One of the things I enjoy most these days is prepping for a trip somewhere new. Unlike fishing locally, going on a destination trip means stepping into the unknown and stepping out of your comfort zone. Many hours are spent pouring over google maps scouting out potential fishing spots. More hours spent reading every bit of information the internet…
Tag: fly fishing australia
New seasons.
We arrived in dribs and drabs from all over the south east of Australia. Canberra, Woolongong, Melbourne. Myself, Nick and Brett arrived first. Lee arrived not long after and we set up camp. Soon we were sipping on mid strength beers, soaking in the anticipation of what was to come. As dark arrived we set in by the campfire, revelling…
Fishing pocket waters
As water cascades over rocks and boulders, dozens of little, almost separate pools lay before you. They vary in size. Some are no bigger than a kitchen sink, some bathtub sized, some the size of a blow up swimming pool. Each one if different. Water cascades into some, forming a mini water fall at the head of the pool. In others…
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…
Fly fishing as therapy.
I didn’t have the greatest of weeks last week. I’m trying to finish a PhD and I’ve got this one little bit of lab work that needs to be done before that can happen. Last week I was up in Canberra getting ready to knock of the last of the lab work and break the back of the PhD so…
Some tips for the trout opening
So the Victorian trout season is about to open. Like the beginning of most seasons, its likely that a least a few of the rivers are going to be running pretty high (or at least I hope they are, as it will bode well for the rest of the season). So what are the best ways to tempt trout from…
“Emergency” dry flies- three of my favourites
As you slowly wade up the river a trout rises. You take a guess at what the trout is eating, tie on a fly you think might work and make the cast. You get a decent drift but the trout ignores your offering. It rises again. The process is repeated and you change patterns. You cast again. Once again the…
A use for a once loved beard. The beard fly.
This isn’t a fashion blog and I am definitely not a fashion blogger, so bare with me I discuss a fashion trend. The beard. Beards are cool. They are so cool in fact they have even started springing up on the faces of the decidedly uncool like myself. So revel in the beard revolution while you can, but remember it…
Its time to start keeping a fishing diary
Last season I started playing around with adding rubber tails and legs onto a bunch of my favourite nymphs and dry fly patterns. The rationale was it would add a bit of extra movement and “life” to the flies and that, at times that may make a difference. Testing went well, I caught lots of fish on those flies. The…