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New Sage for 2016 – Available at RiverFly 1864 from August 2015
New Sage for 2016 – Available at RiverFly 1864 from August 2015 Sage MOD – Best New Fly Rod EFFTEX 2015 I’m predicting that this taper will be the new go-to river rod for Australian anglers, and lovers of the classic SLT range. A high-performance moderate action rod, somewhere between the fast action ONE and the deep-loading…
Read MoreWhy you don’t need another fast-action fly rod
FlyFest 2015, and why you don’t need another fast actioned fly rod… Our annual community fly fishing event is called FlyFest, and the weekend of events just wrapped again for another season. Put simply, FlyFest is a community event that our flyshop runs each year, to promote fly fishing through international guests, as a way of…
Read MoreFlyLife Magazine Winter 2015 – out now
FlyLife Magazine #80 has just arrived in store, celebrating its 20th anniversary! Well done to Rob and Libby Sloane, and the rest of the FlyLife Magazine team who have maintained the highest standard of any fly fishing magazine, globally, for two decades. Both Simone and I have been really lucky to write for the mag, and…
Read MoreSage 6000 series reels and Response rods on special
The Sage 6000 fly reel is one of the best saltwater reels on the market, with an impervious fully sealed drag, large arbor and hard-anodized finish, which combine to create a perfect reel for everything salt from bones through to giant trevally. And what’s even better, is that we have them on special whilst stock…
Read MoreFly fishing the Tasmania rivers
A great shot by RiverFly guide Peter Broomhall from the season just past. One of a dozen or more landed for the day, all on the dry. Rafting is one of our favourite ways to fly fishing the larger Tasmanian rivers!
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