A fitting end to a fun flyfishing workshop, Denise netting for a successful presentation and a hook up by husband Steven.

Earlier, on day one of the tour, Steven had created Red Tag history by being the first ‘Tagger’ ever at Currawong Lakes to have a trout take the Blue Damsel before we had one on the mayfly or emerger patterns in any season.

Yes, the mayfly have been a little late on these lakes because of our colder start to spring, yet the damsels are already attracting fish and this was still October!

It all goes well for a long and exciting damsel fly period.

Longtime friend and dedicated flyfisher, Norman, has sung Red Tag’s praises, supported our Melbourne promotions and urged a number of his fellow Melbourne anglers to ‘give Red Tag a try.’

So when he said he was coming over for a day out, he was wishing for the fishing gods to be kind with the weather and fly life.

The day started with a well-conditioned stream fish on the nymph followed very soon after with a change to the emerger and finished the day with 17 to hand – 15 on the dry and two on the nymph.

A very pleasing result considering it was on the, to Norman, unfamiliar #4wt Stalker Master Plus outfit.

Mal had only tried a ‘bit of fly fishing’ up north on his #8wt before having a day out with Red Tag.

“Leave the #8wt at home”, we’ll introduce you to some stream & river gear, a Pro Angler Stalker’s Master Plus #4wt as a starter.

After a frustrating morning, weather man wrong again!, the sun finally came out after lunch and the weight on the rod shows the first was a good stream fish, about 16″, one of four on the dry to hand on the dark brown emerger.