Trout Flat Out

20/08/2023

A great session on the Derwent Estuary today. After a slow start we got a couple of Sea Runners to the net in between some very fat Bream

20/05/2023

Got to fish solo today in the Derwent, the Bream action was exceptional. If you haven't used Cranka Crabs, give them a go. They catch plenty when lifted off the bottom. Best used when fishing from a boat as they are painfully expensive to break off on the oysters. I usually fish them in 2-3m of water when the Bream are being fussy and schooled up. The bigger fish were accounted for using the Daiwa Presso Minnow 60F in the Cali Golden Trout pattern. I fished the rising tide along the shallow rocky banks. Biggest Bream was 37.5cm TTF. One of the biggest assets to chasing Bream from a boat is using the Garmin Panoptix sonar. Look it up on YouTube.

20/05/2023

Barry was on a quest to get his first Sea Runners and Southern Black Bream. All boxes ticked and then some. We used soft Plastics and the Nories Laydown Minnow to account for Trout. For the Bream we had great success using Cranka Crabs in addition to the above mentioned lures. Biggest Bream was 37.5cm, best Trout 54cm.

24/01/2023

A couple from a day on Woods Lake. We had a good day on Woods, initially we dredged them up on sinking fly lines using a version of the Cat Fly. Then after a sore arm of a thousand casts we used the Nories Lay down Minnow BR 71H

07/01/2023

I had a short afternoon session on Penstock last Friday. Conditions not ideal, sunny and a light breeze. With the odd fish rising to Orange Spinners the challenge was on. After two enquiries and one busted off, finally I saw one cruise under my fly and casually sip it down. A beautifully conditioned Brown of 50cm. My spinner imitation is a very simple tie on a Kamasan B160 size 16 wide gape hook.

05/01/2023

Getting away for a few days fishing by myself. Woods Lake was the destination for today. With no hatch or rising fish dredging them up on wets was the only option here is one of five for the day on the Black and Orange Shrek.

01/01/2023

So Arthur's Lakes, how has it been fishing lately. A Guides perspective.
It has produced really well, the best day I had was thirty fish, the worst was three. The weather has been the biggest factor. Cool and overcast being the best, hot and sunny not so good. For the fly angler the Black & Orange Shrek with the red body, also the Cat Fly (my bastardised version). Use these on a slow retrieve in 1 to 2 metres of water pause and hang at the end of the retrieval. If they are rising, go the shaving brush. I tie all three patterns, see photos. DM or call me if you want any.
For the lure Angler, who are most welcome on my trips, the Nories Laydown Minnow is a must , see the photos. Cast around the timber with a medium retrieve and occasionally stop start the lure. They are a shallow running suspending lure that only goes down about 60-70cm. Use the bright one on dull days and the opaque body on very bright days.When fishing them lazily I.E. trolling, 2.5 knots is the sweet spot and target areas with a depth of 2 metres. Regularly check for weeded up lures as it will happen trolling such shallow water, they have a really tight action and it can be hard to see the rod tip vibrate at times. If you buy them be prepared for the cost, at $32 it hurts a bit, especially if you lose them.
Final advice, if the weather is forecast to be over 25c, get out early, give midday a rest and have another go after 3:30. Keep an eye on the water temp, if it gets to 20c it will be a very slow day.
Tight lines from Trout Flat Out

21/12/2022

While the weather has not been kind the fishing has been exceptional. Pulling wets and casting lures has given the clients some memorable days. Here's a few recent captures.
The last photo is Reef Nicholls who we hosted as part of the Make a Wish Foundation for the day. It was part of his family trip to Tassie. Reef is a big fan of all things fishing and loved to watch people casting a fly rod. A big thanks to Steve Bax from Spot on Fishing Connection who donated a practice fly rod to Reef as a momento of his visit. This was the highlight of Reefs day with us.

15/11/2022

Having hosted Steve and Jo Starling last month, they have put together a YouTube clip from their day on the Derwent chasing Sea Run Browns and Bream. Check the link to see the action, there is also some footage from the Great Lake Tie In at the start
https://youtu.be/W_AQWmMiWck

13/10/2022

I had the pleasure of hosting Steve and Jo Starling today. Steve was on a mission to bag his first Sea Runner. Mission accepted and accomplished. Steve caught two and Jo schooled us on how to catch Bream. A fantastic day out with two seasoned anglers.

23/09/2022

I can't remember the last time before today I fished Arthur's. Well it was fantastic, dredged up a dozen on the wet fly. Really surprised by the size and condition of them. Let's hope the dry fly fishing heats up this season.

22/09/2022

Pulling wets on Penstock, a nice 52cm Rainbow on the new Sage Core R8

20/09/2022

The smile says it all, Cody gets his first Tassie Brown Trout. The fishing was tough with high and dirty water, but we managed a few

13/08/2022

Josh and Mitch get there first their go at Trout fishing and land a few. Well done Guy's

07/08/2022

Luke catches his first Brown Trout

03/08/2022

Dylan And Taylor got their first ever Trout today on the first charter for the new season. Well done Guy's, two solid Browns from Lake Meadowbank. The biggest measured 540mm, caught drift spinning

03/04/2022

A successful morning on the Derwent targeting Bream. Darren managed to get 5 to the net, here's a couple of them.

20/02/2022

To catch a trout on the Fly Rod ton your first attempt is a memorable experience. The conditions were not kind to a beginner, but persistence paid of at the end of the day. Well done Dr John

09/02/2022

Well we hoped we would catch one and while targeting the humble Flathead we caught this Kingfish. Now to save a thousand questions we caught it in Cornelian Bay, in 3m of water, bait was a Zman 3inch TRD HogZ. It was just before low tide and again we were only going for Flatties when it smashed the HogZ. It was 55-60cm long. We also caught, Flatties, Salmon, Mackerel and a few Bream. Biggest Bream was 38cm

27/01/2022

Success on Ben's first Fly Fishing session for Trout. The weather was not kind to us but persistence paid off with a big brown coming to the net

27/01/2022

Yulong wanted to bag his first Tasmanian Rainbow Trout, we netted a few from Great Lake. A couple of bonus Brown Trout also made it to the net

19/01/2022

We hit the Derwent Estuary today with Mark and Natasha. We were Flat Out with the Flathead and managed a big Black Bream, 38cm ttf.

09/01/2022

Great day out Deano catching his first Tasmamian Brown Trout. Caught quite a few on lures then had success with the fly rod. Trout

29/11/2021

When the Guide has a client free day what else would he do? Go fishing himself of course. Got this big bruiser of a rainbow on an Orange Spinner 16 #. A fight to remember from this one, measuring 55cm to the fork

07/11/2021

21/10/2021

The Derwent Double, Sea Run Brown's and Bream on the Fly Rod

26/09/2021

Action from the Derwent today. After a few follows they decided to bite. Tally was 3 Sea Runners, 1 Atlantic Salmon, 4 Bream and 1 Cocky Salmon

29/08/2021

Ettiene's first ever Sea run Brown's and couple of Bream to round out a great day

09/08/2021

First guiding session for the season produced some great browns from Lake Meadowbank

31/05/2021

Bream is the target now as the Trout fishing is all but done for the season. Caught these beauties on the fly rod