Encyclopedia of Flies – App

Imagine you are on the river and there’s an epic hatch. You have nothing to imitate the little critter but you know what it is. Your tying gear is stashed away in the car and all you need is an appropriate formula to whip up an enticing pattern… Well if you had the Encyclopedia of…

New Zealand – Fly Fishing Matchplay

Interesting concept to enhance the sport and pit anglers against each other… Hopefully it doesn’t miss the point behind what fly fishing is about for many, although anglers would surely experience that same buzz. Looks like fun anyway! On the flip side, this would provide invaluable tourism and marketing opportunities for the destination. Tasmania would benefit greatly from…

Catch Magazine

Ok so Catch Mag has been around a few years, but I’m just getting around to letting readers know. What! I’ve been fishing and stuff, lay off! The mag leans towards photo-journalism and any angler should cast their peepers across it. They say a picture paints a thousand words – Based on this theory, Catch…

Mission: Incredible

Well, maybe not that incredible in the scheme of things but still impressive none the less, and rather entertaining! Watch this bloke score a grand slam (Tarpon, Permit & Bonefish) while fishing solo on the flats. He’s captured it all using a plethora of technologies! Fun times.

Fly Shop 1864

Local readers will be stoked to hear that a new fly shop is swinging its doors open tomorrow, 24th August. Many anglers will know that 1864 was the year that trout were successfully into the Southern Hemisphere after several grueling attempts, hence the name I presume. Fly Shop 1864 will provide more options to local…

Monster Trout – Tasmania

The brown trout fishing season recently opened in Tasmania and already there has been some real brutes encountered at various waterways. Anything over 10lb is generally considered a ‘trophy fish’ almost globally, and many of the following fish are above that. One fish in particular tipped the scales at over 27lb!! Massive. These photos are…

Rise Fly Fishing Festival

We are lucky enough to once again have Nick Reygaert and his Gin-Clear inspiration coming to the big screen. Rise tours several countries in two continents and showcases some great films from around the globe. One of the feature films this year is Nick’s creation – Hatch (there’s a trailer on this site) I’m as…

Season Opening

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…