Rains bring rivers up to minor flood levels – great news

As the floodwaters make their 4 day journey down Tasmania’s longest river to Launceston, the river-bed will be cleansed, fished that missed their spawning opportunities around Anzac day will spawn, and post-spawners will fatten back up on flooded worms, beetles and other assorted mini-beasts.

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RiverFly Tasmania fishing report – June 2009

Winter teachings This off-season for the first time, we’ve kept RiverFly ‘open for business’. During past off-seasons I’ve gone off to uni and worked the odd jobs, waiting for the next season to start. This winter however, has been different—I’ve been able to keep teaching, which means inspiring and passing on information to others for…

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The Vanishing River

This season has seen further waters opened for fishing in May (for the first time), with designated ‘rainbow waters’ now including the upper Mersey River, the two Weld rivers and parts of the Leven River. Finally, some destinations for river-fishers.

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