Beetles and mayfly…fly fishing Tasmania update

Beetles and Mayfly

A quick update. Mayfly, willow grubs and damsels are on the streams, with excellent dry fly conditions. River levels are mixed, with some ideal flows along headwaters and bottom-of-the-catchment runs. Hoppers are only a week away! Gum beetles and afternoon spinners have started to consistently fall out west at the wilderness camp, with some cracking…

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Tasmanian fly fishing update 26-09-2019

Tasmanian fly fishing update 26-09-2019 September has been a great month for spring weather: predominantly warm, interspersed with a number of frontal systems to top up the streams. The South Esk headwaters received a very welcome 150mm+ of rain, and the north east creeks are flowing at steady medium & clear flows. The Upper Macquarie…

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National Waterbug Blitz

John Gooderham, co-author of the Waterbug Book is coming to Launceston on October 13! If you want to learn more about waterbugs (aka trout food!), hatches, and want to be part of the National Waterbug Blitz and Mayfly Muster, then this is the event for you. John has asked us to get together a dozen…

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Wilderness campouts – summer specials

Join us for a free river day this summer, with every three day, two night campout booking. If sight fishing is your passion, then join us for a Western Lakes wilderness trip from late January to early April. It looks like Tasmania is in for a prolonged-dry summer, much like the rest of Australia. The difference…

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How to fix leaky waders!

The summer break can be the ideal time to fix leaky waders, so here’s a few tips from our experience: Hang the waders up, inside out on the clothesline. Fill one leg with 5-10 litres of water Now pick up the leg of water, and place a hand either side of the area you want…

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