A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Hastings Fly Fishers’ Flycast – our bi-monthly newsletter.
What to Expect:
Volume 14, No. 7, February 2022
In this edition, weather predictions have again played havoc with our monthly outing plans but there is good news from members who made the trek to the Macleay River for bass last month, check the photographs of happy anglers displaying their first Bass caught on fly. Read More »
Volume 14, No. 6, January 2022
Greetings from Darwin! That is how I intended to start this newsletter. Apologies for the delay. Full of good intentions, packing our laptop I really thought this edition would be written whilst away. However, once up there, that’s another story. I do have two good justifications though. Read More »
Volume 14, No. 5, December 2021
Bonnie and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Many thanks to all for the friendship that you have shared with us these past years. We have had, and look forward to many more great times on the water and out of it in 2022. Read More »
Volume 14, No. 4, November 2021
By the time you read this column some of our members will already be at Dunmore Trout Waters and will be immediately followed by another party of eager anglers hoping to take advantage of the initial group’s experience and not to waste time fishing with flies that proved unproductive for them. Read More »
Volume 14, No. 3, October 2021
The Covid virus struck again last month and the long-awaited trip to Dunmore to celebrate the opening of the 2021 trout season had to be cancelled as Port Macquarie went into a seven day lockdown. Fortunately our Club had arranged for the trout release to take place on Monday 27th September, the day before the lockdown was declared. Read More »
Volume 14, No. 2, September 2021
Once again myself, Rodney and Co have been thwarted in our attempts to go fly-fishing up North. Myself to join son Craig in Darwin and Rodney and Co. to Hinchinbrook. All thanks to Delta – No not the airline.
Queensland and the Territory have shut us out. Read More »
Volume 14, No. 1, August 2021
Although our little corner of NSW has been fortunate to avoid infection to date (fingers crossed that we continue to be lucky) Covid has meant that those members who intended to travel and fish in Queensland and the NT have had to alter their plans. Read More »
Volume 13, No. 11, June 2021
The season is changing once again and on the 1st of June we officially welcomed in winter. The annual closure for brown, rainbow and brook trout, and salmon will start at the conclusion of the June long weekend on Tuesday 9 June and re-open at the start of the October long weekend. Read More »
Volume 13, No. 12, July 2021
Success! An outing that not only delivered nice weather that allowed some of our most stalwart members to wet-wade but also delivered some compliant fish. Jim Hyatt won the attendance prize and has written the June outing report detailing the impressive achievements of the attendees. Read More »
Volume 13, No. 10, May 2021
Greetings from Darwin, it’s hot! Most days are averaging 350 but as the dry season has arrived at least it isn’t humid any more. Lovely to catch up with the family again, especially our two year old granddaughter who is the second youngest and distant member of our club. Read More »