Meppstas

Simms Freestone. 
Light weight. Breathable. Neoprene boot so you need to pick up a wading boot. Much prefer this option as the external boot provides a lot more support then a build in rubber one. 
Works well for when it gets a bit colder. Keeps you dry even if your not wading out ie. pushing through wet foliage etc.  No need for them in the summer at all. 
Not to mention they are pretty tough. 

I always thought about getting wading pants and boots that you see guys use in trout streams...
 
But dont know how it would actually work.
 
I hate the feeling of wearing full length waders as you mentioned for comfort and movibility, as well as the fact they are dangerous if you get caught up in the swell or fall over.
 
I just bought some thigh waders for me trout stalking this winter. They look like they have plenty of freedom to walk around with but fairly high up to cover most areas getting wet.

Also remember with full neoprenes, .......err...they are very unforgiving for us less than perfect fishos,so if you have a beer gut,skinny legs, or  any other  feature  of interest, they will accentuate it.  Strongly advised you take them off before getting out the car at a servo,going into a shop  ect...to avoid funny stares !    

Hydro Tasmania is run by a pack of idiots, this isn't the first time it's happened either. As for Mr Groom the so called Energy Minister, well he's no better either as he's got a lot to answer for too over the running of Hydro Tasmania..
It costs $100,000 each time they cloud seed an area.. 

Good news, one of the wooden bridges as reported by the ABC that was said to have had been washed away is still standing.. I went for a drive this morning and drove around the road closed sign and continued on for 8 kms to find the bridge still there across the Mersey River. It was the Union Bridge near Mole Creek that was reported to have been washed away. I must admit it must have been very close to going after seeing how much damage there was to the river bank on both sides of the river. The water had flowed over the bridge as the bitumen surface had been washed from the bridge. I reckon they will assess how bad the damage to the bridge is once the river drops to a safe level so it can be inspected more closely.. The river was so high the it took a shortcut across the paddocks that were once full of hardwood plantations.  Here's a few pic's from there today..
 
cheers
Adrian
 

 Looking downstream from the middle of the bridge..

A lot of the river bank is gone as the river flooded across the paddocks. 

 Good to see at least there's one of the wooden bridges left, for now any way..
 
 

Good news, one of the wooden bridges as reported by the ABC that was said to have had been washed away is still standing.. I went for a drive this morning and drove around the road closed sign and continued on for 8 kms to find the bridge still there across the Mersey River. It was the Union Bridge near Mole Creek that was reported to have been washed away. I must admit it must have been very close to going after seeing how much damage there was to the river bank on both sides of the river. The water had flowed over the bridge as the bitumen surface had been washed from the bridge. I reckon they will assess how bad the damage to the bridge is once the river drops to a safe level so it can be inspected more closely.. The river was so high the it took a shortcut across the paddocks that were once full of hardwood plantations.  Here's a few pic's from there today..
 
cheers
Adrian
 

 Looking downstream from the middle of the bridge..

A lot of the river bank is gone as the river flooded across the paddocks. 

 Good to see at least there's one of the wooden bridges left, for now any way..
 
 

Good news, one of the wooden bridges as reported by the ABC that was said to have had been washed away is still standing.. I went for a drive this morning and drove around the road closed sign and continued on for 8 kms to find the bridge still there across the Mersey River. It was the Union Bridge near Mole Creek that was reported to have been washed away. I must admit it must have been very close to going after seeing how much damage there was to the river bank on both sides of the river. The water had flowed over the bridge as the bitumen surface had been washed from the bridge. I reckon they will assess how bad the damage to the bridge is once the river drops to a safe level so it can be inspected more closely.. The river was so high the it took a shortcut across the paddocks that were once full of hardwood plantations.  Here's a few pic's from there today..
 
cheers
Adrian
 

 Looking downstream from the middle of the bridge..

A lot of the river bank is gone as the river flooded across the paddocks. 

 Good to see at least there's one of the wooden bridges left, for now any way..
 
 

Hydro Tasmania is run by a pack of idiots, this isn't the first time it's happened either. As for Mr Groom the so called Energy Minister, well he's no better either as he's got a lot to answer for too over the running of Hydro Tasmania..
It costs $100,000 each time they cloud seed an area.. 

Hydro Tasmania is run by a pack of idiots, this isn't the first time it's happened either. As for Mr Groom the so called Energy Minister, well he's no better either as he's got a lot to answer for too over the running of Hydro Tasmania..
It costs $100,000 each time they cloud seed an area.. 

Well that worked well, then...
 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-10/cloud-seeding-carried-out-over-tasmanian-catchment-before-floods/7499226
 

 
Cheers
af

Here's the timber bridges that are no gone for ever, will more than likely be replaced with concrete ones I would think.. Glad I've taken photos of them too, always good to look back on.
 

Merseylea bridge at Merseylea.

Barretts Bridge, Meander River.

Lower Beaulah Bridge, Minnow River..

Dylans Bridge, Mersey River at Weegena.

Liena Bridge, Mersey River at Liena.

Taylors Flats Bridge, Leven River at Loongana.

Union Bridge, Mersey River at Mole Creek.
 
cheers
Adrian
 

Here's the timber bridges that are no gone for ever, will more than likely be replaced with concrete ones I would think.. Glad I've taken photos of them too, always good to look back on.
 

