It’s winter. It’s cold. The trout streams are closed, the ski fields are open and there is nothing better to do that curl up in front of the fire with a nice glass of something warming and hibernate until the spring. Right? It’s only a couple of months to go … What if I told you the last few weeks…
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Tuross Flathead and Bream Comp 2016
After the enjoyment of the 2015 Tuross Flathead and Bream comp, in which a few mates enjoyed considerable success, to say the anticipation around the 2016 competition was high would be an understatement. However, all the reports were that the fishing had been tough at Tuross, and they weren’t wrong. Graz and I were lucky enough to arrive on the…
Lures or bait? The choice is as clear as mud
Anglers can be a funny lot. They can be very stubborn about what style of fishing they prefer and rarely give the others a go. I should know, I’m one of the stubborn ones. It has been years since I’ve used bait in salt water, and except for carp fishing with my niece and nephew (they were fishing, not the…
Trout streams near Canberra – a rough guide
Writing a post like this is difficult, as it’s sure to attract criticism. This criticism can be two-fold: firstly, anyone who fishes for trout wants to be the only one on the stream or river, and favourite spots are a tightly held secret. Added to this, Canberra has the largest population in the Murray-Darling Basin, and some of our streams…