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, precision and a fair bit of preparation and practice. ...

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 customers were keen trout fly fishers and I felt I needed ...

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, invasive species, cormorants and even social media have...

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 it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying...

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 rate of 5 dollars to save up to buy my first fly ro...

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 like bass, saratoga and sooty grunter, I decided I n...

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 pounder could be a big fish for your favourite local ...

Targeting the Big Summer Browns of the Tongariro

The Tongariro river is home to some very large brown trout and is an incredible year-round fishery. You could say it has become famous as anglers travel from around the world to try their luck on t...

Barramundi Fly Fishing in North Queensland: Peter Faust Dam and Hinchinbrook Channel with AFO.ξ

North Queensland is a prime destination for all keen fly fishing enthusiasts, with its warm tropical waters, stunning landscapes, and of course, the barramundi. Thatäó»s what drew me to Mackay and ...