In my neck of the woods, late October signals the start of the religious season for whiting. It is when they start looking up to the heavens, pondering the eternal questions of life. Whether they find salvation is anyone’s guess. All I know for sure is with their eyes upturned, they begin to notice my... Continue Reading →
Fly fishing for bream
Bream are a challenging fly fishing target, particularly when you first start chasing them, but with perseverance you’ll discover how rewarding a sportsfish they can be. I began chasing bream with a six weight a year and a half ago. Mostly from my canoe in the coastal lakes and estuaries along the east coast of... Continue Reading →
Fly fishing Lake Macquarie
All anglers have a home water. A special place full of fishing memories. A place where the water and the fish and the wildlife are familiar to them. A place where they feel at home. My home water is Lake Macquarie. Lake Macquarie is big – really big. Big enough to be the largest saltwater... Continue Reading →
The unexpected fish is the one you’ll remember
The most memorable fish are often the ones you had no intention of catching. To prepare for a couple of days fly fishing on the NSW Central Coast, I took great pleasure in tying a selection of flies for bream fishing. From small shrimp imitations to prawns, tied in olives and browns, with black eyes... Continue Reading →
Fly fishing Narrabeen Lake
Narrabeen Lake (also known as Narrabeen Lagoon) is a coastal lagoon located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The lake has a reasonable population of bream, flathead, whiting and mullet. It also produces healthy number of donuts – for me anyway, when I have a fly rod in my hand. So it was with an element of... Continue Reading →