new fly fishing shop It’s been a long time between newsletters, but we’ve had good reason: the arrival of our first baby, a little boy named Sidney, and the opening of our new fly shop in Launceston, FlyShop 1864 (at 45 Cameron Street, Launceston. Onto the fishing report… Tasmania got off to a great start in spring, with the Macquarie River featuring the best red spinner hatches since the 1960’s. What a difference three wet winters...
New Orvis, Loon, Peitjean and fly tying products added
We've just added more than 30 new products to our website, and are busily improving the navigation pane. New products include those from Loon, Marc Petitjean, Orvis and a huge range of fly tying. Check out the new Buffs, dubbing and hair for fly tying, new Mini WMD fly pattern and more. [caption id="attachment_1099" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="New calf...
New size adjustable fly boxes from Orvis
New marabou colours and Orvis Ice Dub
Fly Fishing Tasmania March Mini-Report
Many apologies for the delay between reports...we've been busy with our young son, and our new fly shop www.flyshop1864.com.au . Now, onto the fishing: 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. The large yellow hoppers were a little low on numbers on all the rivers, other than the lower Macquarie, however the small brown and orange hoppers were great trout fodder on...
Itu’s Bones – new bonefish DVD
Itu's Bones: New from the makers of Once In A Blue Moon comes Itu's Bones, the story of bonefish netter-turned-guide Itu, and his island paradise of Aitutaki. Available in store or via our webshop from the 25/2/2012.
New Orvis Hydros 3D flyline review
We've just received our first shipment of the new range of Hydros flylines from Orvis, and after three days on Brumbys Creek, the Meander and The Lower Macquarie, I'd have to say that the new Hydros 3D is the best textured line I've ever used. Textured lines started to make an appearance a few years ago when Scientific Anglers released the Sharkskin, and Airflo released the Ridgeline. The theory is simple: by using a textured coating on the outside coating...
Tonic Polaroid glasses – in stock now
Announced in the latest FlyLife Magazine (Summer 2011/2012), Tonic Eyewear has just been launched by former Spotters founder, Doug Phillips. With De-centred grounded lenses, and lighter-weight full glass photocromatic lenses, Tonic has lifted the bar when it comes to high quality. After using Maui Jim, Costa and Spotters over the years, and relying on polaroids to earn our living whilst sight-fishing and guiding, we're excited to be one of the first in Australia to use and stock Doug's new Tonic...
Orvis Fly Tying Desk – coming soon
We are excited to be receiving a small shipment of Orvis Fly Tying Desks in the new year. These crafted desks keep your fly tying materials organised and ready to use. Lots of storage drawers offer organisation for materials, and there is heaps of room for a bench or pedestal vice. When it's now in use, the desk-top folds over. Made of birch and cherry veneer with cast-bronze hardware, a specialised tying desk such as this has never been available...
Saddle Hackle packs in stock
They are as rare as hen's teeth, but we've been able to offer a few saddle hackle packs for sale. These are only available by phone (03) 6334 8386, Email or in-store on a first-in basis. Currently in stock, hackle packs with enough hackle for ~100 flies. $24.95 ea: Black #16-20 Grizzly dyed brown #16-20 Dark Brown Variant #16-20 and #12-14 Light Brown #16-20 Furnace #12-16 Brown #16-18 Brown (mixed) #10-14 Very limited stocks.
Recycled Waders Bum Bag back in stock
Our favourite bum bag from Recycled Waders is now back in stock . Support up-cycling and help add to the 580lbs of waders already recycled by this innovative business.