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  1. Hi johntwo,I have fished that gauging station pool on and off for 20 odd years and the small dam above it as well as the creek upstream.It used to be private property but the area was bought up by SAwater as catchment years ago.Unfortunately fishing there is illegal now so be careful what you post as some on this site are a bit funny about stuff like that.Also if I can recognise it so can others if you get my drift.The gorge bream reaper has been fishing behind FMC as you call it is getting hammered due to publicity on the net.I have fished there for 20 years and have never seen the fish so sp
  2. I wasn't commenting on the spiders rollcast ' date=' just saying how I tie my nymphs to show it's alright to tie flies with the beads away from the eye.Cheers Dazz[/quote']Sorry mate misinterpreted you.My mistake.Cheers
  3. Another point worth noting is that when beads are tied on down eye hooks the point "swims" upward due to the centre of gravity ,much like a jighead.This can be handy as it ensures most trout are hooked in the top lip and not the bottom jaw.This holds the fish more scurely and does less damage to the fish than hooking the hinged flexible bottom jaw.It also means nymphs ride wingcase down.I used to tie my nymphs on fulling mill nugget easy eye hooks,as the straight eye stops this happening.I soon found they were not the strongest hook and were often bent when removed from a 6LB south island brow
  4. Good job 1 fish.They would fool any trout in fast water down and across.Especially during a caddis hatch.Have you tried tying a black and peacock spider?Same tie but no tail.Use peacock hearl(2 strands tied on top of each other)for the body and black hen (not cock) hackle instead of the grizzle.This is one of my go to patterns on the ultra fussy spring creek trout on the west coast of NZ.its an old but extremely effective tie (and simple).I tie them in 16s and 18s on kamasan b175(heavy gauge) hooks.keep the hackle small ,from the eye to the point of the hook only.Most size 20's I see on this s
  5. I tend to agree with you Darren.Just one thing though mate these aren't nymphs.Spiders are soft hackle wets so no wingcase required.They are not often fished upstream so the posture on the "drift" does not apply.They are usually fished down and across( cast at 45 degrees downstream and let the current make them swing). the soft hackle provides movement which is the trigger point.The take is usually right at the end of the swing as the wet comes up through the water column.Very handy in the early stages of a caddis hatch on the evening rise before the fish get focused on the adults emerging in
  6. Twig fishing is a term used by Aussie fly fishers using 1 or 2 weight rods (or lighter) in tight environments.I think 1 fish was describing the creek not giving its name of twiggy creek.Have a look at the fly life forums there is an ongoing topic on twig fishing.But if there is a creek of this name please let me know so I can fish it on my next visit to the snowies.Happy fly flick'n
  7. Yeah I agree superb fish.Well done Azza
  8. I get over there on a regular basis. Love the thredbo in Summer for the dry fly action and Uecumbene river during opening week is mind blowing.A couple of years ago myself and three fly fishing buddies got 257 rainbows during opening week.Most were black slabby spent fish but we got some fresh run fish amongst them.We did cheat a bit using indicators but never stooped as low as glow bugs (yet)Cracker fish mate have only caught 2 that big in over 30 years and had to go to NZ for them.I am green with envy.CongratsRollcast
  9. There have been reliable reports of a sunfish sighting in the port river,video of broadbill swordfish in the Port lincoln Marina, a whale at port Augusta, and I remember reading a report somewhere of an Atlantic Salmon(obviously Tassy fish farm escapee) at a jetty somewhere in SA but I don,t remember where. I saw an Eagle ray in the pat a few years back.If these odd occurences happen along with the other weird things listed here like the Port Trevas then it is quite reasonable to believe that a few lost Kingies may have been seen in West Lakes.Fish are unpredictable critters at times Rollcast
  10. I have hooked a few but never landed one.I used a bread fly after berleying with bread.Had no success till I was given a great tip which was use liquid paper to paint the hooks white and flourocarbon leader.This tip also applies to bait fishing by introducing whit baited hook into the berley .Have been told the same technique can work on jumping mullet at dusk but have not tied it yet.CheersRollcast
  11. No ' date=' but have always wondered what might be in that water around the skate park area on Afrikaines (?) Rd Never seen anyone in there so maybe it's off limits or just no fish ?[/quote']Thats the area I was talking about that had the big fish kill a few years back.The upstream side of that weir thing where the pelicans sit is fresh and was full of carp they were right up the concrete drain and for some reason we had more success catching them in the drain bit than the lake. the other side of the weir is salt and we regularly saw carp slowly die before being washed out the barcoo outlet
  12. yeah I live in glengowrie and my sons childcare/kindy is in Kibby ave next to the concrete drain that is sturt creek.Spotted some huge carp there a couple years ago and took the boys down and this is where my eldest caught his first fish.Unfortunately about 2 years ago a big rain after a sustained drought saw the water turn black from runoff and it became a putrid mess of dead floating carp.Made the papers and the holdfast council spent the money and cleaned it up.Don't know if any survived but there sure was a lot of dead Crap(sic).I often wonder weather the carp that washed over the pat weir
  13. I was at Phillip Island two weeks ago watching Casey Stoner wrap up the Moto GP world chamionship (onya Casey)At the trackside campground there was a bunch of guys fishing for unusual target species.The campground was adjacent the main straight and separated buy a hurricane wire fence.They were standing on chairs so they could cast the soft plastic at every girl of any age that walked past.They kept this up for the whole three days of practice,qualifying and race day.The big difference was ,there is no delicate way of saying it,the soft plastic was a foot log rubber,you guessed it, pink dildo.
  14. The first pheasant tail nymph was tied by Sawyer ,a river keeper on the Test. It used only copper wire and the barbs of the centre tail feather of a cock ring neck pheasant.These days most tiers incorperate thread into the tying process for ease of tying.Common variants include peacock hearl in the thorax or beadheads.Sawyer would slowly lift the rod tip causing the nymph to swim up through the water column imitating the hatching naturals.This style of fishing led to the term "induced take".Traditionalists fond of fishing wet flies of the time were critical of Sawyers new nymphing techniques.I
  15. I get mine from Tambo fine feathers.Good quality 2 year old birds.3 year old birds have longer hackles and are better for tying with but are very hard to source.Tambo also have excellent peacock in different grades and Guinea fowl.
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