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“ON THE HOOK” With CAPTAINS ROSS AND GLENN HUNTER

MID AUGUST REPORT

YELLOWFIN TUNA

That magnificent 20/ 21 degree water that held vast quantities of yellowfin with  it Our boats fished these warm edges BROADBILL and BILLFISHER catching record catches of big tuna every trip in late May / June and early July.. This water has now  receded to the north, but look out when it runs southward as Sept will be a wild month for yellowfin.

See Fishing Stories and Hints section of this site for some great photos of big tuna caught in those wild heady months and they will be back soon. We catch tuna right up until November off Sydney.

Book now and get the best moons… The run up to the full moon is dynamite for these fish. If they are not running then we recommend to our clients that a day on the kings or the big snapper be considered.

Cost $ 1550.00 for a max of seven anglers

A big tuna caught in late July on Billfisher	Cowra's darling Samantha Nichols with a nice king Not bad for an 11 year old
A great catch on Billfisher	a great table size fish
Broadbill's deckie Emu Steve with a nice snapper	Getting bigger
Greg Lee with a couple of respectable reds	Greg Lee with a great catch on Billfisher last week
The snapper have been constant but smallish	Snapper everyones favourite fish

SNAPPER AND KINGS

Billfisher and Broadbill fished down south for snapper and at the Peak for kings
The southern grounds worked well for small reds up to a couple of kilos ( my favourites and the best table size) These days I personally enjoy my snapper fishing immensely.
 Motors turned off, a little music on the stereo as the boats sits beautifully on anchor. Add to this formula some great snapper action fishing sp’s and floaters and you would not be dead for quids.
I headed to the Peak on Sunday and bagged out on kingfish in big numbers, but only kept a few as they were all “unders” .

KINGFISH GALORE

We released 50 kings. Best techniques was the use whole pilchards or jigging. ( the bait technique out fished the jigs) We had many double hook ups on the pillies. It’s a shame they are all rats but alas one can only catch what’s there and by and large the customers love this active action.
We are targeting the bigger kings out wide in the next few weeks

BEAUTIFUL BLUE SPOT FLATHEAD (To complete a great day)

We then hit the flathead grounds on the way home and caught 30 fish to 65 centimetres They were a mix or marbled and blue spots. By and large both boats had successful days without  being spectacular

Plenty of bent rods and that’s smiles on dials and happy campers………….I guess.

Double trouble on the pilchard rigs	Good on ya Con!
Got him on	Gusty westerlies have pre vailed all month. They will settle soon in the spring
Mark with a throwback king	On a big red
Playing a king on the light gear	The Cowra connection We had a great day until the wind came
Wow! they pull on that light tackle	Small but fun

PT STEPHENS 09 PT STEPHENS THE MARLIN SPECTACULAR…….2009

We are almost fully booked for the Pt Stephens marlin adventure.

See "FISHING ADVENTURE PACKAGES"  on this web site for more details.

These grounds are the best and most productive in Australia for giant mahis, wahoo and marlin, striped, blacks and blues.

You cannot be on better boats than Broadbill or Billfisher  they are most competitive and constantly produce the results.

Ross and Glenn are champions at the art of marlin fishing and will show you a great time on these trips.

We offer three day packages at $1250.00 per head, including accommodation for four nights and will take individual bookings or groups up to 6 people.

We will be at the Port from mid Jan to mid April 2009
Do not leave it too late to book.
Pt Stephens is one of the great fishing grounds catch black, blue and striped marlin, wahoo, giant mahis and tuna.

IN 2008 BILLFISHER AND BROADBILL RELEASED 211 MARLIN BETWEEN THE BOATS

IT SIMPLY IS ONE OF THE BEST FISHING HOLIDAYS YOU WILL HAVE.

TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER The return of some great tuna and lazy days on big reds The kingfish will remain as well.

“ON THE HOOK” with Captains Ross and Glenn Hunter  late July

Fishing on the Sydney scene has gone quite offshore, but on the inshore scene has picked up.
The yellowfin tuna season has been brilliant since early June, but alas the currents have receded that have been holding the big tuna and the tuna simply swam away with them with no thought at all for us fisherman.

Such is the fickle business of fishing for these big pelagic species.

Yellowfin tuna are very much followers of the thermo clines and iso therms that make up our oceanic currents and if the temperatures and the salinities are not what holds the nutrients and food source for the tuna then they simply do not live in that bit of ocean.

