Artist Exposé – Shawn Bichsel

As part of our ongoing Artist Exposé, we are stoked to introduce you to Shawn Bichsel… About Me: My current passions are Fly Fishing and the art that its beauty, simplicity and sheer frustration inspires. I’m a self prescribed “Nonconformist / Geospatial Practitioner / Fly Fisher” (not necessarily in that order) … And these things too…

Western Lakes Whopper!

One day soon, I will tell you a story about that time on Australia Day when I encountered a trophy brown trout tipping the weigh net at 10.5lb, on a small dry fly, in the middle of Tasmania’s Western Lakes wilderness, many miles from any road. It was kind of epic and I’m still buzzing!!…

Australian Fly Fishing Museum

Over the past few months, I have been fortunate enough to have been involved in some project work with The Australian Fly Fishing Museum. It is located in an old shepherds cottage on the grounds of the historic Clarendon Estate at Nile, Tasmania. It was opened in May 2013 by Mrs. Tamie Fraser AO and…

Harfin Fly Reels

Every now and then something comes along that makes you stand up and take notice. Something that tickles your fancy or raises your hackle. Something that you desire, yearn for or want. Something you NEED! For me, it has been Harfin Fly Reels. They are a new Australian manufacturer of very sexy fly fishing reels.…

Artist Interview – A.D. Maddox

We’re excited to share a new element to iheartthefly. Over the coming months, we will be featuring global artists whose work is deeply engrained in fly fishing. While fly fishing itself is often perceived as an art, for many it inspires a whole other visual realm. This in turn, inspires fly anglers to immerse themselves…

Black Friday Browns

The lads had been looking forward to it for many weeks, a chance to all hook up and hike into the wilderness, where conservation meets salivation. The date was set – Friday 13th December, and to say we were all a little edgy at work that week would be an understatement. Not edgy due to…

At One With Huey

The weather dictates much of what we don’t want – miserable fishing conditions. Just as we receive a weather-high, it’s often followed by a subsequent low. While we blame Huey (the weather god) for many missed opportunities or cancelled outings, sometimes we need to blame ourselves for not committing in the first place. Sometimes, you…