The ongoing adventures of a passionate wild trout fly fishing guide based in Tasmania, Australia's best trout fishing destination.
Roger Butler guides for his one-man guiding operation Red Tag Trout Tours which caters to flyfishers from all over the world, who share a common goal: getting a wild brown trout to hand.
Bruce bringing another top conditioned fish to hand while Nigel looks on.
A great time to share the water together, not the usual way for two anglers to fish a small water, but good fish, magic weather, camaraderie and feeding browns made it a special session to guide two fine fly fishers.
The odd sighted wedgetail, wallaby and wild deer just added to the total enjoyment.
Last day of November and Jack, a keen young river angler from NSW, gets his first wild brown on the dry.
A KOCPIT text book take (ie, Red Tag’s theory application).
Knowledge – studied the situation and applied he knew from
Observation – spinner hatch, sipping fish, water speed etc
Concentration – on the cast, the fly on the water
Presentation – gently put the fly upstream from the fish, no drag, on the line of the fishes beat
Imitation – was an emerger tied to imitate the hatching mayfly
Take – saw the fish take the fly, slower water – slight delay in lift – trout on. Well done Jack.
This backwater is usually dry (note fence on right) but the red spinner were out and fish feeding the edges.
Cast upstream with a Red Spinner (see Top flies) short drift, lift and bingo ‘fish-on!’ Simple when it all works to plan — why not every time? ask the trout.
