Estuary, Sustainability

Capturing the lifetime of a fish

I caught a fish last weekend. That’s not particularly surprising I suppose given I go fishing and write about fishing quite often. But this fish was different to usual. In fact it was really quite special. It wasn’t unique because it was a particularly big fish for a south coast estuary, I would say it was only medium sized –…

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Fly & Tenkara, Freshwater

Success: Cod on fly

Catching a cod on fly has been on the agenda for me for a while now. After a few unsuccessful trips last year, I finally managed to find a free day over the weekend. Nick picked me up at some ungodly hour and we made our way out of Melbourne heading to a stream we had heard may hold some…

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Fly & Tenkara, Freshwater

Making do. Urban carping

I haven’t had much fishing time over the last few weeks which has seen me “making do”. Being a fly bum, living in the centre of Melbourne can mean options close to home are limited. In my case its pretty much carp or bust. Urban carp are a gift from heaven for the city bound fly bum. They tick all…

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