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{{+1}}Lake fishing in the Snowy Mountains 2012{{-1}}
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In Jindabyne and Eucumbene that trend continued and whereas the midge/damsel fishing season which is generally a highlight of our November and December fishing was fantastic in 2011 it was almost non existent leading up to Christmas 2012.{{end}}
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{{+1}}September 2012 – Competition fishing at Eucumbene{{-1}}
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There was a lot of interest in this competition and a strong filed of competitors including 2 from Tasmania and 3 from Victoria as well as a number of Eucumbene specialists. The reason for the record number of registrations was no doubt the fact that the two sectors being fished were two of the 4 sectors to be fished in the 2012 National Fly Fishing Championships in November.{{end}}
{{+1}}Winter 2012 – Lakes Jindabyne and Eucumbene{{-1}}
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It's been a fantastic start to the polaroiding season on Jindy with us regularly spotting big browns either cruising or just sitting doggo watching the world go by ... Evening fishing has also been very good in Jindabyne and I recommend you fish just a little up from the back of any of the drowned inlets ... loch style sessions on Lake Eucumbene last week and both resulted in double figure numbers for both my boat partner and myself. The catch was about 6:1 browns as opposed to bows and some of the browns were corkers.{{end}}
{{+1}}Summer 2012 fishing report from the Snowy Mountains of NSW{{-1}}
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Well its been one of those seasons where it looked like it was going to be a better than average summer. In the local lakes Rainbows and Browns started off feeding fairly freely both around the edges and of course in the shallow bays with plenty of drowned vegetation producing plenty of midge and great fishing. In one December week I had 3 days where I boated 42, 51 and 36 rainbows all over 40cm. The rivers started strong also and plenty of both Rainbows and Browns took up residence in the normal hot spots.{{end}}
{{+1}}Gladstone Queensland – overview{{-1}}
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A town with boom and bust cycles determined by big projects mainly in the mining industry on the one hand but on the other a very pretty town with access to a number of fabulous fisheries.{{end}}
{{+1}}Spring into action – 2011 in the Snowys{{-1}}
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Well the river season has opened with a blast and there have been great reports in relation to most of our local rivers and lakes. For the rivers - I have spent quite lot of time fishing the Eucumbene River either side of Providence Portal. On the lakes it has been fantastic with plenty of double figure days. this year has been the best polaroiding season we have seen for years. The 'doom sayers' predicted that the flushing of the Snowy River with water from Lake Jindabyne would kill the fishing off for a few months. They were so wrong ...{{end}}
{{+1}}Getting started – flies{{-1}}
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Flies catch more fly-fishers than fish. One of the things I try to promote is the importance of limiting most if not all of your fly box to just those flies that you are confident work for you, you understand what they can be used to represent, and you know how to fish.{{end}}
{{+1}}Mid winter 2011 Snowy Mountains fishing report{{-1}}
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The old adage " when the weather is good for fishing it's bad for fishermen" definitely was conjured up to represent the way things happen down here in the Snowy Mountains. If your coming down for a fish don't forget to bring plenty of layers of clothing and of course if your fishing from a boat make sure that everybody wear and knows how to use their PFD. The fishing however can be fantastic at this time of the year ... my last 3 outing produced 37 very good fish.{{end}}
{{+1}}Calculating trout weight from length and condition{{-1}}
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As a result of fishing in competitions I have got used to measuring fish that I catch rather than weighing them. It's quick and simple and of course puts little extra stress on the fish so that is all good. The process of course does have its short comings in that you don't know how much the fish weighted. Well that's no longer the case because I have adopted a mathematical process called a 'power low equation to allow me to calculate the weight of fish from just one or two measurements.{{end}}
{{+1}}Free access to over 220 fly tying recipes and much more{{-1}}
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As well as documenting my 'journey of fly tying and fly fishing' a big part of the motivation behind creating, developing and keeping www.fishonfly.com.au current is to deliver an increasing amount of high quality content to the public and to members.{{end}}