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Tailers and Midge Feeders

Posted in fishing Australia, flyfishing, lake fishing, Uncategorized, Victorian fishing on May 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

With winter almost here, tailing trout and midge (chironomid) feeders are presently providing the feature fishing here at Millbrook. It’s great fun, but not easy – the fish are very short-sighted as they grub for scud and snails in the weed, or hunt for the prolific midge pupa on cloudy light wind days. Still, fast pin-point accurate casts with a [...]

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Autumn Swallows

Posted in fishing Australia, flyfishing, Uncategorized, Victorian fishing on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

It’s taken a while, but I finally managed to catch up with Christopher Bassano for the first time since I caught that monster brown with him last September. This time it was my turn to play guide. With our good friend Max, in late April we headed to the streams, starting on the King River [...]

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Smelting Trout Millbrook Lakes April 2012

Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

http://youtu.be/zOgDX6o8AJk

Filmed this trout at Millbrook chasing baitfish right on the edge of Cabin Lake. It was patrolling like this for at least an hour, back and forth. It would swim right past dozens of minnow in the shallows, then suddenly attack the next lot. Enjoy!

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Fishing with Felix

Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Just back from a short, sweet trip to visit Owen River Lodge owner and good mate Felix Borenstein, whose little piece of paradise lies near the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Apparently the weather has been quite wet since the season opened in October, but I struck only a few hours of rain, lots of sun and [...]

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Parallel Universe

Posted in Uncategorized on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Back from yet another trip to Tasmania. No 20 pounders this time, but lots of sun – even on the notoriously stormy west coast. Actually we probably had more sun that we wanted, if I can say that without sounding like an ingrate. One of our targets was brook trout and it seems they’re a fish that [...]

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Big Fish Story

Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

On Saturday I had a chat with Scott Levi from ABC radio’s The Big Fish program about my Derwent River brown. You can listen to the broadcast here: http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2011/09/a-really-big-fish-on-the-big-fish.html?site=sydney&program=702_the_big_fish

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Thank Goodness For Big Nets!

Posted in Uncategorized on September 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Here’s the fish you may have heard about. It’s a male brown trout, length 86 cm, girth 60 cm, estimated weight 22 pounds. I caught it indicator nymphing on the freshwater part of the Derwent River, Tasmania (as opposed to the estuary). I was with my good friend & guide Christopher Bassano, for whom I shall be [...]

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Book signing at Hook Up 19 August

Posted in books, events, Uncategorized on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’ll be signing copies of Fishing Sense at Hook Up, 718 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully, Melbourne from 5 pm tomorrow (Friday 19 August). Anyone who has other books of mine they would like signed, feel free to bring them along.

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The Crater Lakes

Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The last two days saw a brief break in the relentless rain and wind that’s typified July, so Andrew and I grabbed the chance for a visit to Lake Purrumbete and it’s lesser-known cousin, Elingamite. Both lakes lie in volcanic craters and are only 20 km apart. Similar in area, Elingamite is much shallower and its marshy, boggy shoreline [...]

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Cold Comfort

Posted in Uncategorized on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Well there’s no escaping it, winter is here. The frost that settled in the wee hours is still lingering in the shady patches outside my study window, and it’s past midday. Snow is forecast for tomorrow night. The streams will close officially to trout fishing next Monday (June 13) but they’ve already slid to the back of my mind. Winter [...]

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