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Tasmania – the movie
Just in time for a scorching hot Australia Day weekend, Catchmagazine has released the full length (18 minute) version of their ‘Tasmania’ fly fishing dvd to Youtube. Featuring some of Tasmania’s best dry fly action, and tailing footage, the feature is available to view in full below. Make sure you watch it in HD! Filmed…
Read MoreWant a current model Sage for 40% off? How about Rio flylines or limited Patagonia gear?
With our renewed focus on guided fly fishing, we are selling-out of our retail stock. That means everything left is 40% off! This includes a heap of RIO flylines (including lots of salt lines), our last remaining Sage X (490-4), a Patagonia Guidewater II Duffel, and heaps of assorted leaders, dressings, tippet etc. All are available…
Read MoreBack-to-guiding moving sale – all stock minimum 30% off
The RiverFly 1864 team are moving! We are excited to be opening a new base and departure lounge on the second floor of Aspire Adventure Equipment at 136 York Street, Launceston. The new facilitates will give guided customers continued access to our great range of 1864 Tasmanian tied flies and equipment, while locals and interstate…
Read MoreFly Fishing Tasmania – Hatch Chart September 2017
The fly fishing season is well and truly underway in Tasmania, and we are about to enter that magic period when sea-runners, frog feeders, and the first mayfly of the season all happen at once! Nymphing on the rivers has been great, particularly in the tails of runs, and bait have started in some of our…
Read MoreTrout fishing Tasmania report – August
The Tasmanian season is well into a third week, and the fishing has been great. Well-timed rains on opening day produced brilliant flood-fishing on some of the smaller lakes, with RiverFly customers managing two days’ with double-digit catches. Even cooler is that many of these fish took the dry, including the 1864 Fastwater Dun. Among other lakes Bronte,…
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