A couple of weeks ago photos of Brook trout caught in Victoria started popping up all over FB and instagram. Apparently a bunch of brook trout had escaped from a trout farm and people were jumping at the rare opportunity to catch these fish within a couple of hours from Melbourne. This weekend I decided to join the fray. I…
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The importance of stealth- Melbourne trip report with musings.
A few weekends ago me and Nick spent an afternoon fishing a clear, low, pocket water creek. The Low gin clear water made the fish incredibly spooky. Spotting fish was pretty much impossible given the boulders and rocks that dotted the stream bed. It would be very easy to fish that little creek for an afternoon and not see any…
Rod review: “The f%#$@ed up”
The “F’ed” up was the first blank I attempted to make when me and Lee started the poor mans quad project. After making a myriad of mistakes, it sat on the top of my bookshelf while I made a little Banty for practice and then got distracted and never actually completed a proper rod. Recently, I decided I may as…
“Melbourne” fly fishing report- pic heavy
Escaping the heat With the weather forecast predicting that Melbourne would go up into the 40s last weekend, Ceri and I decided to escape the heat and head for the mountains. We grabbed the dog after work and drove the 1 hour and 40 minutes to one of our favourite little dog friendly campsites. Brett and Merinda joined us that…