Get the Knowledge - Get the Fish - with TasFish.com

Please check all relevant authorities before fishing - www.ifs.tas.gov.au and dpipwe.tas.gov.au . Don't forget issuu.com/stevenspublishing for years of back issues !

Cowpaddock Bay - Arthurs Lake

Summertime is dun time and there's no better place to head than Arthurs Lake. But where? My recommendation, for the shore based angler anyway, is Cowpaddock Bay. Why? Because it is relatively shallow and weedy, it is easily waded and it boasts huge hatches of mayfly duns.

: Category: Arthurs Lake; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 6485

Arthurs Lake

Game fishing

The Editor, Mike Stevens, recently took a trip to Cape York to have a look at what Queensland and salt water fly fishing in that State offers.

: Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 4026

Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Hopping Mad

Fishing Guide, Neil Grose, looks at some flies and methods that, although popular overseas, have seen little use in Australia until now.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 11097

Trout Fishing

Small Stream Therapy

Neil Grose is better known to most as a professional trout guide and for his articles on advanced fly fishing techniques - such as "Loch Style" an "Nymphing" .His roots though, and one of his favourite places lay in small streams. Perhaps this article will encourage you to escape to this paradise.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 03 December 2008; Hits: 5122

Trout Fishing

Summer Backpacking

by Greg French

The onset of summer is an appropriate time to talk about backpacking. I spend a big proportion of myfishing time backpacking and, with the exception of some very remote south-western rivers, I have fished just about every water in Tasmania.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 03 December 2008; Hits: 9124

Trout Fishing

Squid on fly

by Rob Paxevanos.

Bushy is still after that elusive wild ten-pound trout on fly. Harrison and Cooper have been in front of the pack catching makos on the long wand. The lads from A River Somewhere have been chasing bonefish in trendy places.

: Category: Fly Fishing; Published: 24 November 2008; Hits: 4454

Fly Fishing

Nymphing Maniac

by Neil Grose

There are probably more trout caught nymphing than with any other method during the trout season. But what exactly is meant by nymphing? What are the patterns associated with this method, and what are the best ways to fish them?

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 24 November 2008; Hits: 5500

Trout Fishing

Fly Fishing in the Tamar Estuary

by Steve Suitor

Fly fishing in the Tamar Estuary presents a wide variety of species for the angler prepared to explore and experiment.

Each of these different species requires a different technique, a different location and, importantly, a different state of the tide for best results.

: Category: Tamar River; Published: 24 November 2008; Hits: 6388

Tamar River

Ikijimi method of killing fish

Once you have caught your fish it is most important that you handle and care for it correctly to ensure that it does not deteriorate to the point it is wasted. Deterioration occurs both through chemical and bacterial processes. Depending on the time taken and subsequent treatment of catch this will affect the taste and texture of meat.

: Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Published: 24 November 2008; Hits: 6430

Fly Casting - Plane and Stance

by Peter Hayes

Casting Plane
Most beginner and intermediate casters do all of their casting with the rod tilted at an angle away from their body. I guess they're scared of being punctured by the fly and whipped by the line. They erroneously believe this angle will keep the fly and line away from them.