Secret creek – Tasmania

We’ve just discovered a new dry fly paradise – East Slope Creek. Trout, crayfish and platypus were all present and accounted for. We’ll be back next week for another sightfish in this micro spring creek.  

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Tasmanian fly fishing report – the mayfly are on…finally!

With 49 days of rain since August 1, the fishing in Tasmania has been tough to say the least. But with three warm consecutive days, the fishing has come alive! Trout have been nymphing on the freestone rivers, black and red spinners are falling on Brumbys, and there’s been loads of cruisers in the Nineteen Lagoons. Our Black and red spinner variants, Scruffy’s and…

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Stu Tripney flies now available!

We are excited to have received our first shipment of Stu Tripney’s awesome flies. These famous patterns are super-high quality (like our own 1864 patterns), custom tied, and are deadly on the trout. They are available here http://flyshop1864.com.au/shop/stu-tripney-flies/ Favourite patterns include the willow grub, which proved to be deadly on the Mersey River last year.

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RiverFly Wilderness Huts – 2013 Tasmanian Tourism Awards finalist!

Simone and I are very excited today to learn that RiverFly Wilderness Huts have just been nominated as a finalist in the 2013 Tasmanian Tourism Awards! After years of planning, and our epic winter of building, it’s absolutely awesome to achieve such a nomination, and to be the first fly fishing business to be nominated for the…

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