Good mates Phil and Tim from Queenslandd came down for an extended workshop towards the end of March and had a ball.

Here both are sharing a nice pool on one of the river work days, with Phil onto a nice fish while Tim looks on.

We don’t often fish more than one angler on the same stretch at once, but some times it is very pleasant to share the water and the rewards when the situation allows.

Here Harald gets Autumn underway with one of a number taken on the dry in the perfect lie position.

The trout was stationed in the right hand bubble line a metre or so down stream from the rock line, fly was presented within a foot of the bank and Mr Brownie just couldn’t resist checking it out, much to Harald’s delight.

Next on the water was another regular, Simon, with new inductee mate Richard.

This is Richard’s first ever trout on the fly, day one on the still water a very nice rainbow.

The workshop followed up with introductionto dry fly techniques on the streams and rivers with this lovely wild brown great reward for concentration and application.

Simon was also getting into the action as well as this tight line shows.

After the waters had settled down fom the record winter and early spring levels, our first month of summer was very much like the old days.

Still, the mayfly were hatching early in the month, good but very manageable water flows and the Blue Damsels over the surface. By now the majority of the fish were being taken, on or brought up to, the dry fly.

It started off with a group of friends from Qld, Keith & Lindsay (who had a little experience with the fly) with Neil and Katrina (beginners) with their first day at Currawong.

Above: Keith with a nice rainbow on the day, while Katrina, top, also scored.

Also returning Red Tagger, Marcus, above, keen to get into the handmade cane outfits who was trying out one of Tassie’s cane rod makers’ beautifully produced rods as Peter McKean was making one for him.
Looks like they work just fine.

Mike, one of our Pro Angler new clients this year, had a few days with us mid-month and got some top wild browns in the streams, this is one puts a nice bend in the rod.

The month closed out with Sue and Guy having a top introductory workshop at Currawong Lake with this big brown giving Sue a great reward.

Paul, foreground, has some early success while John is working on another fish in the distance.

The action results in a nice rainbow for Paul.

John was not to be denied his moment in the sun when his first ever trout on the fly was this excellent conditioned rainbow. (IMGP1515)

Picked up Kate and Dale from the Priory at Bothwell and headed off to Currawong for their introduction to fly fishing.

A typical spring day in Tassie, ‘if you don’t like the weather … a hang on 30 minutes and we’ll change it’ type of day which couldn’t deter or dampen spirits as you can see.

For starters, above, despite the rain, Dale has a beaming smile with due cause with this beauty to the net. His first on the fly.

Then a little later, both the day (no wind or rain) and Kate are smiling warmly with her first to hand.

Wife Di gave Andrew, and son Aaron a great surprise when she secretly arranged a two-day overnight workshop with Red Tag Trout for the boys.

Day one was the stillwater starter and day two the rivers and streams intro session.

First up Andrew, above, sets the pace with this action. which turns out to be a fantastic rainbow touching 6lbs and taking hin into the backing twice! Not bad for a first up fish!

Not to be outdone by Dad, Aaron, below, gets up close and introduces himself to this nice fish.

Then to top off the workshop on day two he is a very happy camper having sighted, stalked and got this river wild brown trout, below, to the net on a very tricky pool outlet that any experienced angler would have been pleased with.

Well done Aaron – a very promising fly fishing future ahead.

From left, Don, Bev, Shar and Irv head of to do battle with some top nick and aggressive Currawong trout.

Above: Athough only her first day on the fly, Shar was first on also with this very nice rainbow, while Irv admires it from close by.

Above: Next up, Don gets this lovely wild brown to hand.

Learning was the aim, achieving was the game!

This lovely returning rainbow, was just one of four top quality fish to hand and several more to the fly for Vincent.

Sighted, stalked and caught by the angler it was a fitting fish to complete a great teaching workshop.

Staying at the beautiful heritage ‘Priory’ in Bothwell, picked Vincent up at 7.45am and we headed over to the Currawong Lakes for another top day on the fly.