Pic of the Day…

A solid brownie from Penstock Lagoon

Open Season – Tasmania

Anglers across Tasmania and abroad are gradually coming out of hibernation to wave their wand for the opening of the 2013/14 season. Great numbers of quirky crew will be heading to their local haunt this weekend to tangle with a brown trout, a sometimes-complex little species that many would not have seen for three months…

Pic of the Day…

A well-conditioned, mayfly-munching brown trout from Penstock Lagoon in Tasmania’s highlands…

Pic of the Day…

Spring has arrived and the emergence of the mayfly is nigh…

Penstock Pickers

It’s great when you’re at an age that all your mates are getting hitched and holding random bucks events when really, it’s just another chance to get away and do what we love doing while tipping in a hundred beers or so. My mate Chenzo decided to hold a pre-bucks outing in the highlands and…

Mayfly Action!

Unfortunately, I have no idea what this clip is called or who it is from… But it has some amazing mayfly action going on.

Penstock Lagoon – Electric Motor Only?

While I don’t fish it too often, I try to venture to Penstock Lagoon at least once a season. It’s steeped in fly fishing tradtion with superb mayfly hatches and is a designated ‘Fly Only’ waterway. There has been some recent concern raised by Inland Fisheries Service regarding the increase of anglers and the increase of…

Blue Peaks and Beyond

Post Christmas, we set off for an almost-annual pilgrimage into the Western lakes, this time choosing the Blue Peaks and Chudleigh Lakes as the destination. Myself, Andy and junior bro of the yappin’ clan – Stevie. The alarm needn’t have even flinched – I was up and at ’em prior to the rude awakening. We…

The Giant Mayfly

A brilliant piece of footage capturing the beauty of the mayfly (European) and an insight into its brief stint at life. Narrated by only the best – Sir David.