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Derwent River – upper

As you can see from the photo above this can be a big fast flowing river ... it has plenty of challenges but they are matched by plenty of fish.

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Arthurs Lake

Perhaps the most iconic lake in Tasmania and for many the most iconic lake in Australia. From a fly fishers aspect Arthurs Lake is one of those "must visit" fisheries and to many of us is always on the itinerary when we visit Tasmania.

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Tumut River

The river banks and surrounding paddocks are punctuated by willows and poplars that have a heritage going back to the early settlers.

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Thredbo River

The Thredbo River runs from just east of the ski fields of Thredbo to Lake Jindabyne where it enter the lake at Waste Point.

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Tantangara Reservoir

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.

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Lake Jindabyne

The lake is about 15km long and about 6km at its widest point and up to 37 meters deep. Strong winds often prevail or blow up with little notice and the surface of the lake can turn treacherously choppy with no notice at all.

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Lake Burrendong

Built in 1967 to provide irrigation to the central-west region of NSW Lake Burrendong is massive even at low water levels and at full capacity has a surface area of 8900 hectares which is three and a half time as big as Sydney harbor.

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Lake Eucumbene – Buckenderra Arm

The key reason I like the Buckenderra arm is that its area holds a good mixture of fishing options and weather options.

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Brogo Dam

When full Brogo Reservoir, covers an area of around 95 hectares. The dam was constructed to meet local town water supply, irrigation and stock and domestic requirements.

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Lake Maroon

Lake Maroon is one of South East Queensland's best freshwater fly and surface fishing destinations It lays close to the base of the Great Dividing Range on Burnett Creek, a tributary of the Logan River.

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