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Reliable even in the toughest of conditions,
Arthur's Lake produces the first ever trout
for David. This brownie took a well
placed cast in amongst the sticks.

David with a brown trout from Arthur's Lake

Late season, and in tough conditions, Bill and Nicole spent a couple of days chasing our wild trout and by the end of the weekend they had landed many nice fish. This excellent brownie
is Nicole's first ever experience of a fish
on the end of a line. Well done!

Between Christmas and new year, warm breezy conditions put a number of beetles on Great Lake, and coupled with a nice cloud cover, lead to good surface activity. Harry and Jim twitched large hopper style dry flies to land a number of fine, hard fighting brown and rainbow trout.

Just prior to Christmas John enjoyed the
mayfly activity on Penstock, with a
number of modest to reasonable rainbows
and this typical fine brown trout.

Late summer on Arthur's Lake, Vicki was determined not to let the tough windy conditions get the better of her, and landed a couple of well marked browns on the dry fly.

Enjoying several days fishing Tassie's rivers
and lakes, Jon was particularly pleased with this lovely Western Lakes brown. In tough
light with windy conditions, this beauty
took a parachute hackle red spinner.

An accomplished wet fly fisherman, John
wanted to develop his dry fly skills,
which he did, landing a number of browns, including this fine trout, using one of
our favourite flies, the Tups Indispensable.

In bright conditions, Fergus watched this
Great Lake brownie leisurely come up to chomp down a large foam beetle
imitation, timed the hook-up beautifully
and here is the happy result.

Once again, Brumbys saves the day!
Starting the day in the highlands at Penstock, the wind started whipping sheets of water through the air, so we came down to check out some protected spots on the northern lowlands rivers. This nice brownie was polaroided and
after a tricky cast it came up to sip
Gary's small orange beetle imitation.

Julian with a trout from Penstock Lagoon

Penstock Lagoon, the jewel of the highlands, was enjoyable for Julian, who was out from the UK to sample Tasmania's wild trout with his Dad, Mike. Here's Julian with one of a few that were taking emerging duns in a light ripple.

With a scattering of beetles and a number of inspections by the sharks of Great Lake, it was
a tough session with the fish proving difficult to hook. Mark was certainly happy when his persistence paid off and he landed this strong fighting 3lb brown, which took a hopper pattern.

Autumn…hot sun, cool air, and this golden beauty from Woods Lake. Ken is pretty
happy with this hefty brown trout,
caught late in the season.

On a blue sky day, Scott, a newcomer to
fly fishing, quickly learned how to use
polaroids to see trout cruising the
Western Lakes. Scott's dry fly presentation
was sipped down by this nice brownie.

Scott with a trout from the Western Lakes

Wakao and Yuki, having never held a fishing rod, enjoyed some fly fishing lessons as well as lure fishing. In tough bright, calm conditions they landed fish. Here, Wakao enjoys this gorgeous early summer day on the Macquarie.

Remote Western Lakes, in cloudy conditions with patches of blue, Steve manages a determined cast into a fairly stiff breeze to this polaroided mayfly feeder. A leisurely sip, a good pause before lifting the rod and the hook is set!

Arkie & Kim with a Macquarie River trout

Early season on the flooded Macquarie didn't stop the trout from showing well around the shallow margins. Coming up to take the beetle patterns, these little beauties had been feeding on worms and grubs and were in great condition, putting big smiles on the faces of Akie and Kim, who braved the drizzly conditions and had loads of fun.

Terry & Chris with a trout from Arthur's Lake

Keen to catch a Tassie trout, Terry and Chris had a lot of fun with both fly and live bait, bringing a number of fine Arthur's Lake brownies to the boat.

The wind dropped and the red spinner danced over the glass, occassionally landing. Many browns moved in, sipping down the stragglers. Chuck's delicate presentations resulted in numerous hook-ups.

Learning how to fly fish, Ben and Duncan found it great fun and productive. The weather was great, conditions great and sight fishing excellent. A good number of fish were landed.

Freshened by rain the river trout became very lively. Bob landed many, including this lovely 2lb brown on a grasshopper pattern. Not bad for a beginner to fly fishing!

Once again grasshoppers are the order of the day on a northern lownland river. Harry quite easily places the fly in just the right spot over and over. Harry proudly shows off one of several caught on this exciting blue sky late season day.

Very late season and lowland streams still yield good numbers of feisty browns to those keen enough to be out and about and Ziggy was certainly keen!

First time to fly fishing for Wally and he didn't take long to get the hang of the cast. Very happy with this result and a number of others throughout the day on Arthur's Lake.

With a few duns showing from time to time, and the odd rise wide and far apart, Rob lays out a determined cast to one within range. A good slash at the emerger followed by a good hook-up, Rob brings to hand his first wild Tasmanian brown trout.

Gold Rush!
Prior to any duns hatching, Phil consistently stays in touch with a bead head nymph and nails this absolutely gorgeous golden Arthur's Lake brownie.

After many visits to Tasmania and lots of good trout, this is one of Peter's best browns on the dry for a while. Out on Great Lake chasing the sharks in less than average conditions, this strong fish took some coaxing to bring in.

In such drab conditions, wild Tasmanian brown trout will cruise up from the depths with great zest to take a gently twitched grasshopper pattern. With matching zest, James reels in this fine Great Lake hen.

