Fishing Report
Fly fishing report – Tasmania, February 2015
After a tough, cool-weather January, summer has been back with a boom during February. Lots of warm, humid days have brought out the ants on both rivers and lakes. Hoppers and late afternoon black spinners have been on the Tasmanian rivers, while beetles and mayfly have been firing up the lake fishing. Best down low has been…
Read MoreFly fishing the Western Lakes, Tasmania
Fly fishing Tasmania’s Western Lakes is all about polaroiding. Just seconds after this image was taken, the brown trout we were looking for appeared under the angler’s rod tip. A quick and accurate presentation on the back cast, and the black spinner fly was nailed. That’s what it’s all about! Where: RiverFly Wilderness Huts, Western Lakes Tasmania.
Read MoreFly fishing Tasmania – Hatch Chart November 28 2014
South Esk – Good spinner action, morning caenids (Pheasant Tail Black Spinners) North Esk – Good nymphing, good mornings St Pats – Reliable polaroiding and dry fly (baetids / Iron Blue Duns) Meander – Morning caenids, daytime spinners (F Fly and Pheasant Tail Blacks), Mersey – Excellent morning caenids Brumbys Top Weir – daytime red spinners…
Read MoreBrumbys Creek Weir One – Tasmanian fly fishing mecca
Everyone asks, ‘where’s your favourite place to fly fish?’. It’s a hard question to answer, and a few places come to mind: the Western Lakes wilderness fishery, the South Esk River flowing at 130 mg/day, or Weir One at Brumbys Creek during high flows. These are all brilliant options, and at the top of my list. But its…
Read MoreBig fish and dry flies – Tasmanian fishing report
The past week has been a ripper time for hitting the rivers and streams. We’ve seen all species of riverine mayfly starting to hatch – big red spinners on Brumbys, Leven and Mersey, big and small black spinners on the South Esk, Meander and Mersey, and even early morning caenids. Fish size has also been the talk…
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