Hiking the Main Range of the Kosciuszko National Park in spring has been on my list for years now, and finally I made it happen. Mountain peaks and some tracks are still covered in snow, alpine flowers are blooming and rivers are in a full flow – what an amazing sight to see and to wake up to. I put this short video together that hopefully captures the beauty of the Australian Alps and shows that the land Down Under is not only beaches and desert. Hope you’ll enjoy this one.
Eric Gales – Steep Climb
In the last couple of trips I had this tune constantly playing in my head when hiking in the Snowy Mountains or taking a steep route back to my car after day’s fishing for bass. I was never familiar with Eric Gales before it came up as a suggestion on Spotify. Song started with a really nice groove that drew my attention and some lyrics kicked in that had instant Jimmy Hendrix vibe to it. The song also guests one of my all time favourite guitar players Zakk Wylde. The solo that Zakk does on here after Eric goes ‘And also life continues to be a little wild A little Zakk Wylde…’ is such a good fit and marks the culmination of the song. Give it a listen, and maybe remember it next time you’re climbing a mountain or facing a hard time in your life, this song might help you to get through it a bit easier.
Bass redeemer
After having a doughnut chasing trout in the Blue Mountains I decided to give a crack on an early season bass and this way redeem myself. And what an awesome day it turned out to be. Spend the first half of the day casting bass vampire fly at all kinds of structures and not having a touch, I thought
Back on the rivers
This was my first trip to the Blue Mountains after the season has re-opened and I was itching to see how the rivers look like in the Spring. Especially after all this rain we had in last couple of months. Was great to see grass and trees so lush and green, and the river running in the best condition
Winter on the Blue Mountains lakes
Now as the spring is starting to kick in, it’s about time to have a wrap up on how went on Blue Mountains lakes during winter. Fishing for trout in lakes especially here in the Blue Mountains, it’s a test for every fisherman’s patience. You can sometimes spot them false-spawning
Snowy Mountains on Film
Couple of months ago I was travelling through the Snowy Mountains region and fishing the Eucumbene and Thredbo rivers for the last time of this year’s trout season. At that time I decided not only take photos on phone or a digital camera, but also bring film camera along and see how can I
Snowy Mountains – Thredbo
For the next part of my Snowy Mountains trip I decided to drive over to the other side of the mountains and fish another beautiful river – the Thredbo. I fished it for couple of days but apart from couple of little trout to the net I didn’t have as much luck as in I had in the Eucumbene.
Snowy Mountains – Eucumbene
After being stuck in lockdown for a few months NSW fishermen, including myself, had a chance to get onto some trout fishing before the season closes. And that’s exactly what I did. I took couple of days off work and decided to explore both sides of the Snowy Mountains. First half of the week
Flytying Days vs Nights during lockdown
Well, when your city goes into a full lodckdown during pandemic it means one thing – an excessive number of hours at the flytying vise. I have never thought this kind of situation could be real and that it only happens in movies. But instead of complaining about getting bored or not being able
Long Weekend on the Mid North Coast
Australia Day long weekend. I know the date is quite controversial these days, but I personally cant complain (haha) because of my birthday that falls on the same weekend as well, so I get an extra day off. This time I tried to combine camping with friends near the beach with a chance on scouting