Fly fishing Tasmania – Hatch Chart November 23

The past week has saw hatch activity really pick up in Tasmania. Frogs are still going in the highlands, complemented by gum beetles and midges. Reports of duns have been sparse, but the hatches are starting to trickle through. Flooding on the lowland rivers has held fishing off on the South Esk and Macquaire systems, while…

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Fly fishing Tasmania – Hatch Chart 28 October 2016

What a wet spring it’s been! The good news is that on rivers such as the Mersey and St Pats, the fish are among the best early season condition we’ve ever seen. Stoneflies are hatching on Penstock and Woods, and black spinners have started on the South Esk and Mersey. Frogs are still showing up along…

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Top five tips and locations for trout opening day 2016

It’s official; Tasmania has just had the wettest three months on record. There’s no doubt that sections of the Mersey, Leven and Meander will be subject to patchy and un-predictable fishing conditions, and we need to be mindful of farmers and landowners who are busily repairing damage along rivers. But don’t let the localised damage…

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