The past two weeks has seen some big tuna caught up to 66 kg but these have been in the minority and there has been a lot of fuel burnt and a lot of pilchards thrown in the ocean for little result by many of the boats

DON’T DESPAIR THEY’LL BE BACK SOON

When the fishing goes bad we attempt to convince our clients to try something else and the past three trips fishing off Coogee on our favourite bit of reef we nick named “Hunter’s Hill” we have caught brilliant catches of snapper, pearl perch,( what are they doing off Sydney in the cold 16 degree water) kingfish and big blue morwong.

A couple of cracker pearlys	Smiles on dials
Late june...early July the tuna thinned but there were still some good catches made	Billfisher excels
I caught one too	John with one of two perl perch he caught on Broadbill last week
Now that's a great feed	We also caught kings

We fished on anchor on Broadbill and had amazing catches for the past three trips and that’s better than travelling miles to the tuna grounds for zilch.

We are starting our annual snapper trips to the Bellambi grounds in July August, these are most popular and last year produced some great catches of quality reds to 7kg
The yellowfin will be back soon as the big warm eddy that is currently holding the fish,  is now heading back southward towards Sydney            

The Georges River is constantly fishing well for blackfish both Norm Jefferys, John Kearns and myself have had some good catches up river last week.

Mulloway have been caught in both Pt Hacking and the Georges River around the Bridges both on soft plastics and squid.  Fish the tide changes.

Tips for the next fortnight Yellowfin will return to the wide grounds and good snapper fishing down south.

A GREAT DAY ON THE REEF ON BROADY

Because of the uncertainty of the yellowfin tuna fishery of late I have lost the desire to be a professional “pilchard chopper upperer”.

Sure, there has been a couple of good fish caught, but there have been a lot of pilchards thrown in the creek and a lot of precious fuel burnt for zilch result by the unlucky ones.

So after a few trips of little result ( a couple of fleas and a blue and mako shark..they simply do not rate a mention) on the tuna we have begged our tuna charterers not to go after the illusive yellowfin, but to have a better day on the reef fish.

We have only tried the reds at the “Hump” twice and whilst we caught snapper every time, they were on the smallish side (up to 2kg which compared to the 6kg gems we caught regularly last season was a little disappointing).

This will improve soon with the cuttlefish run maybe in the next fortnight.

So rather than travel the 18 n mile southward we decided over the past few trips to fish our old reliable “Hunters Hill” a reef area north of Coogee nick named after our boats by others.

This area has, over 30 or so years produced some amazing catches of snapper, mowies, kings and misc table fish for us and the 6 n mile run makes it much closer.

Well, last week it fished so well from the moment we first anchored Broadbill we never stopped catching fish inc kings to 6kg and some throw backs around the 65cm mark. Two superb pearl perch ( in 16 degree water, I thought they preferred the warmer stuff) and a few reds and loads of mowies.

A great day was had by all of us, certainly better than catching no tuna.

PT STEPHENS 2009

To all our valued customers who have enjoyed the exciting fishing at my favourite part of the world Pt Stephens with us on Broadbill and Billfisher.

If you would like to join us in ’09 please ring 9534 2378 soon as bookings are already filling.

COSTS FOR ’09 IS $1250.00 PER HEAD (NB this figure could rise slightly with increases in diesel in ’09)

The above figure includes three exciting days fishing,  including 4 nights accommodation.

We have some share charters available but if you have a group of 6 then do not hesitate to ring.
Remember bookings are taking on a first in best dressed basis.

IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY A GREAT FISHING HOLIDAY THEN BOOK NOW.

“ON THE HOOK” …With Ross Hunter..JULY 1ST

THE BIG TUNA RUN…. IT’S BEEN RED HOT ACTION

THE BEST TUNA FISHING FOR A DECADE
Yellowfin tuna and albacore have provided offshore fisherman with spectacular fishing over the past fortnight.

It has been the wide grounds to the south that has seen some of the best tuna fishing for years and that has brought many smiles on our customers dials which gives us charter Captains a lot of joy. ……Happy customers ….job done

Famous ex Wallaby Bill Young socks it to a 200kg mako	yellowfin on broadbill Boadbill's deckie Emu gets ready to gaff a 30kg tuna
Another 30 kg tuna on Broadbill	A celibratory drink for the angler James Rodely's first tuna
A great day on Broadbill was had with Justin's group	A smaller fish caught last week
Back at the wharf ...the crew have caught yellowfin and albacore on Billfisher	Emanuel's first tuna He caught it on Broadbill last trip

The fish have been big and solid with some of their tuna weighing 50 kilos the albacore (my personal favourite as a table fish weighing in at 10 kg).

