http://www.redtagtrout.com On the fly in Tasmania Tue, 13 May 2008 11:21:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lynne was our last wild trout outing for the 2007/08 season with an overnight fly fishing workshop. Lynne had wanted to fly fish ‘a river somewhere’ since she saw the show on ABC TV some time ago. Finally managed to get the time together and this is the result. A great ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/last-wild-brown-trout-outing-for-the-0708-season/ I said earlier the last week of January had the lot, but I wasn’t prepared for superrod Jack! “I’ve only got the one day Roger, down here on business, it will have to be Saturday” Well Saturday came round. Usual early am pick up in Hobart, took a look at ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/wow-what-a-day-%e2%80%94-a-new-all-time-top-rod/ Debbie not only had great weather for her 3-day introductory flyfishing workshop, but had success on both the lake and river environments with rainbows and wild browns to hand. Day one was the Currawong lakes intro day and where rainbows were brought to hand. This was followed by the river wild browns ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/lady-luck-no-good-presentation-yes/ The first cast back, or is it the first back cast! Anyway it was a great moment. To many flyfishers this may just look like a cast on a river somewhere, but to my long standing (make that wading) client Gerald it was something he had been working on for ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/a-triumphant-return-to-the-water/ It is pleasing to see the increase in couples enjoying flyfishing Tasmania while holidaying down under down under. Here, Noah and Sarah had a beautiful day to hone their dry fly techniques and get some nice wild browns to hand. First up Noah gets some weight on the line early in ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/a-new-tagger-couple-have-a-great-day/ Garry (father of Matthew) had a day out on his own with Red Tag and had a ball. There must be something, as well as the trout, in our water that brings out the best in these Queenslanders. Not only did Matthew star on a later trip (see Matthew’s Monster ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/garry-gives-the-2wt-a-workout/ After a cool morning start and some presentation practice, Zoe gets into the swing of things. Having travelled all the way from southern England to Tasmania, she couldn’t resist the temptation to try and pick up a wild brown trout or two on the fly. This one was headed for the dinner ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/zoe-gets-a-taste-of-tasmania/ Dry fly enthusiasts Anthony and Brendan, shown casting above, ex internationals now from Queensland, had a top first up introduction to Tasmania fly fishing for wild browns with something like 30 odd fish to the fly and 15 to hand between them. It again shows how the dry and mild ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/fishing-mates-get-april-off-to-a-flyer/ Red Tag’s introductory fly fishing workshop was just what Martin had been looking for, judging by the results from his two day/two nights package with us. After the regulation ‘on grass’ gear set up and casting session, it was onto the water at Currawong for for the first ‘still water’ ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/mid-march-magic/ Best fish by a Red Tagger on fly (est.5+kgs) — longest tussle to hand (approx. 90mins) — biggest grin (probably still there) — over 30” or 75cms in length. Having had a previous, quite successful, trip with me in April, Matthew and his dad Garry were so keen to go again ... http://www.redtagtrout.com/2008/matthews-monster-bigger-biggest/