Episode 2 of Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What”. This part covers caddis. In this episode:

• Caddis (Sedge) “Complete” Life Cycle
• Stick Cased Caddis
• Caseless Caddis Free Swimming
• The Czech “Nymph”
• Zazamushi – a Japanese delicacy!
• Stick Case Imitation
• Cased Caddis Lava
• Pebble Case, Generic & Uncased Imitations – • Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What” – …
• Emerging Caddis Pupae
• Cased Caddis Lava Imitations
• Adult Imitations
• The Shannon Rise
• Tying a Peeping Stick Caddis

Dutch Baughman, a fly fisher from Texas, has this excellent website with PowerPoint presentations free to download.  The website is intended as a personal resource to explore your fly fishing journey. Each Fly Fishing Topic includes a slide presentation or document you can download to your computer free of charge. Read More »

In a recent Facebook post someone in the Northern NSW Trout Fishing group (quite an interesting group) said they had caught a fish (see below) and were unsure what it was, and so posted that photo. They soon received a number of replies indicating it was a River Blackfish. Read More »

Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson), also known as Narrow-barred mackerel, are a highly prized sport fish on light tackle. Spaniards are a pelagic species that frequent reef habitats between deeper oceanic waters and the mainland. Fast swimmers and predatory in nature, they make scorching high-speed runs when hooked and often display impressive aerobatics. Read More »

According to both the Australian Museum and Wikipedia the Silver Drummer grows to about 80cm in length and a maximum weight of 1.1kg, however a Queensland spear-fisherman has officially recorded a 6.8 kg specimen. There are also several photographs on the internet of fish approaching 7kg and these are clearly silver drummer and cannot be confused with the much larger black drummer. Read More »

Also known as the Giant Barracuda and Small-eyed Barracuda, the Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) is present in tropical to warm temperate waters, in subtropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, from mangrove areas to deep reef.

Australian Museum’s Atlas of Living Australia reports sightings as far south as South West Rocks. Read More »

Mike Kirkpatrick is a Kiwi guide and movie maker. He recently posted a brief video on YouTube on how to handle fish. Excellent drone footage of fighting the fish. Pretty good demonstrations of best practices. The only admission was no mention of the benefits of barbless hooks. Read More »

“How not to break your fly rod” – Joe Mahler

At one time or another in every fly fisher’s life he will find himself quietly looking down at a broken rod. That sinking feeling. Maybe it was a favourite, or maybe it’s the night before a bonefish trip. Read More »

As fly fishing continues to grow in popularity, with enthusiasts targeting almost any species imaginable, it’s important to remember the principles of proper fish handling with a few tips and reminders. In this recent article from Flyfisher magazine, Sascha Clark Danylchuk provides an excellent overview of the “catch” in catch and release. Read More »

The Mulloway is the common name for Argyrosomus japonicus (previously called Argyrosomus hololepidotus), which are found in coastal waters from Rockhampton in Queensland to North West Cape, Western Australia (excluding Tasmania). In the tropical north it is replaced by the Black Jewfish Protonibea diacanthus. Read More »