On Broadbill and Billfisher we generally allow one fish per angler to be kept for the table, after that we release.

BE AWARE AND DO NOT WASTE OUR PRECIOUS RECOURCE
These fish are in decline because of overfishing by both Australian long liners and the International fleet, fishing 200 miles offshore. These vessels set upwards of 4000 hooks and indiscriminately catch every thing that swims near the lethal long line. Sharks, marlin, broadbill swordfish and of course all the tuna species are all suffering the same fate.

Whilst we realise that there is a world demand for these species, fisherman throughout history have had an abysmal record for overfishing until the stocks are endangered and then they go broke after the damage has been done and there’s no sustainable industry left.

We need millions of dollars poured into these fisheries and our oceans in research by all nations as to the sustainability of our fish stocks, before it is too late.

Ben Johnson hooked up on 15kg The big fish went 45kg	Even Captain Glenn Hunter gets on a rod when the fishing is this hot
Hooked up and fighting	James Rodely with his first yellowfin Happy you bet!
Justin's crew on Broadbill last week..... A great catch	Justin's first tuna...happy you bet
Now they are big tuna	Paul Caruanas 45 kg yellowfin tuna caught on Billfisher last week

It was the Howard Liberal government that offered long-liners and all commercial offshore fishermen a 220 million dollar buy out; this reduced our fleet from 120 to less than 20 with many thankfully accepting the buy out.

This will reduce the pressure on our pelagic stocks and see a regeneration of tuna over the next decade.

However, we as recreational anglers must realise that Mother Ocean not a bottomless pit and treat her inhabitants with respect, Never kill more that you can eat, every fish released helps and also sets an example for others to follow.

HAPPY ANGLERS ON OUR BROADBILL AND BILLFISHER
I guess when you’ve been catching tuna for 40 years there are a few tips one picks up on the way, a bloke would have to be pretty silly not to gain a little, along that sort of journey.

It is this reason why we are more successful than others by a country mile when it comes to catching tuna.

It is the ability to read the oceanic currents and to go to the right areas, even if it adds some hours to the day we make the effort.

A thumper of an albacore	Albacore have been plentifull as well.. These were trolled
Snapper on the last trip were small, but a great day was enjoyed	The lads from the Bass Angler Penrith get into the action on Broadbill
Then it is Emanuel's turn	A great fish caught by Phil from The Bass Angler

It is results that we strive for and most times achieve. So many boats go to Browns Mountain, but sometimes that is just not place to be as the fish are to the south or elsewhere.

This sort of experience cannot be read in fishing mags or by watching DVD’s it is accumulated knowledge that is learnt from the thousands of tuna trips our boats have done over that long period of time.

That is why you cannot go past fishing with the best boats with Ross or Glenn both third generation family fishermen, they simply get the job done and catch the tuna more regularly than others and the records are constantly there.

We may be a little more expensive but we have the best boats and in this business you get what you pay for.

There is no substitute for experience and dedication

We have had success every trip on yellowfin and albacore, sure some better than others but that’s fishing there are no guarantees. Glenn Hunter especially has caught some amazing fish for his clients Fish up to 50 kg, throw in a few makos and albies and there has been some wild action in June.

Check out the photos of some great fish and to all our anglers and there are too many to mention.

Thanks for your company during these great tuna sojourns and congratulations from Glenn and myself on your catches of some spectacular yellowfin

SNAPPER TRIPS
We did our first snapper trip to the southern grounds and whilst we caught a dozen or so the fish were small and the day was a beauty we had a beaut time and ended up with a feed of platers up to 1.8 kg. Most of the fish were caught on floaters.

These trips last year produced fish to 7 kg with regular catches of fish in the 3 to 4 kg size.  See Fishing Stories and Hints on this site. Scroll back for a preview of last seasons catches.

The grounds we fish are 18 miles southwards and really do produce some great snapper through July August.. Great days light tackle fishing these magnificent grounds

COSTS FOR YELLOWFIN AND SNAPPER TRIPS $260.00 per head
Note well this may rise with fuel costs

BOOK NOW RING 9534  2378

TIPS FOR THE NEXT FORTNIGHT

Yellowfin, albacore and blue fin out wide and an improvement of snapper fishing down south.

