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Mersey River after the floods
Mersey River after the floods This time last year, the Mersey River was experiencing the most destructive flood in history. Houses were washed away, more than 300 cattle were lost, and the river set many new courses. So how did this affect the fishing this year? Our first inspection post-flood, in August 2016, revealed an…
Read More30% off all all Simms waders, Scott fly rods and Lamson reels stock
RiverFly are clearing the decks for the new season, and are running a 30%-off sale on all Simms, Scott and Lamson. Discounts on any of these product lines are rare as hens teeth, and it is only available on existing stock. Specials include Simms G3 Guide waders, Scott Radian and Meridian, and Lamson Speedster reels.…
Read MoreAutumn rod, reel and wader specials including Sage, Scott and Orvis.
Each autumn we run specials on demo-rods, along with soon to be replaced rod and reel models. These are all available on our specials page and include the following: Sage 3250 reels, 3250 spool (the best value reels getting around) at 20% off, Sage 4250 reel at 20% off, a ripper little creek rod in…
Read More‘Tasmania’ – fly fishing feature film by Todd Moen, Catch Magazine
During February 2017 we were lucky to host Catch Magazine Editor Todd Moen, for a week of filming. The goal was simple: highlight some of the creek and Western Lakes fishing that makes our island so special. During the six days we got some amazing snowflake caddis hatches on the creeks, and some brilliant tailing…
Read MoreFly Fishing Tasmania Hatch Chart – March 2, 2017
Here’s the latest Tasmanian Hatch Chart from the RiverFly 1864 team. We’ve finally had a good spell of heat, which has brought on the terrestrials and morning midges!
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