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Fly fishing Tasmania report – Nov 26, 2022
After weeks of major flooding, washed out roads and bridges, great fishing is back with a vengeance! Just this week we had a mix of super productive nymph (under dry) fishing, followed by three days of solid sight fishing with the dry fly. Our best pattern by far was the 1864 Para Scruffy. The South…
Read MoreFly fishing Tasmania with RiverFly 1864
Fly fishing Tasmania with RiverFly 1864
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Instructional video for the quick dropper knot
Read MoreSummer sight fishing – Tasmania
Summer sight fishing is in full swing! Damsel feeders and early hoppers are driving good sight fishing on the rivers and streams, with excellent river heights currently. The wilderness lakes are also fishing well, with some extremelly large (healthy) fish coming to hand this season. We’ve been using the 1864 Blue Damsel and Scruffy flies…
Read MoreMayfly and caddis – fly fishing Tasmania
Great to have mayfly, caddis and beetles on the Tasmanian fly fishing streams currently. Brumbys and the South Esk have had multiple species hatching, while the creeks are lowering to good sight fishing conditions. All the rain has produced very fat fish – happy days!
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