Fishing stories

Winter is coming

Winter is approaching. Hatches, willingly rising trout and wet wading are fading memories. The rivers close in a week or two to give the trout some space while they get frisky. The estuaries are probably still fishing well (if only I had been fishing them a little more regularly), but will slow down soon. The kingfish bite will slow up…

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Reviews

App review – Flylife flies

Just a quick post to review a free app, ‘Flylife Flies’. Released by the well-respected flylife magazine group, the app is available for free download through the app store. I downloaded the app expecting fly tying recipes, but the app is basically a game where you have to name the fly that appears on the screen. Despite being a bit…

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Reviews

Shop review – The Alpine Angler, Cooma

I stopped in here recently en route to a flyfishing trip in the mountains. On entering, I was impressed by the uncluttered layout and light and airy space. I was greeted by two lovely chaps, clearly devout fly fishermen, and asked what I was after. I was on a mission to get some cheap waders, and found some $80 models…

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Fishing stories, Stuff we've learnt

I finally bought a net…

When I started fly fishing a little over a year ago, a net was really just a hypothetical need. It wasn’t like I was catching fish, so why lug around half a kilo of extra weight? How times have changed. While I’ve continually put off the actual purchase of said net, as the year has progressed, the lack of a net has become a…

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Fishing stories, Fly & Tenkara, Freshwater, Stuff we've learnt, Think like a fish- fishing techniques, Trout

Fishing mojo

As Hamish mentioned in the post ‘A few days trout fishing around Khancoban‘, I had a pretty tough time as far as the fishing was concerned. Don’t get me wrong – it was an amazing weekend spent camping with great mates in beautiful country, but I was confronted with the question: is it wrong to feel disappointed when your fishing…

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