Locations
==Perhaps the most iconic lake in Tasmania and for many the most iconic lake in Australia. Arthurs is a hydro lake that was created by the damming of the Upper Lake River in the early 1960's and the flooding of the areas that contained Blue Lake, Sand Lake and the Morass Marsh. From a fly fishers…
Last Updated: March 2026==I Have only fished the Upper Derwent River a few times now around November between 2005 and 2009 Nationals so I am by no means an expert on this fishery. Having said that I have researched it and this information may be helpful. The general flows have been around 50 cubic meters per second (50…
Last Updated: March 2026This was my first trip with David Fong as my fishing partner. David had taken on the responsibility of towing the WRFC club trailer down to Jacobs Well and because I had never been to Jacobs Well I had undertaken to follow him there. The trip was long with a lot of traffic. I was difficult…
Last Updated: March 2026=NSW=The Tumut River runs for 145 km from Blowering dam just east of Tumut to the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai. During its passage it flows through the picturesque town of Tumut before cutting through fertile and generally green alluvial plains which have built up over a millennium. The river…
Last Updated: March 2026=NSW=Tantangara is one of my favourite lakes not only because its fishes well most of the time but also because it is harder than most of the lakes in the scheme to access and consequently it doesn't get as much fishing or boat pressure as some of the other lakes. Completed in 1960 by damming the…
Last Updated: March 2026=NSW=Completed in 1967 Lake Jindabyne is part of the iconic Snow Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme. Its an iconic lake has a reputation as a brown and rainbow trout fishery. It also produces reasonable numbers in the coldest of months. Jindabyne is the gateway for the NSW snow resorts and as you can…
Last Updated: March 2026=NSW=Located in that part of New South Wales that is still referred to by some as “old town country”. By virtue of how it is accessed the lake is virtually split into three areas of public access. The only access point I have used, and consequently the focus of this post is via Burrendong State…
Last Updated: March 2026=NSW=The Buckenderra Arm of Lake Eucumbene is one of my favourite fishing locations for a few reasons. Fortunately for me its less than 40 minutes by sealed road from my front gate to the Buckenderra Holiday Village where I launch my boat. On top of that the launching facilities are fantastic…
Last Updated: March 2026This fly is part of the series of seven different colours combinations that I tie of the iconic CXI Special fly in. There are days on Aitutaki in particular where bonefish will only take a fly with a bit of yellow in it. These are the other colours in the series: Christmas Island Special – Pink….
Last Updated: March 2026==This is an popular recreational lake located in the heart of Ballarat. It dried out in the drought but filled again in 2010 and is now a top fishery once again and is shared by fishers, sailing boats, sculls and other users. Even with all this activity the lake fishes well throughout the season….
Last Updated: March 2026==Even though Rocky Valley is only 265ha in size (roughly 8.75 kilometres long and 2.5 kilometres wide at it longest and widest points) because of its large snow melt catchment it is the main storage dame for the Victorian Kiewa hydro electric scheme. It is located directly in front of the Falls…
Last Updated: March 2026