“ON THE HOOK” with Ross Hunter………………3/6/08

Having just returned from a few weeks sailing the Capricorn coast with our friends Brian and Jan Hooker on their yacht “Hooks”.

We visited Lady Musgrave Island, 1770, Pancake Creek, Bustard Head, Yellow Patch, Hummocky Island and Keppel Island.  We caught Spanish mackerel and eat mud crabs regularly ……What a wonderful experience to be able to appreciate this beautiful country we live in from the ocean.

Having enjoyed the breathtaking scenery from this part of OZ, it really makes me realise how lucky we are to be afforded the privilege in living in this magnificent country. 

YELLOWFIN TUNA FRENZY OFF SYDNEY

40 KG of pure power	A 20 kg model
Another good fish on Billfisher	Another late bite
Anthony Chaffey The Human Winch with his big fin	Billfisher's deckie The Emu traces a 45kg yellowfin
Brett Skinner's group caught some beauties on Billfisher	Captain Glenn Hunters Billfisher The angler Mark Josephs about t land a 45kg tuna

CAPTAIN GLENN HUNTER CATCHES HEAPS ON BILLFISHER

Whilst I have been having a holiday Captain Glenn Hunter on his boat Billfisher has been catching amazing catches of big yellowfin.

He has fished 12 days in a row and caught tuna every trip, the fish have ranged from 20 to 58kg
Local Cronulla anglers Dwayne Ellis’s group caught big fish as did Sydney surgeon, Dr Mark Joseph. Mark excelled by catching a 45kg yellowfin on fly gear and that’s not easy when they are big powerful fish that fight to the last..

Entertainment Book Creator..Ben Johnson,  scored big fish each trip up to 30kg on both trips
Peakhurst’s Mark Stirton’s crew caught big fish as did retail store “Bing Lee’s” Greg Lee .Greg is a most experienced angler who loved the wild action catching 9 tuna in two trips, 7 of those fish were released

Glenn has caught over 60 yellowfin for his anglers over the past two weeks.
 (quite a few have been released, we never encourage overkill on our boats)  
A great effort by this most professional skipper, making me a very proud Dad.

On many occasions he has been fishing at 6.30pm at night, not getting back into port until 8.30 but that’s when they’ve been coming on the bite………………….. That’s why he has caught more tuna than others, such has been the determination of this dedicated tuna skipper..

I can see this run of tuna lasting for a while and whilst we will be land based for a few days with some wild weather, the fish will still be there for the long weekend and beyond.

THE FISH HAVE BEEN BIG AND TOUGH

Dr Mark Joseph with his 45kg tuna caught on Fly	Dr Mark Josephs on a big tuna on fly gear
Now that's a great tuna	Fire up the barbeque Mum
Fish up is the cry.. Glenn heads for the gaff	Greg Lee hooked up on the Saltiga
Greg Lee's big tuna caught on Billfisher last week	Greg Lee's second tuna

When yellowfin grow to the 50kg size we are talking about a great challenge even on 24kg. These fish fight and fight hard right to the end and I have never heard an angler say “That was easy” after a back breaking gruelling effort on a big fish.

I caught a 97kg fish on 15kg at “The Peak” many years ago and after 4.5 hours on the rod made the decision, having caught the fish that it was to be my last, such was the pain .
I have caught a few smaller fish since them but these days leave the jumbos to someone else.

There has been many other anglers who have fished with Glenn If I have missed a group or two I appoligise and trust that you maybe in the photos.

Happy.... what do you reckon	Hooked up as Glenn gets ready for a second run
Hooked up and fighting	Johhny Boo Cartlidge gives the angler a little encouragement
Mark Josephs dishes it out on fly gear The fish went 45 kg	Now that's a big tuna
Dwayne Ellis with his big tuna on Billfisher	Paul gets lucky on Billfisher

BOOK NOW FOR THIS WILD JUNE TUNA ACTION

We always tell people who ask “What is the best time for tuna a mate?’
Our reply is:
“When they are here!” and believe me They are here, thick and fast and they are big

This is some of the best tuna action we have seen for many years and if you and your friends want to enjoy this ball busting action on one of our boats then book now , not in a months time, make the effort to get in whilst the bite is on and you and your friends will have a ball.

