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Welcome to our Newsletter for May and June. Well, another HFF year is reaching its conclusion – with our AGM scheduled for Sunday 23rd July. The invite has been sent by Secretary Ron and, as you will have seen, the…

Welcome to a rather delayed HFF Newsletter for March and April. I trust everyone had a safe and enjoyable Easter, and maybe the opportunity for some piscatorial pursuits! Since the last Newsletter, we have had a successful (although at times…

Welcome to our last HFF Newsletter for the year. On Sunday the 28th, thirty members attended our yearly Christmas Party at the Newport Village, which I think from the feedback received, everyone seemed to enjoy. As usual, Tru-Blu catering fed…

Editor: An individual who does precise guess-work based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge. Welcome to our November Newsletter. As has happened a bit this year, our October outing to Stuarts Point had to be cancelled due…

Welcome to what is sadly our last Edition as editors of Flycast. After retirement in 2005, we travelled down the East Coast from Port Douglas to Mallacoota before finally settling in Camden Haven as our “forever home” twelve years ago.…

Welcome to the September edition of Flycast. Editor: An individual who does precise guess-work based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge. In this month’s edition I have taken advantage of John Juracek’s kind approval to use his…

Welcome to the August edition of Flycast. I know it’s great fun but when I fish for carp I always have a guilty feeling that somehow it is less worthy than fishing for trout or our saltwater species. Not any…

Welcome to the July edition of Flycast. The “know your fish” this month is the Estuary Cod (Epinephelus coioides) as suggested by Julian who caught three different fish that may or may not be different species during his recent trip…

Welcome to the June edition of Flycast. We enjoyed our short sojourn with the family in Darwin although once again no fly fishing. It seems that actual fly-fishing guides are in short supply in Darwin even though there is a…