Glass rod rundown

For the past season or two we’ve been using Epic glass rods as our personal creek rods (myself, Sim, Peter and Beevs). Most of our small stream and up-close fishing (willow grub fishing) is on overgrown tussocky streams, or within willow swampland, so we choose glass as the most resilient rod material. Why? You can…

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Spring fishing report

The Tasmanian fly fishing season is off and racing, and the fishing in general has been great (despite some big freezes early on!). The season kicked off with galaxia feeders in the 19 Lagoons, quickly followed by a comparatively early run of whitebait in the north and southern rivers. Whitebait feeders to 4lbs were common.…

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Planning for October 2020 re-opening

Like every other Australian, we have no idea how long we’ll be off the water, but rest assured we’ll be back as quick as we can. It may be sooner or it may be later, we’re leaving that up to the experts to determine. In the meantime we’re tying flies, and working on a few…

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Fly Fishing Tasmania Hatch Chart – 11 January 2020

Fly fishing Tasmania

Tasmanian fly fishing update 11/01/2020 Happy new year! Summary: The small streams of the east feature low and clear flows, with plenty of sight fishing to single dries. The menu has been mixed, with caddis and the first hoppers of the season, though soldier beetles have been making appearances. Into the midlands and further west,…

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