What Trout Eat

Freshwater crustaceans

Yabbies, shrimp, snails, scud and daphnia are perhaps the most dominant of crustaceans that fresh water fish feed on.

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Fly fishing options – Central Victoria

This is brief summary of trout a ctivity in the non alpine areas of Victoria.

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Fly fishing options – Central Tasmania

The cooler climes and the shear number of accessible lakes and rivers make Tasmania an iconic fly fishing destination. And if you going to be in Tasmania to fly fish then your probably going to finish up in the central highlands fishing world renowned water like Little Pine, Arthurs Lake, Penstock, Woods Lake and the list goes on.

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Aquatic insects – fresh water

Aquatic insects that are of interest to fly fishers come from two separate orders. The first are the aquatic bugs of the hemipterus order include back swimmers corixia and the second the aquatic beetles of the order coleopteran.

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Hoppers

Whilst there are over 2000 species of Grasshoppers and Locust in Australia there are really only three "hoppers" that are of significance to fly fishers.

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Life cycle of the mayfly (order ephemeroptera)

Insects such as Mayflies, Stoneflies and Dragonflies that have part of their life cycle in the water provide a significant part of a trouts diet.

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