Peter Rasmussen

1. When did you join the club?

I joined the club in August 2020

2. What is your reason for joining, and what do you hope to gain from the club?

I have been fly fishing. for many years & the passion is such that over the years I have built a shack at Arthurs lake, purchased the fly fishing platform, a 4.6 meter Edgetracker & spent too much money on fly rods! Over the years I have dabbled in fly tying & had some limited success. Now is the time for me to really embrace fly tying at a more consistent level. To do this, well I am a keen learner & what better way to improve than to join like minded competent fly tyers. I had very positive feedback about the club & it made sense to approach the club re membership.

3. How long have you been a fly tyer?

I began my fly tying journey as a 22 year old beginning teacher at a school called Flagstaff Primary. Teaching at the school was a wonderful lady, Enid Sloane. Her husband was Tony Sloane ("The Truth About Trout Flies") & he was kind enough to spend many hours with me tying fur flies & the like. Over the years I have dabbled on & off with limited success. Of recent times YouTube got me going again, it was wonderful & my enthusiasm returned.

4. What are your favourite fly patterns

Like most fly fishermen I have a few go to patterns.
-I have a floating nymph that I just love in Arthurs close to shore among the trees on evening.
-A CDC hopper pattern along with a possum emerger variant are my go to sight fishing options. These two flies account for a fair bit of my sight fishing success.
-I really enjoy fishing the Sloane fur fly particularly over flooded margins.
-The claret dabbler, bobs bits & carrot fly are my preferred team surface flies.
-Like most I do use shreks, woolly burgers & the like early in the season, usually on a glass intermediate sink line.

5. What is your favourite type of fly fishing

Sight fishing is the preferred option for me, we often say "let's go hunting" when searching for trout with their heads up. I also quite enjoy nymph fishing amongst the structure, or "prospecting" as good friend Tony Ritchie describes it.

6. Anything else you would like to add

I have really appreciated the warm welcome club members have always given me through the early zoom fly tying sessions. The willingness of members to accept this new chum, the fun banter between members & their willingness to share information assured me the applying to join was a wise choice.