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Rivers: Most rivers are in prime with regular rains topping them up since Winter. Small dries such as Royal Wul...
Hatch Chart Meander River: Parachute Adams variant's in sizes #12 and smaller. Claret nymphs with gold and copp...
Hatch Chart Mersey River: Caenid feeders in the tail of the pools. F-flies and small spent black spinners, size...
Hatch Chart Penstock; Orange spinners, Possum Emerges, Brown & Claret Shaving Brushes. (The smaller the bet...
Weekly Hatch Chart 19 Lagoons (Western lakes): Possum emmergers, Black spinners Red Tags and Gum beetles. Sou...
Hatch charts:Arthurs Lake; Woolly buggers and possum emergers. Great Lake; Beatles patterns (Gum & Red Tags...
Commonwealth fly fishing champion, Lubin Pfeiffer shares a few of his ideas. It's early season here in Tasma...
World Champion, Howard Croston explains his tips, flies and techniques he used to win the World Fly Fishing C...