I first came across the Blue Bastard in the Gulf of Carpenteria. It was a fairly common catch on bait and was then known as “Slatey Bream” because of their colour which was thought to be slightly bluer if they inhabited shallower water. Read More »
Finally my pleading for articles from club members has paid off, great reading this month with many interesting articles contributed.
I had a great time as always in Nundle – read Rodney’s report in this newsletter. Still speaking of Nundle, Robin has contributed “The Ten Commandments of stealth”. Read More »
This month’s fly tying will be three flies Willow grubs, Glo-bugs and Mop Flies.
Willow Grub – Materials
- Hook – Size 16 or 18 dry fly.
- Thread – Invisible thread (sewing section in Woolies or Coles).
- Body – Ultra Chenille Micro Fl Chartreuse or yellow.
Another month slipped past without an official outing due to inclement weather, let’s hope that the Weather Gods smile on us for our trip to Nundle later this month.
Our fish of the month for March is the alluring and beautiful Common Dolphinfish, a visitor to our waters and especially FADs during the summer months. Read More »
The Mop Fly has been described as one of the most sinful flies of all time – in terms of one of the easiest flies to tie as well as to fish. It is a very simple fly to tie and a very effective and productive fly for trout.
The release team got underway at 12 noon as planned but not ten minutes into the journey we got a phone call indicating the supplier was going to be an hour and a half late due to car problems – bugger. Read More »
The Claret Dabbler is the most versatile of the traditional loch-style flies. It was first developed in Ireland to imitate the very large mayflies that inhabit those world-famous fisheries, Lough Corrib and Lough Mask. It is an effective dropper pattern for Tasmanian Lakes. Read More »
I first made this fly back around the turn of the century (I like saying that) to replace the small Dahlberg divers that I had begun using to fish for bream. They were too fiddly and time consuming to tie and didn’t last long. Read More »
The gurgler has been refined little since the original version.
Hook Size
I have been occasionally using size 6 O’Shaughnessy hooks rather than size 8 to create a bigger commotion in the water when the wind is extreme and to create a larger silhouette at night. Read More »
The Long-Toms belong to the needle fish family, the same family as garfish and flying fish.
They are long, slender fish that can skip over the water for long distances. The Stout Long-Tom is the member of the species found in our local estuaries. Read More »