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Rainbow94 views
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Bruce Barker92 viewsJoined 1996
Reasons for joining: I joined the club to mix with a wider circle of like-minded types and to learn more about fly fishing and fly tying. I haven't been disappointed as I've learned plenty, made friends and improved the content of my fly box(es) in quantity and quality.
Favourite Fly Patterns: My favourites change from year to year but in-vogue for me (season just passed) is a lightly dressed Fiery Brown Beetle and a modified Bibio Hopper (has a possum wing to help with flotation and sighting).
Favourite type of fly fishing: I love it all. I enjoy fishing 'down and slow' with a team of nymphs when the going gets tough. But like most, sight fishing is my favourite so fishing the wind lanes on a bright and breezy day is up there and of course being in the midst of a good dun hatch with fish-up rates among the best. In recent years I have become enamoured with fishing rivers as well.
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David Hemmings85 viewsJoined September 2005
Reason for joining: Fellowship! I have always enjoyed sharing my fishing. The banter at a days end. The one that got away. The one that didn't get away. Different techniques and so on.
So when I started fly fishing over 25 years ago it seemed natural to join a fly fishing club to share ideas, to watch, listen and learn and to participate. I started to tie flies at the same time. Unfortunately, my tying expertise does not reflect this vast experience.
Favourite fly patterns: I like impressionistic fly patterns, that look like the real insect, super impressionistic nymphs, realistic hoppers, good dun copies. But if I was to pick one fly as my favourite it would be Hans van Klinkens Klinkhamer. A brilliant emerger style of fly.
Favourite type of fly fishing: I like river fishing, the cross currents, clear water, challenging fishing. However, I find myself on the Tasmanian lakes in summer more and more these days.
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Guy Nicholson81 viewsJoined 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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Stewart Edwards80 viewsJoined 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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Chris Berndt80 viewsJoined 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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John Spencer79 viewsJoined January 2005
Reason for joining: I wanted to improve my fly tying skills by learning from other members and to go fly tying and fishing with other people with similar interests. The club having two shacks was also a consideration for joining.
I started fly tying around 1983/84, only about 12 months after I took up fly fishing. I was initially self taught (reading books) but very quickly realised I needed to improved my skills so I undertook one of Dave Tadd's Adult Ed courses.
Favourite patterns: Possum & CDC Emerger, Iron Blue Dun, Hickory Fly (top secret), & any fly that allows me to out fish Westy.
Favourite type of fly fishing: River fishing to sighted fish and dun fishing from the boat.
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Anna Bellette79 viewsJoined the club 17/8/2015
My reason for joining is to learn to tie patterns and gain knowledge in all aspects of fly tying. Why we tie certain patterns, when to fish them and learn about appropriate materials to use. I think learning about the materials is important as well.
I have probably been tying for a year and a half. I was having a chat to someone who has been fishing for a long time and voicing my concerns about not really understanding the etymology side of things and what flies to use, he quickly suggested tying my own flies and then I will start to understand the etymology side and understand fly tying. And this is how I began to tie. I started tying from watching YouTube clips and got to a point where I thought I need help.
My favourite pattern would have to be a Cicada. Not sure how to make one yet, but love fishing in NZ rivers with them.
I also like Salmon flies, I would love to learn how to make them and love the artistic side to these patterns.
My favourite type of fly fishing would have to be sight fishing in NZ rivers. I have found this really exciting.
I am very excited and feel very honoured in being accepted into The Tas Fly Tyers Club. I am looking forward to learning about tying and heading out on fishing trips.
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Malcolm Crosse78 viewsJoined October 1971
Reason for joining: to become a better fly tyer and meet local Tasmanian anglers.
I started tying in 1968. The fly Tyers� Club has been a great organisation for me to be part of all these years.
Favourite fly patterns: anything using Possum fur.
Favourite type of fly fishing: no preferences just like to have the fly on or in the water.
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Tony Dell76 viewsJoined 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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Peter Trott74 viewsJoined 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 Murphy71 viewsJoined 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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