Thanks Andrew, yeah I reckon Stewie did the best job he could at the time with the net, it was a tricky situation with the bridge pylon only a few metres downstream. ;)

@@PeachyFlyFishing When you cannot see your footing and are trying to keep your eye on the fish, not tangle the leader and get a head shot in flowing water, excellent job all in all. Add in the threat of a downstream run to the bridge, or around the net man and it really gets interesting.

Absolutely!

Thanks! Yes I agree, your strategy is spot on. From memory I was using a very long leader (around 5.5m) and very fine tippet (7x), it was still very hard to catch the fish except up in the moving water. There were quite a lot of people who had been walking along the river, a few fishing, the fish were already very alert, but in the end I just needed to fish better to catch them! Thanks for watching. :)

Thanks mate, I agree the Snowys are brilliant. Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Yeah once you’ve seen that ravine there’s no mistaking it…. Thanks for watching! :)

Yes you would certainly get away with the smaller setup on this stream, for sure. I have a couple of short lightweight dry fly rods, but these days I mostly prefer to fish longer and lighter rods for trout wherever there is enough room to use them, primarily for the ability to hold more line off the water, fish longer leaders, and thus improve drifts. But in really tight cover and close range the shorter rods can be easier to fish with. Shorter rods can also be a little more accurate, if they are not too soft action. The 5-6 weight you're right it's probably overkill for this stream, but you could make it work if you wanted to. Still, it's always fun buying a new rod right?? 😆

@@PeachyFlyFishing might have to sneak a 2/3wt 9” on my wish list haha .. I’m only just getting into fly fishing streams I’ve always fished lakes and the salt with streamers and nimphs so dry and wet flies is wat I’m learning now .. I don’t have any fancy gear it’s no orvis or nothing haha it’s just gotrue and ssuoyailang stuff off wish and Temu it’s not to bad but can def the difference to my 1 expensive one

Angus was great, excellent guide!

G'day Geoff, this was near Capertee. :)

Thanks Geoff! Sometimes I like to put a fish on the reel, particularly if it's a bigger fish or if I am fishing quite light tippet. The main reason being, the reel drag (if it's properly set) does a better job of preventing a break-off if the fish takes off, particularly when you get it close to the net. :)

Hi mate, it’s in the Anglers Rest area in north east Victoria.

Thanks Martin! Putting slack into casts, that’s a tricky thing to do well. Very long leaders (18-20 feet), ending in very fine tippet (usually 7x depending on the size of the fly) so that the leader does not fully transmit the power to the fly. Then it’s down to casting techniques, not overpowering the delivery casts, negative curve casts, and angling the cast down to cast part of the leader on to the water first, so that the final part of the tippet collapses. It’s a little hard to describe in words, but I hope that is helpful. :)

Thanks!

Haha! Fair enough, its all about enjoyment hey! My fly fishing has improved considerably since I shot this video, I generally catch a lot more on fly these days😆

Thanks! :)

No problem mate, hope it helps! :)

Thanks, hope it works for you! :)

Thanks Andrew! The paint markers are made by a company called Sakura, you can get them from Aussie Angler here: aussieangler.com.au/product/indicator-marker-pens/

@@PeachyFlyFishing thanks again!

Thanks Tony, yes it sure is mate, magical country! :)

Thanks bud! Don’t know why the rainbows all disappeared out of the main river that week. They were still in the side streams but none in the main river, weird….

Thanks Rob! Glad you enjoyed it mate. Yes I like to try to analyse the water and predict where the fish will be as much as possible! :)

Ah thanks so much PP, yes it's an amazing area down there. I've been trying to train myself to take just an extra 10 seconds or so to frame a shot nicely...sometimes I remember to do it! 😆

Haha, thanks bud! I have shot a couple recently back on the smaller action cameras again, though the quality of those cameras has improved too. Love shooting on the big camera, the image quality is just gorgeous, but it's not practical for every location or type of video....at least until I can afford a full time camera crew! 🤣

@@PeachyFlyFishing I also happened to notice how the camera angles improve in school holidays… any coincidence? 😂

No I haven't enlisted the kids yet, not a bad idea though! 🤣

Thanks Jonny! Gotta catch up for a fish soon mate. :)

@@PeachyFlyFishing love to….. just not here. It’s such hard going. The only thing I can figure is the epic number of cormorants we had this year decimated the fish stocks in the river. Nothing else makes sense. 😢😢

@jlush444 yeah I’ve heard a few reports that it’s been tough. Not really sure why that would be….

Hahaha! I think I may have retired the crazy glasses from the videos at least, unless they make a return by popular demand! 😂 Thanks mate, that was a really nice trip, look forward to the next one! :)

Thanks so much Anthony! Yeah it is a magical river that one, definitely an all time favourite… :)

@@PeachyFlyFishing treasure! Just watching your moves….do you water load your nymphing rod much? I’m always after fresh ideas and have been giving Josh Millers style a bit of a run ( he calls it the ‘frisbee’ and ‘pendulum’ ). Finding it really good in terms of consistent and fine accuracy ( probably more suited to tighter and more overgrown water than you were fishing). Good stuff! Just love it!

@anthonyclark6118 yes I have been using water loads more lately, we had a couple of members of the Spanish team over here a few months ago doing some coaching for us, and they use water loads quite a lot. It’s a little slower to set up, but great for accuracy, distance and control. I love it!

Haha! Thanks mate! Will you be at Falls Creek for nationals again later this year?

