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{{+1}}Estuary Perch{{-1}}
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NSW Department of Primary Industries Recreational Fisheries Manager, Craig Watson, said that 10,000 Estuary Perch fingerlings were released. “The fish were bred at Narooma Aquaculture and are being released with the assistance of local fishers,” Mr Watson said. Estuary Perch are found along the eastern seaboard through NSW, into Victoria and South Australia and including Tasmania.{{end}}
Last Updated: January 1, 2018
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{{+1}}Articulated swimmer – “brown bomber” with optional rattle{{-1}}
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Hard bodied Brown bomber lures are very popular as a lures for targeting barra and jacks in Queensland waters and most lure fishers have at least on in the lure tray. Based on the colours of the 'brown bomber' lure, particularly if I am targeting barra in fresh water dams like Awonga that are often a bit tannin stained, it's a fly I don't hesitate to tie on.{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated swimmer – mega – orange & yellow with rattle{{-1}}
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This mega sized version of that original fly is my go to fly when I know I am targeting particularly big barra. It's tied on a size #3/0 Mustard 34007 hook and at 15cm long it's an uncomfortable fly to cast properly for long durations but I am happy to tie it on to target a specific fish or to fish that short period of the ebb tide when I am targeting big barra known to haunt bridge pylons and mid river structures that are only accessible for the short period of the ebb tide.{{end}}
{{+1}}Topping up my bead head nymph fly box{{-1}}
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My bead head fly box has around 25 different nymphs and I have it set up so that the 6 flies that I have the most faith in and consequently use most often are all together as shown in this photo. Clearly supplies of a couple of these are down a bit so over the next week or so I'll focus on tying the following from left to right in the photo shown.{{end}}
{{+1}}SELF SERVICE YOUR PFD{{-1}}
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This had to be done once a year and should be thought of as a cathartic process rather than a chore.{{end}}
{{+1}}Cania Dam{{-1}}
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Cania Dam has been on my bucket list now for a couple of years and consequently I have been undertaking quite a lot of research so that when I do get up there hopefully this year I have enough information to make a reasonable job of that fishing trip. This is what I have found so far.{{end}}
{{+1}}Bass – record numbers stocked in NSW{{-1}}
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A record 429,000 Australian Bass have been stocked into dams across NSW throughout 2017. Australian Bass are a sought after sports fish with bait, fly and artificial lure.{{end}}
{{+1}}Snowy Mountain Rivers{{-1}}
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On 27 October 2017 at 20:10, Tim wrote:
Hi,
I was watching a fly fishing show of the Willow Grub being used in NZ waters. Any idea of the success rate if used in the Snowies around Thredbo area?
Regards, Tim
Reply: Chatto 28 October 2017 at 06:41
HI Tim,
I can remember going through a similar thought process after a trip to NZ about 15 years ago and coming home and tying up a few version of these tiny flies. Willow grubs are essentially tiny surface / sub subsurface flies and I fished with them on and off for a couple of years on the Thredbo and the Mowamba but the success rate was very low.
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For surface feeding fish old fall backs like small red tags and coch-y-bonddu consistently working better on the Mowamba for rising fish and hair winged royal coachmen works better for me on the Thredbo & Eucumbene.
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For nymphing, where there is reasonable current in the river, my default flies are a skinny PTN or a small orange spider on the point and a TBH duracell (with appropriate TB weight to get the fly bouncing along the bottom) on a dropper about 60-80mm above the point fly.
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Hope this helps.
Regards
Chatto.
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Tags: #fishonfly, #spotters, Blog-tag, Eucumbene, rivers, snowy mountains, snowys, thredbo 
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{{+1}}Eyes – Plastic bead chain{{-1}}
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Whilst there are many ways of adding eyes to a fly one easy way to add a little more realism to a fly is to include a set of eyes made from a length of plastic bead chain. Most recipes use the term "figure of eight wraps of thread" when describing how to tie in burnt monofilament eyes{{end}}
{{+1}}a b c of Fly Tying – Big freshwater and saltwater flies – module 5{{-1}}
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Optional but great background. Spend (10 to 15 minutes) on |
Salt water flies . . . the historical perspective. |
Data base of fly tying skills:
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A great fly tying resource at your finger tips. Step by step instructions on most of the major fly tying skills. It's as easy as a b c . |
Flies to be tied by each participant:Click on photo or name to open fly tying instructions. |
New skills learned as you tie each fly |
Big prawn
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