Chris BerndtJoined January 2013
Reason for joining: I hope to meet people with similar interests. I have a passion for understanding the Tasmanian environment and find fishing an excellent pastime which leads to a deeper understanding of our surroundings. I have been bait and spin fishing for a number of years but after meeting Doug Miller and seeing the joy he gains from fly fishing I decided it was time to convert.
I have been fly tying for two years
Favourite fly patterns: At this early stage of my fly tying career I have gained great enjoyment from tying Woolly Buggers of various colours and have managed some good quality Red Tags.
Favourite type of fly fishing: Dry fly fishing late in the afternoon on the banks of the Macquarie River has been a highlight with fish rising and insects hatching.
My Goals in the near future are tying a wider variety of fly patterns and spending time fishing the Western Lakes Wilderness fishery.
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Guy NicholsonJoined 16 Aug 2010
Reason for joining: I have been a keen fly fisher from the age of 12 years and have dabbled in fly tying on and off over the past 40 years. I'm now starting to redevelop my fly tying skills and have joined in some sessions at Doug Miller's place. I'm recently retired and should have more time for fishing and fly tying. I moved to Hobart from the NW Coast a few months ago and am interested in meeting some southerners who share my passion for fly fishing. I know some people in the Club, including an old friend Pete Murphy and fished with him and John Smith in New Zealand in February 2010.
Favourite Fly Patterns: Woolly bugger as a general purpose wet, also bead headed nymphs and nymph emergers. Dry flies include the royal wulff, parachute royal coachman, olive humpy, black spinner, Adams and iron blue dun.
Favourite type of fly fishing: Dry fly fishing with light gear in clear, rocky bottomed rivers. Polaroiding and dry fly fishing in the highlands and western lakes. I have also become interested in drift fishing from boats over recent years.
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James JonesJoined February 2010
Reason for joining
The Club is well organised, has a great set of diverse events and the knowledge, skill and generosity of the Club's members, across all facets of fly fishing, is extraordinary.
Favourite fly pattern
I will always be learning the relation between the most appropriate fly pattern, different waters, weather conditions, trout behaviour and where and how to fish - in the moment. Noel Jetson convinced me to take up fly fishing at Cressy 30 years ago. He introduced me to some of the traditional fly patterns and gave me a little box of his flies to get me going - some are included below.
Royal Wulff, Highland Dun, Parachute Dunn, Possum Emerger, Matcham's Rosella on lakes
Black Spinner, Orange Spinner, Royal Coachman, Red Tag, Grasshopper, Small Brown or Black Nymph on streams.
Favourite type of fly fishing:
More recently I have come to appreciate the subtlety and delight of fishing with bamboo, including repairing and recycling vintage split cane rods and building new bamboo fly rods from blanks.
Dry fly fishing on mountain streams, flat rivers and small lakes is the classic, however having boat fished with some of our members, I have great respect for intelligent wet fly fishing on lakes.
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Norm CribbinJoined the club in 2020
I have interacted with the Fly Tyer's Club over many years' at such events as Liawenee Open Weekend, Great Lake Tie-In and the predecessor event The Bronte Tie-In, Fly Tying sessions at the Lenah Valley RSL and the 2019 WFFC etc. I found the club members to be cordial, helpful and likeminded about fly fishing and fly tying. These were my reasons for joining the club.
I tied first fly when I was aged 15 years. So that makes it 45 years in May 2020.
PS. I still have that first fly and it remains a treasured item.
Favourite fly patterns?
Obviously this has changed over time as the tastes of my quarry (trout) have varied. The list commencing back in Canberra on rivers through to the Lakes of Tasmania's Central highlands is as follows:
• Brown or Black Pot Scrubber Nymph
• Black Yeti (wet)
• Hardy's Favourite (dry)
• March Brown (dry)
• Pine Squirrel (wet)
• Haystack (dry)
• Dun Know (dry)
• Possum Emerger in Natural and Claret (surface film)
• Possum Shaving Brush (surface film)
• Amber Parachute Spinner (dry)
• Stick Caddis (wet).
Favourite type of fly fishing?
• Dry fly fishing to rising fish.
• Wind lane fishing to smutting Rainbows at Lake Burbury.
I have a collection of Step-by-Step instructions for various fly patterns at
http://www.issuu.com/tasflyfisher
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Peter TrottJoined April 2002
Reasons for joining: I was new to Tassie and wanted to get stuck into fly fishing here; learn from members (where to go, flies to use, techniques to use); use of a shack; hang around people with similar interests and like-minded people. I have been tying flies for around 12 years but seriously (if I can say that) since joining the club.
Favourite fly patterns: Wet: black long tail matuka, devil leech, olive seals fur body with gold ribbing and a very long black feather tail (not sure what to call this one). Dry: big black muddler, blue blow fly, small zulu, red tag, grass hopper.
Favourite type of fly fishing: first - sight fishing in the west (LOVE IT), second - sight fishing particularly great lake and old days on Tooms.
I'm keen on giving competition fly fishing a go very soon & just need a friendly hand to show the way.
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Pete MurphyJoined October 2005
Reason for joining: After moving to Hobart from the north-west, I wanted to improve my fly fishing and tying skills and knowledge, and also find people with similar interests. The club shacks were also a factor. In 2003 I enrolled in Brian McCullagh's tying course and he introduced me to the club. I am very grateful to the members of the club for what they have taught me, and their comradeship.
Favourite fly patterns: Royal Wulff, Black Spinner, Adams, yeti patterns tied with rabbit and mink fur, stick caddis, and nymphs.
Favourite type of fly fishing: Dry fly and nymph fishing, both in rivers and lakes, early and late season lake wet fly fishing.
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Stewart EdwardsJoined August 2009
Reason for joining: I joined with a view to interacting with members at monthly meetings, going to the shack and spending some time fishing. Sadly, I work 6 days a week and simply can't find the time to achieve my objectives. I started fly fishing at the age of 30 and spent many a day fishing in the Snowy area of NSW, Oberon and in NZ.
Favourite patterns: I don't really have a favourite fly pattern however of the 100 odd fly's I have tied I have received most favourable comments about my dry fly Red Spinner.
Favourite type of fly fishing: I love wading up a stream with a gravel bottom. Not all that happy in a fast flowing stream or river with unexpected deep holes and boulders. The concept of salt water fishing with a fly and rod appeals. I enjoy lake fishing when polaroiding.
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Tony DellJoined July 1980
Reason for joining: fellowship and to learn about Tassie fly fishing after 15 years away. Have had great fun through the Club, made many lifelong friends and improved my fly tying and fishing no end as a result.
Favourite fly patterns: Green Beadyarn Yeti, Possum Parachute Emerger and Bloody Mary are old favourites. Current favourites are black marabou 'Fluffy' with tungsten bead, Tom Jones with yellow head, Charles peck's floating possum nymph with shuck and a modification of Bob Wyatt's DHE tied out of possum.
Favourite type of fly fishing: Whatever is suited to the days I can go fishing but I love to fish dry to rising fish, Lake or River.
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