Simon Gawesworth’s video on YouTube is 30 odd minutes and gives an excellent step by step tutorial on the basic overhead cast.
Novice First Fly Casting Tutorial
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NSWCFA Interclub Meet – more news
The Sydney Flyrodders have published a flyer including a link to their website for registering to attend, book accommodation, and buy raffle tickets.
You don’t need to be at the Meet to participate in the raffle. Also, if you win first prize and don’t want the fly rod, an alternative can be negotiated.
March 2024 Burley Line (Issue 199)
Two groups from CAA have recently visited NZ, and as I type one more is heading there. Enclosed here is my report, Claude’s will follow next month.
The Jindy trip gave quite diverse results, though all agreed the Saturday was tough fishing – the bright blue skies had the fish hiding and not coming up to a rise. Still a most enjoyable trip and highly recommended for next year’s program.
Some more good links from Greg S, plus much activity with MAS identifying trout stocking sites in some iconic Monaro streams in light of the discovery of threatened natives.
NSWCFA Interclub Meet
On April 5-7 the Interclub competition will be held in Wallerawang,
organised by Sydney Flyrodders Club. Attached is all the information
you need. All Affiliates are encouraged to participate – lots of
prizes, not just for fly.
CAA should consider donating something to the prize pool.
Wallerawang, hmmm, Lake Wallace …. site of tiger trout trial stockings
– could be a real draw card. They tell me they are voracious.
Tiger Trout Research
At the NSWCFA OGM today the meeting discussed a report in relation to stocking of Tiger Trout into various waters. DPI have been conducting a trial of stocking Tiger Trout into waters where trout are being predated upon by redfin. The Tiger Trout are envisaged to be less susceptible to predation by redfin, but also to contribute to control of redfin by their own predation of the redfin pest.
NSWCFA are seeking advice from DPI on their observations, however seek your assistance in a piece of ‘citizen science’. Would seek observations by you on any evidence of Tiger Trout predating on redfin from any Tiger Trout you might take home.
The Tiger Trout experiment has been on for a while now. Lake Lyell, Thompson Creek Dam and Lake Wallace (Lithgow version) have received them already
The Tiger Trout experiment has been on for a while now. Lake Lyell, Thompson Creek Dam and Lake Wallace (Lithgow version) have received them already
Also
https://www.facebook.com/NSWDPIFisheries/posts/121780536797848/
Fly Tying – 28 Feb 2024 – Commonwealth Hopper
The Commonwealth Hopper is a highly ‘floaty’ hopper that is great as a ‘dry’ in a dry-dropper or just a dry when you are fishing on a river near grassland. The bonus is it is not too difficult to tie and it works!
Recipe:
Hook: Size 12
Foam cylinder – tan or yellow
Wing: Antron and Elk or Deer Hair
Green or Black thread for initial tie
Orange Fluoro orange thread
Legs – orange and black (or whatever you have in your tying kit)
Please contact Claude and BJ (treasurer@canberra-anglers.asn.au) if you intend to be at our first club meeting and we will try to make up some tying kits.
Steve Starling Commentary on Trout in Australia
Prompted by the recent trout stocking changes, Steve Starling has weighed in with a thoughtful piece on trout in Australia.
Available on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/starlos.fishotopia/
The direct link to the article is
Fishing Restrictions Tantagara Apr-Oct 2024
Please be aware that a large area of KNP will be closed for feral animal control Thu 4 Apr 2024, 7.00am to Fri 4 Oct 2024, 7.00pm.
Details here.
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/kosciuszko-national-park/local-alerts
But it is buried. I found I had to use my browser to ‘find on page’ the word ‘feral’ and get to the 5th one. (You may need to copy the link into a real browser rather than Facebook’s, or click on the three dots top right to select ‘open in external browser’ … this might be just a phone thing 😉 )
A link to the map is in the alert page but for ease, here it is
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Pests-and-weeds/Kosciuszko-wild-horses/kosciuszko-national-park-map-northern-closure-area-april-october-2024.pdf
February Meeting – Change of Speaker
Our first meeting for the year will be from 7:30 on Wednesday 14 February at Raiders Weston at 1 Liardet Street in Weston. We will be upstairs in The Loft meeting room.
Our scheduled speaker is unwell so Bill has been recruited to speak about his recent trip to NZ – lots of fish photos and videos.
Hope to seeya there.
Don’t forget that a lot of folk go for dinner beforehand.
Contrasting Brown Trout and Their Rainbow Mates
The TaleOut online magazine has produced another great (Australian) article.
https://www.taleout.com.au/how-to/how-to-learn-trout-behaviour