Finally, after three months of closure, the brown trout season is upon us. We were welcomed with a mild day with sunshine even poking it’s nose out from time to time! My wife and I recently welcomed our son Mason into the world so I knew any opening day plans would be brief. It worked…
A late burst of pleasant weather prompted a brief journey to the Western Lakes for some sight fishing. I sent a text to my old mate Chris, asking nicely for him to drag his late-shift arse out of bed so we could begin. Christo quickly responded with an affirmative “let’s hit it”. Two hours later…
With yesterday being a public holiday here in Tasmania, I whisked out to the North Esk River with Yappin’ Howell. The plan (..or lack thereof) was to bush-bash down to the small river in a forested section, and cast dry flies to a heap of small brown trout. The plan was going fine, until we…
Eventually, the work day ends and you kick yourself in the arse once again. Not that I need any arse-kicking incentive, as the thought of wading up a river on a warm sunny afternoon is more than enough to whet my appetite. It was still and the insects were buzzing. I made my way to the…
I was office bound and the clock was ticking. Like a mad man waiting for the next voice, I impatiently watched the minutes tick by while the bead of sweat on my brow slowly rolled down my cheek and onto the keyboard. Ironically, it landed on the ‘B’ and I knew at that moment that I…
To kick off the Christmas holiday period, I thought it would be rude not to drag a few blokes up a big hill. As I’ve probably alluded to before – I fucking love fishing new waters. This statement really does need the emphasis of a swear word, as often I arrive at said new destination…
Sa wat dii kraaap. It’s been a bit quiet at iheartthefly HQ of late, mainly as I’ve been in Thailand with the cheese and kisses for a couple of weeks. I took a charter for a day out whilst in Koh Samui and although it was very cheap ($50 including pick up and drop off from my resort), there…
Took a bit of a trundle a couple of weeks back, to the Western Lakes. Inconsistent weather has made it hard to score those sensational blue-sky days, but when you can only manage the big trips on weekends, you take what you can get! We began a day-mission out to a lovely little system littered with…
Took off out to The ‘Skins again for a look the other day…. It was overcast, a bit windy and as I hopped out of the car, the Red Spinner mayfly hopped onto my shirt – Rad. I just love the little critters. They spend a few months as a nymph and when conditions allow, they…
Ventured out to Four Springs Lake after work on Friday (affectionately known as Four Skins). Daylight savings allows for a 3-4 hours of light after hours which is more than enough for a cheeky little mission. We dumped the boat in at around 5:30pm and there was plenty of red spinner at the ramp. A…
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