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Preparation for the Remote Western Lakes of Tasmania

We've been inundated with questions about fly fishing the remote Western Lakes of Tasmania. These are truly wild fisheries that require skill, prec...

Scott Mitchell | Fly fishing and lifeäó»s journeys

I started fly-fishing around 1988 when I was working for The Compleat Angler at Jim Allen's Villawood tackle store in Sydney. A lot of our customer...

Product Reviews

Scott F Series Fly Rod Review | Thomas Clancy

Chances are your access to reliable trout water has been reduced even more than it already was over these last few years. Drought, bushfires, invas...

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Fly Fishing New Zealand's Lowland Streams

Roderick Haig-Brown wrote in Fisherman's Spring äóìThere will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when i...

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Fly fishing for Murray cod - The Adventure So Far | Andrew Colston

My fly fishing journey started in 1999 when I was 11 years old. I was riding my push bike all around town mowing lawns and doing odd jobs, at the r...

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Shorter fly rods for barra, murray cod and other Australian natives

Whatäó»s the old saying, horses for courses? Well, after spending a lot of time fishing out of float tubes, kayaks and canoes for Aussie natives li...

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How to Catch Trophy Fish

So you want to catch a big fish eh? So firstly, what do you quantify as a big fish? It could be relative to the water you're fishing - a four pou...

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McKenzie Hydro Canals Map - Complete Fishing Guide

Ever wanted to chase 30lb rainbow trout on the McKenzie Hydro Canals? Yeah, we thought so. This is your no-BS, spot-by-spot guide to all 30 fishing...

Fly fishing the Tongariro River, Taupo, New Zealand

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The Tongariro River | A Guide To Fly Fishing In Taupo

There's a reason anglers travel from all over the world to fish the Tongariro — it's just that good. We've cut through the noise and put together o...

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Learn how to cast a fly rod

Learning how to cast a fly rod doesn't need to be complicated. In the article below we outline the five essentials of fly casting and how to apply ...