Peter Mc Nally with a great tuna	The legend Johnny Boo with a great fish
The Maroubra connection with the best of the day	The Winch and Boo with a couple of honkers
They have all been fat fish

DETAILS ON COSTS

Groups of up to 6 people $1550 for the boat or $260.00 per head …duration of the day 10 hours and we supply every thing but food and drinks
We take all c cards but Diners Amex attracts a2% surcharge

NB All prices are subject to fuel costs and may rise slightly in accordance with that.

SNAPPER TRIPS JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST

 We are starting our snapper trips soon for those interested the big fish are running and June , July. August and Sept are the months. We take 6 anglers and the cost is $260.00 per head. We catch fish to 7 kg on a regular basis on these sojourns Great days indeed fishing light tackle floaters for big reds. We will cater for individuals on these trips

RING 9534 2378 TO BOOK NOW

VALE…………. STEVE THE SHOOTER

It is with great sadness that we morn the loss of our dear friend and fellow fisher man Steve “The Shooter” Odelli … I have had the pleasure of fishing with Steve for many years catching marlin, tuna and snapper. He was a total gentleman and a pleasure to fish with.

The Winch and The late Steve Odelli on our last snapper sojourn on Broadbill. RIP my friend

Steve was a patient and excellent fisherman who died in the pursuit of his first love fishing when the vessel he was in suffered an accident at Bermagui on the south coast Both Glenn and myself offer our condolences to his family and friends.
We will both miss his smiling face.

REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND

IF YOU FISH WITH THE BEST YOU ARE GIVING YOURSELF A HEAD START TO SPECTACULAR YELLOWFIN FISHING

ON BROADBILL AND BILLFISHER WE HAVE BEEN CATCHING THEM ALL OUR LIVES AND THAT’S EXPERIENCE THAT HAS BEEN EARNED
FROM A LIFETIME OF CATCHING TUNA

“ON THE HOOK” with Captain Ross and Glenn Hunter…Mid May Report

THE SHIRES JOHN Mc INTIRE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF FISHING

Fishing has been most productive both inshore and offshore over the past fortnight.
Out wide  the yellowfin run has started. Glenn Hunter’s Billfisher caught two yellowfin to 41 kg as did Rob Curry on Marquis and Mark Mikellsen on Triton.

The yellowfin were trolled on bibles minnows out wide.
The big fish were caught in the John McIntire tournament run by the Port Hacking Gamefishing club to celebrate John’s 50 years of gamefishing.

The event was enjoyed by all competitors with 15 boats fishing celebrating John Mc Intire’s amazing lifetime of gamefishing Well done Macka!

There was a 269 mako caught on 15kg by Chill Factor and Just Chill won tag and
Release.
Billfisher caught a 40.9 kg tuna for angler Peter Mc Nally a personal best.

We are taking bookings now for tuna trips and will be starting our snapper days down south in June.

Ring Glenn or Ross 0418 462 476 0r 95342378 to enquire about details

Broadbill	Two great yellowfin on Billfisher on Saturday
Nemo's marlin..238kg Steve Schnepp angler	We will be starting our snapper trips in June

SNAPPER TRIPS STARTING IN JUNE

For all those groups who fished with us last season and caught all those big reds It’s on again We are starting our snapper tours in June BOOK NOW as these are most popular trips amongst our clients

The is still the odd striped marlin around the 120 fathom line I raised a striped last trip
Blue marlin are also worth targeting The Botany Bay Gamefishing vessel Nemo scored a 238 kg blue last week for angler Steve Schnepp it was a personal best.

In the Georges there has been some great fishing especially big flathead The Towra Peninsular has produced some beauties up to 8kg mainly on soft plastics and live bait.
Blackfish too have been excellent with all popular spots on the Georges, fishing to bag limits last week
Norm Jefferys and myself caught a good feed in the upper Georges last week and this will improve with the better tides this week.

In Botany Bay tailor have been thick at the hot water as well as mulloway and bream at the runway.
There has been a good run of big whiting as well. Worms are a must as bait.

On the inshore reefs off Botany to the north and south good catches of flathead, jackets and mowies with the odd red as a bonus have been the results.

BOOK NOW FOR THE START OF THE YELLOWFIN RUN

BOOK THE BEST DAYS AROUND THE FULL MOON.

FISH ON SYDNEYS MOST RESPECTED BOATS THAT PRODUCE THE FISH CONSTANTLY.

