13/09/2009

Blue Mountains hike

This tiny river in The Blue Mountains has been on our minds for a long time. We’ve been told that it should hold good numbers of rainbow trout at this time of year and there’s a particular section of the river that is open to fishing all year round. The catch here is that it requires a read more

29/08/2009

Blue Mountains Creeks

After having some success on this pretty little creek couple of weeks ago, we decided to give it another go at it but this time with our overnight packs on. We brought everything. Beers, red meat for a stew, wine – you name it. And what a cracker of an overnighter it was. We caught fish, we finished the beers, we ate like Kings making all kinds of meals from the meat we brought. The night was pretty chilly, we had some snow falling on top of the range, but the fire that we made from ‘good’ logs kept us warm throughout the night…and of course a random bottle of red wine and brandy that appeared from somewhere after we finished our beers. What a trip to remember – photos speak a thousand words.

08/08/2009

Carp in the Mountains

This time we decided to explore Wollondilly river and it’s tributaries. We have heard that even it’s way past its glory days it might hold a trout or two in winter months that move in to spawn. Weather was just perfect – clear skies and no wind whatsoever, so we left our cars with high expectations. After fishing couple of fast runs we moved to a slower water and realised that this is definitely not a trout territory.
After scanning water for a while we started noticing big dark shadows cruising around and enjoying warm winter weather. Carp. We had nothing to loose and decided to give a crack throwing some random wooly buggers we had in our fly boxes. It didn’t take long to entice them, and after we got a hang of the presentation and the retrieve we were into a bit of fun.

25/07/2009

A Creek in the Mountains

During winter months some creeks in the Blue Mountains stay open for fishing all year round. One minor detail is that it usually requires a fairly decent hike it. Most of the times staying overnight is a good idea, but this time we decided to walk lightweight, leave early and do it in a day. Few good size rainbows were landed, which made the torturing hike worthwhile. And the scenery and the peacefulness when you get there is just one of a kind.

12/07/2009

Lake in the Central West

Decided to head up to the mountains in a search of a lake trout. There’s this one popular lake that can fire up on some days, especially in the bad weather. And this Sunday was looking just like that. Cloudy, windy, rainy and even a bit hail. So we thought it’s gonna be a great day to read more

04/07/2009

The Upper reaches

Decided to give it a try to the upper reaches of this gorgeous little creek in the Blue Mountains. Fern trees, deep undercut banks, crystal clear water – all that really makes this section of river pretty special. Just sitting there on an eucalyptus log, sipping a black tea and enjoying the read more

25/04/2009

Chasing the Rainbow

I heard about this river called Fish river that flows through the Central West region of the New South Wales. It’s one of the better streams in that area that hold a good number of trout, and Autumn being a perfect time of the year to try and catch one. Me, not owing a car at the moment, I had read more

17/03/2009

Late Summer afternoon

Another summer afternoon in a city, and I decided to head to a local park for a quick flick. Few casts away and I was onto a fish. A nice little flathead decided to go for a chartreuse colour clouser. Seems like this fly is one of the better fly patterns if you ever decided to chase flathead. So I read more

30/01/2009

Sydney Harbour

Had a most amazing day on the harbour chasing kingfish on fly. It was a completely different kind of flyfishing experience, something I’ve never done before. Stripping using both hands, setting a hook without lifting a rod but rather pulling a flyline towards your body. Crazy numbers of fish, read more