I'm unsure Steve. For all the time I've been eligible, I've yet to compete in a competition. There's no explanation as for why not. Maybe I should . . . 'just do it.' That, or do the controller thing again.

Fair enough! Anyway hope to see you there perhaps mate, in either capacity! :)

Thanks Warren! I’m glad to hear you think so mate, I’m really enjoying the film making aspect of it, and trying to improve at it! :)

Thanks Patrick, yes I agree it's a great way to fish if you've got room to carry a second rod. :)

Thanks Peter! Yes it’s a great little spot that one, fishes surprisingly well. :)

Thanks mate! Yeah it’s a good way to do it, a lot of the comp guys are fishing like this now. :)

@@PeachyFlyFishing The comp stuff is all a bit mysterious, so it's great to get some insights. Also, TCD is now legal for two rods, so keen to take a dry/nymph and a separate streamer rod. That way I can be twice as frustrated. 😀 PP

Haha! Yes indeed! 😆

Thanks Cory! Yeah it’s a nice bit of water that one, fishes better when it’s a bit clearer.

Thanks! Yeah I haven't fished Tenkara myself, but I think it would probably be very easy to carry as a second rod particularly if it's telescopic.....Give it a go! :)

Yeah for sure, it's all situational really. Sometimes I do that too, especially if I'm filming and I have to go back for the camera anyway......Yes it can be quick to just tie a new fly on, but I usually like to fish specific leader and line setups for nymphing and for dry fly that are very different - they do what they are designed for really well but they don't work for other techniques. I guess it just comes down to whether you want to carry 2 specialised rigs or 1 generalist rig. Thanks for watching! :)

@PeachyFlyFishing good point, hope too see more of the aussie waters from your video!

Gday Scott, I got them through an optometrist, George and Matilda eyecare. They were about $40 from memory, I went for the highest magnification (3x). They work really well as long as you don’t mind looking like a mad scientist! 😂 Another option is stick in bifocals that you can stick into the bottom of your fishing glasses, similar price for those. I’ve had a lot of issues with trying to get the right solution for glasses, might do a video about that actually! :)

Thanks!

Thanks Jonny!

Cheers mate! No it’s not Amnesia, it’s the Eaux Vives Color Line in 0.18 Green. :)

Thanks Anthony! Yes as you say it’s situational. Throwing a dry fly is always better on a dedicated dry fly rod I reckon, plus it takes more time to change back and forward. Most comp guys now fish a micro leader for nymphing too, can’t throw a single dry on those but you can throw a dry dropper rig. :)

Cheers Erhan! :)

Aussie angler in melb are stocking them

Thanks Bruce! Yeah I bought it from former Spanish team member David Ferreira Garcia, if you can get it through Aussie Angler as Erhan said then that would be the easiest way. :)

Hi Steve, Scott mentioned the clip on magnifiers, I often considered getting a pair but still carry a pair of cheap 3x in my vest . I too (and I'm sure many others) would be interested in your thoughts.Cheers

G'day Peter, yeah the clip on magnifiers are pretty good actually, if you can get past the way they look! They work very well for threading tiny hooks and tippet, and I haven't had them fall off yet. I've carried reading glasses on a lanyard but had problems with the lanyard breaking and losing glasses. Another solution I've been experimenting with is stick in bifocal magnifiers, they are essentially little magnifier strips that you stick inside your fishing glasses on the bottom. Those are pretty good too, they look a lot more acceptable than the "crazy glasses" clip on ones, but they are fixed there permanently so they do distort your field of vision just down at the bottom which could be an issue, particularly for wading etc. I've not found a perfect solution for this problem, but I'd say looks aside the clip on magnifiers work very well....hope that helps! :)

For sure mate, it’s a little bit more awkward than just carrying a single rod. But it does have advantages in being able to quickly and easily cover different types of water. Great for comps where you have a short beat and you have to make the most of it, but also fun if you just want some variety in your day. :)

Yeah it sure was low mate, about as low as I’ve seen it…

Thanks mate! Yeah I'm not sure if I'll do one on that fly, have to think about it. I haven't really fished it much since then, maybe I should give it some more development, but I tend to find my regular bream shrimp works well and catches fish, and it's a much easier pattern to tie and to cast. Will give it some thought anyway, thanks for watching! :)

Thanks Ian! Yes it is often more productive than other methods in the right water. Love the Thredbo! Thanks for watching. :)

Thanks mate! Yes definitely change up the retrieve, especially when bream are the main target the most important part is the pause as that’s when they take the fly about 90% of the time. Slow strips with pauses is usually the go. :)

Haha! Thanks mate, yes a G&T might have been appropriate…. I’m surprised we didn’t run into you at the Snow Goose…. ;)

Thanks Pete! :)

Thanks Malcolm, yes the river was a bit low for what we were trying to do, but it's a decent walk down there from the cars and we couldn't see the water level until we got down there. We would have had an easier time fishing a dry fly or dry dropper rod with it that low, but we were there to try out these rods in particular and shoot a video on them, so that's what we had at hand! A little bit more flow and depth might have shown the advantages of these rods better.

Thanks! I might revisit that pattern! :)

Thanks! Wow this video is a blast from the past, I should get out and do some more bream content soon, haven't been out fishing for them for a while....... I'll have a think about the forward facing shrimp, it definitely worked but I have tended back towards my standard bream shrimp, it's an easier tie and a little easier to cast into the sort of tight structure that I fish around Sydney. Yes you probably should take advantage of the fishing in NZ, some amazing opportunities over there. Thanks for watching, and glad you're enjoying the vids! :)