Merseylea bridge at Merseylea.

Barretts Bridge, Meander River.

Lower Beaulah Bridge, Minnow River..

Dylans Bridge, Mersey River at Weegena.

Liena Bridge, Mersey River at Liena.

Taylors Flats Bridge, Leven River at Loongana.

Union Bridge, Mersey River at Mole Creek.
 
cheers
Adrian
 

Here's the timber bridges that are no gone for ever, will more than likely be replaced with concrete ones I would think.. Glad I've taken photos of them too, always good to look back on.
 

Merseylea bridge at Merseylea.

Barretts Bridge, Meander River.

Lower Beaulah Bridge, Minnow River..

Dylans Bridge, Mersey River at Weegena.

Liena Bridge, Mersey River at Liena.

Taylors Flats Bridge, Leven River at Loongana.

Union Bridge, Mersey River at Mole Creek.
 
cheers
Adrian
 

The Kentish Council (Sheffield)  Lord Mayor (an ex- Sth Aussie) Don Thwaites was on ABC radio this morning and said the costs will be in the millions, each of the Mersey River bridges will cost around a million dollars to replace for starters then there the roads etc..that need repairing & replacing. There's also small bridges that have been washed away on the Dasher & Minnow rivers too.. will take 12 months to replace all these bridges I reckon. Hope there's no more floods for some time either, thing is we're just into the start of Winter too so nothing will get done to replacing them during this time. 
The pollies will promise the world with the elections not that far off I suppose.. they're all full of pi#* & wind too..

The Kentish Council (Sheffield)  Lord Mayor (an ex- Sth Aussie) Don Thwaites was on ABC radio this morning and said the costs will be in the millions, each of the Mersey River bridges will cost around a million dollars to replace for starters then there the roads etc..that need repairing & replacing. There's also small bridges that have been washed away on the Dasher & Minnow rivers too.. will take 12 months to replace all these bridges I reckon. Hope there's no more floods for some time either, thing is we're just into the start of Winter too so nothing will get done to replacing them during this time. 
The pollies will promise the world with the elections not that far off I suppose.. they're all full of pi#* & wind too..

I just found out that 5 of 8 bridges on the Mersey River have been washed away, one more may also have gone too and that's the wooden bridge up at Liena. It was under water the other day but can't get access to the area at the moment due to severe road damage. The Hoggs Bridge which was below the wooden Merseylea Bridge was a solid concrete bridge too.. Most of my access areas to the Mersey River have been washed out.. going to be a very tough trout season ahead that's for sure..
 

This is what Hoggs Bridge looked like early this year.. 
 
cheers
Adrian

Here's Trevallyn Dam spilling over today  followed by Cataract Gorge then the Tamar River...
 

 2,300 tons of water per second going over the dam wall...
 


Great day for white water kayaking or rafting in a rubber ducky...
 

Not a good day for the boaties..
 
cheers
Adrian

Here's Lake Cethana spilling over, it's 20kms from Sheffield, flows down into Lake Barrington... This is nothing to the water that's going over the Trevallyn Dam at Launceston then into Cataract Gorge. 

They said on the radio this morning that there was 2,300 tons of water going over the dam wall every one second.. Now that's a lot of water..







 

cheers

Adrian

Most fish prefer structure in rivers & dams, even trout... I pick up plenty of browns close to dead wood in the rivers here in Tassie..
 

The dark shape next to the branch is a large brown trout..

I just found out that 5 of 8 bridges on the Mersey River have been washed away, one more may also have gone too and that's the wooden bridge up at Liena. It was under water the other day but can't get access to the area at the moment due to severe road damage. The Hoggs Bridge which was below the wooden Merseylea Bridge was a solid concrete bridge too.. Most of my access areas to the Mersey River have been washed out.. going to be a very tough trout season ahead that's for sure..
 

This is what Hoggs Bridge looked like early this year.. 
 
cheers
Adrian

Here's Trevallyn Dam spilling over today  followed by Cataract Gorge then the Tamar River...
 

 2,300 tons of water per second going over the dam wall...
 


Great day for white water kayaking or rafting in a rubber ducky...
 

Not a good day for the boaties..
 
cheers
Adrian

Here's Lake Cethana spilling over, it's 20kms from Sheffield, flows down into Lake Barrington... This is nothing to the water that's going over the Trevallyn Dam at Launceston then into Cataract Gorge. 

They said on the radio this morning that there was 2,300 tons of water going over the dam wall every one second.. Now that's a lot of water..







 

cheers

Adrian

This was where I took the top two photos of Weegena from.. quite some distance from the river.. But you can see how far inland the water spread..
 

Here's Trevallyn Dam spilling over today  followed by Cataract Gorge then the Tamar River...
 

 2,300 tons of water per second going over the dam wall...
 


Great day for white water kayaking or rafting in a rubber ducky...
 

Not a good day for the boaties..
 
cheers
Adrian

Here's Lake Cethana spilling over, it's 20kms from Sheffield, flows down into Lake Barrington... This is nothing to the water that's going over the Trevallyn Dam at Launceston then into Cataract Gorge. 

They said on the radio this morning that there was 2,300 tons of water going over the dam wall every one second.. Now that's a lot of water..







 

cheers

Adrian