Lyall and Nathan have spoken to me often of how to advance beyond the clock face 10-2 using the terms translation before rotation.
Ian tells me Peter Hayes signs off his emails with \\\\\\|/ (representing casting to the right).
This dude from Florida has different language (“isosceles trapezoid”) but it is the same thing. His video with on-screen drawings make the concept very clear.
I seem to recall seeing this trick before of soaking your leader to get rid of memory, but this one came up on my feed recently. Takes a bit of time getting to the point but the results are well demonstrated.
Seems the trick doesn’t work with fluorocarbon.
Claude’s favourite Internet guru
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Lakes vs rivers
With trout stream closure approaching, a frequently discussed topic comes up on where does a stream become a lake. I’ve been quite worried when I’ve seen well-meaning advice on social media along the lines of ‘the lake extends up to the first rapid’. Seeking advice from our DPIRD/Fisheries contact evinced:
“Re trout closures: this can be a complex scenario as water levels tend to rise and fall, making defined areas difficult to specify at any given time. This is probably why there’s no clear description of “back up waters” in the FMA or Regs, although the trout notification and various fish species closures in the Reg defines this area as “where those waters enter the backed up waters of all impoundments”. For interest, the boundary in stocked dams where silver perch / catfish can / cannot be taken is defined in the Reg as “flowing waters”. As mentioned above, the demarcation point is transient as dam waters rise / recede, although we would suggest it’s generally interpreted by compliance staff as the point where the flowing waters end / still waters start. I had a chat with senior compliance staff and they advise that they enforce the rules based on the above – ie, if it’s flowing it’s a river/stream, if it’s still it’s a lake/impoundment.”
This was always my understanding and so I’ve tended to avoid the moving water at the confluence – what the Kiwis call ‘the rip’.
NCA has engaged ACT team to do a fish survey of Lake Burley Griffin. Makes for interesting reading and might change your favourite fishing location. Some very familiar names in the list of authors.
https://www.nca.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-02/2023-24%20Fisheries%20Survey%20for%20Lake%20Burley%20Griffin.pdf
Boss Outdoors is a very generous supporter of CAA. I’ve seen the occasional video fishing report by Nathan and I’ve missed a trick in not promoting them. They are quite professional and come out weekly reporting on local conditions. Nathan has brought old Pratty’s reports back to a new channel.
Here is this week’s report on Rainbow Lake and nearby Sponar’s Dam.
https://youtu.be/170uzL3wO7g?si=oIHMKQzd1_xEwtPq
You should consider subscribing yourself to the channel, or wait for CAA News blog to notify. Looking at their archive there’s a lot more to watch.
Owen showed me this the other day. It is three pages of images of flies (don’t believe the prices as the material is quite old) and we thought a useful resource for newcomers.
I’ll also provide a link to this in our ‘useful links‘ page
Simon Gawesworth’s video on YouTube is 30 odd minutes and gives an excellent step by step tutorial on the basic overhead cast.
Prompted by the recent trout stocking changes, Steve Starling has weighed in with a thoughtful piece on trout in Australia.
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