Perfect timing!
Adjusting the timing of the hook-up when sight fishing to beetle feeders (which generally require a longer pause before tightening the line) takes some patience and skill. Audrey has both and is nicely rewarded.

Visiting from Canada, Peter showed us his methods which did bring success. Sight fishing to beetle sipping brown trout was a complete surprise. Here is just one of a few that were landed.

Wanting to chase the larger specimens, we headed to Four Springs. After a number of fish had accepted the fly, a good hook-up was the result on the dry fly. After a lengthy battle Kris landed this fine rainbow trout. A memorable day with an abundance of insects.

Brian with a trout from St Patrick's river

For the love of the small stream and the joy of the dry fly, Brian took the time to tweak his accuracy in casting and landed a number of feisty St Patrick's River brown trout.

Duns hatching and it starts to drizzle. In the muggy conditions the duns are not able to get away very quickly so a number of fish move in to mop up the fly on the surface. Bob is pretty happy with this fine brown!

Early in the day before the main hatch, Geoff started out well, managing to keep in touch with a bead head over the weed beds, landing a couple of good fish in quick succession.

After some rough weather throughout the morning, Felipe and Silvana were enjoying lunch on an island, the duns started popping off, so we leapt back into the boat and landed fish after fish after fish!

Felipe & Silvana with a nice Tasmanian trout

		After the main hatch, while still on the lookout for the succulant mayfly nymphs of Arthur's Lake, this prime brown falls prey to Bill's well presented fly.

	This beautifully marked hen brown came up to sip Jim's red spinner immitation during a calmer period of the day and put on a spectacular acrobatic show.

Back to Top		Early on in the day, in the absence of any mayfly activity, in about a meter and a half of water Dean drew this jack brown to the surface with a grass hopper immitation.

	Between showers, windshifts and a little heavy rain, a gorgeous brownie like this will keep you smiling! A few sporadic waves of duns south off the Cowpaddock, Luke managed to nail a few with acurate casts using an emerger.

Back to Top		Even when on his honeymoon, a bloke'll find time to go fishing! Rob had a lot of experience with the fly on many different species, yet the trout was new to him. We found a few very close in amongst the sticks. The polaroiding was magnificent and a red tag did the trick!

	Once again poloroiding in amongst the tight stuff! An experienced lake fisherman, Simon perfects his streamcraft during a 'river' experience. Accurate casting over shallow water brings this brownie to hand.

Back to Top		Bright days and calm conditions are the toughest anywhere! A few well presented casts and Steve was able to land this delicate sipper of red spinner.

	In windy conditions, finding a calm area that has structure, such as trees, and good weed beds can make all the difference. One of Liam's first trout, and the only help he needed to bring it in was a grown-up wielding a net!

Back to Top		At very low water levels the trout are at their most wary. They will show when the food turns itself on, i.e. during a stonefly hatch. Ilsa holds a fine Brumbys Creek brown, found over skinny weedbeds collecting stonefly nymphs.

	Moderate water levels over shallow weedy areas will attract cruising fish and others stationed in gentle currents. Bill selected one of his own flies (the Hendrickson) to undo this fussy feeder on Brumbys!

Junji did well at the very tail end of the season to land two good fish in succession on Great Lake.

A rivers man, who's experience includes a line class world record (Chinnook Salmon), Phil was impressed with the quality and the power of our wild Tasmanian brown trout. This one in particular took a grass hopper in grand style!

Chris with an Arthur's Lake trout

Reliable! Arthurs Lake and some specific loch style techniques. Before the hatch gets underway, the nymphs are agitated over the weedbed. Chris fished a beadhead in the right place and hung onto this one!

Duns, determination and staying in touch with the fly - a successful formula, and the result for Don was a number of hookups in quick succession!

Later in the day as the hatch wanes, fish will still show to the odd dun. Anthony uses a keen eye and a quick cast to nail this one.

When you find a bunch of these rainbows working in the windlanes of Great Lake, this is a typical result. This one almost straightened the hook.
Well done Wally!

Our beloved Brumbys!
During the full heat of the day, often the shade and a magic little fly will do the trick. Brian discovers the Tups Indispensable!

Early season and a cool day. Persistence with a bead-head nymph over the weed beds at Arthur's landed John this fine brown trout.

Stan was stoked with this fat little beauty taken amongst the trees on Arthur's Lake in January. One for the pot.

Those Burbury rainbows....just let 'em run! In over 70ft of water out in the open they will take plenty of line. Nick fooled this one with a small nymph in a windlane.

John headed straight for the bend in the river when he saw the rises, and the result was this fine rainbow. Another great day on the Macquarie.

John with a trout from the Macquarie River

Learning to fly fish on the Macquarie proved great fun for Kiel, who landed his first trout on a fly. An overcast, muggy day in March put plenty of ants on the water and rising fish. Keep up the good work with your casting Kiel!

At the end of an exciting three days in March, the light came good and we polaroided this fine Penstock brown which took Peter's jassid imitation with gusto.

Fishing the evening rise, Fiona brings home a nice rainbow for our campsite dinner.

Scott found a red tag worked a treat on Arthur's and landed his first 3lb-er on a fly. Great effort Scott!

Polaroiding dun feeders in the shallows of Brumbys, Teru lands a nice brownie.

Combining keen observation, quick reaction and good casting skills, James landed this fine brown during a sporadic dun hatch.