All of us have ‘our’ streams; the ones that we fish most often, we cherish, we hide from acquaintances, but we share with friends. After reading this post by Hamish, I was keen to get back out to my favourite stream to see if I could emulate at least half the success he and Perrin had on that evidently magic…
Month: October 2014
New waters
I spent Saturday night poring over google maps trying to identify likely looking blue lines. With a few marked as options, I went to bed. I got up, not super early, there was no rush, the day was more about checking out a new area than fishing hard. It was late enough that the dog came and joined me for…
The enigmatic (and often elusive) estuary perch – open season report
Lee and I teamed up with good friends of the blog Liam and Stu recently for a trip to the Clyde river (Bhundoo). The closed season for estuary perch (EP) had just lifted so we all agreed we wanted to chase these awesome Aussie fish. EPs have strong migration patterns, moving to the mouths of the estuaries and rivers…
North East streams: a few photos
Fishing on the streams North east of Melbourne is hotting up. Spring has sprung, the fish are active and are feeding willingly. They aren’t really looking up yet, but it wont be long. Last time I fished the section of river we fished on Sunday I landed 20 fish from 20 strikes at one point in the afternoon. On Sunday, for…
How to catch smart trout
Smart trout don’t exist. Trout are not smart. Smart trout are a myth. Smart trout are a myth made up by anglers trying to explain away how we get beaten by an animal with the brain the size of a pea time and time again. Trout are not smart. Calculus will always be well beyond their mental capacity. This does…
Planning a fly fishing trip to New Zealand: get a guide
Myself, Lee, Perrin, Nick, Brett and Danny are off to New Zealand in December. For most of us it will be our first taste of New Zealand’s famed fly fishing. We are currently in the process of planning the trip. Deciding which rivers to fish, flies to take, equipment we will need and what not. We are also obsessively reading…
Hunting the great hunters of the estuary
An amazing Attenborough moment and quick how-to guide for Dusky flathead Perfectly camouflaged and lightly covered in sand, it is virtually invisible. It lies waiting, watching with eyes on the top of its head. An unsuspecting mullet swims pass. With a puff of sand the buried fish explodes off the bottom, its long and powerful tail propelling it towards the hapless…
Golden browns: a sight fishing story
I wrote about the days fishing here, now I would like to talk about a moment. Sight-fishing it is the moments that really stand out. The moments that stick in the memory. The hours of walking and scanning quickly fade from the memory. But the moments. The moments, they stay with you for a long time. The formulation of a…
A NSW trout opening: sometimes everything works out…
I am up in Canberra doing a bit of lab work at the moment. While I was considering working the allure of the opening of the NSW trout season was just too hard to resist, so on Saturday me and Perrin decided we would go for a fish. After much umming and ahhhhing we decided to head out to a…