“ON THE HOOK” ….With Captains Ross and Glenn Hunter..
MAY REPORT

BROADBILL AND BILLFISHER BACK IN SYDNEY

Life has been very busy for the past few weeks and we have not had time to update the reports, sorry about that.

Both Broadbill and Billfisher have fished the most spectacular marlin grounds of Pt Stephens (100 nautical miles north of Sydney) since mid January and whilst we are back in Sydney now, it is always a little nostalgic leaving our second home.

Summarizing the season, both boats worked 60 days each and we tagged and released 108 marlin that may sound pretty successful but in fact going by other seasons, it was a little mediocre.

In early January the fish were every where big mahis,stripes (Broady’s best day was eight stripes), blacks and even the odd blue marlin , however by late February the fish were thinning out with catches of one’s and two’s per day, the average.

Then came mid March and we were all wondering where to go to catch a fish.

April did not come good, like it can do at Pt Stephens, however it did improve marginally.

I recall in ’97 catching 18 in a day in late April but then again that was the greatest of all marlin seasons, a season when we caught 248 on Broadbill. Catches of 10’s and 12 were common every day. Will the glory days return? Yes! I believe they will but when I would not predict.

SUMMARISING THE 2008 PT STEPHENS MARLIN SEASON

We have had the privilege of fishing the season with some wonderful people Fishermen and woman of varying degrees of experience, Some marlin virgins others having caught heaps.
I guess that’s the trill of what we do especially catching an angler their first marlin always a special thrill for a dedicated skipper.

We had that experience on several occasions There were some great groups, to many to individualise.

Chris Herbert's Absolute we had a great day on her tagging 6 for the day. A Beautiful boat to drive	Broadbill's deckie The Emu rigs up some skippers..We caught 8 stripes that day
We worked 60 days and that's along time at the helm	Daniel socks it to a big striped marlin
Eight tagged for the day That's how good it was in January early February	Theis big striped had only a stump of a bill
We released 103 marlin for the Pt Stephens stay	A typical winter fin off Sydney..They will be running soon
The yellowfin season is just around the corner

Our regulars, The Fish raiders, Clinton Bartholomew’s and his team, Chris O’Neil and the lads. Mike Rowe and the Interclub team and so many other groups that have fished with us for in some cases 18 years. All our clients caught fish, some more lucky than others, but I guess that’s fishing and always will be.

To all our customers both Glenn and myself thank you for your company and we look forward to Pt Stephens ’09 with you all.

TASSIE TROUT FISHING THE CAPTAIN HITS THE FRESH WATER

Having returned to Sydney last week it was onto a plane and down to Tasmania for a week of trout fishing with my friend Gordon Johnson.

We fished the highland lakes mainly Lake Arthur, Woods Lake a Lone Pine lagoon.
Lake Arthur on the first day fishing from local Launceston trout guru Paul Ellis’s boat, we caught eight browns. The fish were all caught on sinking fly.

Paul at the helm on Woods Lake	Gordo and Paul Ellis at Woods Lake
Jonah point	Paul with a brown from Lake Arthur
One of the better browns at Lone Pine Lagoon	The beauty of the highland lakes Gordo at Lone Pine
We fish the Meander River for 5 small browns..Pretty but not so productive	A friendly platypus comes over to say hello

The second day we heard that Woods lake was red hot so that’s were we headed but alas the trout did not agree so back to the Pump house at Arthur where we managed a couple of fish. We bid Paul Good Bye and Gordon and I headed to the lone Pine Lagoon in The campervan. Here we caught a couple of beat browns and lost a couple more.

It was a great sight seeing the big trout tailing in the shoreline weed beds in the early morn We fished the highlands for a couple of days then headed to a few streams to try our hand.

The first stream was the Meander River, here we caught 6 trout all on “dry above nymph” from this pretty river. We then camped at the Mersey River and caught nil fish, but did see a platypus from a metre away and that’s the closest I have ever been to one in the wild. We the n fished the St Patrick River and caught a couple of small browns.

The weather was spectacular and we saw some beautiful country.
I have very much fallen in love with Tasmania it is indeed a beautiful place and a most exciting venue to fish.

The fishing was not brilliant but we did catch a few excellent trout.
We both had fly fisherman’s shoulder upon our return such was the casting effort
We are both looking forward to next year already.

THE SYDNEY SCENE …YELLOWFIN, KI