Read it here. Top items are
Arrived today. Read it here. Some very interesting news, especially about recent activity in respect to potential impact on fishing from Animal Welfare considerations in NSW Parliament:
BJ’s joy shows the local trout fishing can rival other more famous locations – congratulations mate and thanks for the notes, even if the specific site remains super secret.
As always, Jason has stood up and helped with some interesting content, and thanks also to Randy (stuck down the coast and I’m aware a recent injury is preventing access to the water).
Claude continues to make space in his busy work schedule to run the Zoom fly tying – a pretty simple but effective variant of a well-known fly was November’s topic. His flies certainly look the part. Thanks for some notes here Claude.
Also here, some important news from our associates in MAS and NSWCFA – great work being done there.
Has arrived here. Key points:
(CAA December Newsletter is imminent too 🙂
Claude hosted on Wednesday 24 November demonstrating a Royal Wulff Variant.
Claude was particularly keen to tie some Royal Wulffs after seeing one of our new club members, Al, catch double digit (numbers of) rainbows on one Royal Wulff fly on a recent Cotter River outing. Not having time to go down the fancy white calf tail route (if you can find it) and wanting to do some quick ties, Claude decided to experiment with a not so complicated “Royal Like Wulff’ dry fly pattern, not using any calf tail or hackle and just going for a Elk Hair wing…and while he was there….he wondered if not having a tail matters? He tied a number of versions that were tested the following weekend. Well it was successful…with fish being caught on multiple variants – EH tail, Crystal flash tail, and no tail….the fish were not monsters but still fun to catch.
Ingredients:
Dry fly hook of size that you feel comfortable tying
Dark thread – 8
Peacock herl or dub
Red thread, dub or floss
Elk Hair
The three flies tied by Claude on the night. (Ed: I’m ashamed to say mine are very poor and not available for viewing by the public )
keyword dryfly
A significant element of the Trout Strategy was to publish report cards on trout waters in NSW. The report cards have recently been uploaded onto the DPI website and are available here. Some interesting observations.
Arrived tonight. Available here
Mostly saltwater or already covered by NSWCFA November Newsletter except:
Just arrived. https://mailchi.mp/viridia/freshwater-fisher_nov-2021-10535288 Key items:
Following on from the ‘photo of the month’, we’ve got a story about trout season opening on the Cotter from Luke and Nathan – just missed getting in last month, thanks guys. Seems you’ve been up there with success again since that report – shame I can’t emulate unlike my guru Peter – story and photo here. With the relaxation of restrictions on us traveling into the ‘border bubble’, I’m hoping to get more stories from all of you arriving on my desk for next Burley Line.
Held over from last month, we have the segment taking a bit of a “Retrospective” of CAA for the past 17 years. Thanks JM for this suggestion.
With my Membership Officer hat on – yet another reminder that fees are due – go to ‘join us’ to update your contact details via the webform or simply email me. Please note our new bank account numbers (these were changed last year), they are given on the “join us” page. So far 30 of you have signed up including one new member (welcome Travis) – means 17 from last year remain to renew. Amongst other benefits, CAA has again acquired a Public Liability Insurance policy. This will support financial members in the event of a member of the public seeking compensation due to an incident during an official CAA club event. This coverage commences in November before our first event for the season. Life Members are covered automatically even without payment of fees.
Club members will be very aware of JM’s fascination with new kit. Here is his review on Fliprocks sandals – the latest in his efforts to find the perfect footwear for use with his boat and kayak.