Hello humans. With Spring upon us and a glorious day revealing itself, a mission into the hills over the weekend was an easy decision to make. Packed the two weight, some waders, a bunch of fruit and my new Simms Headwaters tech pack – How appropriate. Good cobber Yappin’ Howell rocked up to my place at…
That’s Penno as in Penstock Lagoon, just to clear a ‘few’ things up. The forecast was set and it was looking bloody cold. We had planned this for more than a week though, so not even the prospect of frostbite could sway us from the mission. Andy picks me up at 5:30am with boat in…
“Marge, Marge…. The rains are ‘ere”. We have recently experienced quite a few downpours in the North of Tassie and even the South has managed a much needed sprinkle. With the expectation of rising rivers, me and a mate took an early minute from work, hoping to get the timing right on a couple of river…
Fly tying – What a way to spend your down time when you’re not actually fishing. You create some flies (some of which are stand-alone pieces of art) tie them to your leader, present them to your chosen target which is usually fish, and more often than not they proceed to open their mouth and inhale,…
Saturday 7th August saw the opening of the Trout season in Tasmania. Hooked up with the boys on the Friday night at a shack in Liawenee, arguably the coldest place in Australia. We were so keen for the following day that we arrived, turned the fire up, sat down and told stories over several hundred beers. Some…
My last weekend of fishing from last season was nearly 3 months ago. No wonder cabin fever is setting in. It was the last weekend of the general 09/10 trout season, but a few lakes remain open the entire year. There are also a few specific rainbow trout waters open for a few more weeks after this, enabling the…
Well, my first lunge into the wide world that is blogging. Sounds more like a move performed in the bedroom but nonetheless, I will give it my best crack. Pardon the pun. I look forward to sharing some of my photographs and associated ramblings in regard to my missions around fishin’. The majority of locations for…
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