To set the scene, this was my first ever attempt to fly fish in a small creek. There were lots of overhanging branches, the water was mud brown, i had a dry fly on, when I really should have had a nymph and in the 15 minutes I had been trying to put the fly in the right areas, I…
Month: January 2012
Breaking the trout drought
From ribbon thread to storming stream, The anglers chase throughout, The noblest fish the river width, A shining rainbow trout. I’ve always had an affinity with trout. I’m from the mountains, they’re from the mountains. I like swimming in clear, rocky, icy streams; trout like swimming in clear, rocky, icy streams. I like to sit in the shallows at the…
Christmas in the Cotter
With a bit of spare time over the christmas break, I managed to sneak out to the Cotter river with my mate Penno. It was a hot bite with a dozen rainbows landed, a few dropped and many more follows. All fish were caught on spinning lures and were generally around the legal size mark (25cm). I’ll leave you with…
Dumaresq River Murray Cod, December 2011 (Cameo from Andy O’Brien)
I’d been planning this trip since booking in my holidays with the boss a few months ago. The plan – to head west (not that far west) and chase our magnificent natives of the Murray-Darling Basin. A bit of local knowledge and a few phone calls to family friends found us fishing the Dumaresq River, about 4 hours’ drive south-west…