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In thedbo a mate and I even had a spare camera so we had one each. It was great until I was holding it for him whilst he was fishing and fell into the water with both cameras . Of course not long after that we caught some nice fish. Peter

HaHa, Great story and a great fish. I thouroughly enjoyed that. Thanks Well done. Peter

I often like to try to include something like some of the rod or reel in the photo, it adds a bit of perspective and adds to the scene. Also I think taking a photo of the fish on a bit of an angle, along the body from the head can also produce a very nice pic. Peter

Perhaps a small barrel sinker down the middle around the wire, or a split shot on each end of the wire for even balance. You would probably want a little more weight at the back than the front to help it fly straight throught the air for best castability. Peter

Hey, I think it looks pretty good, maybe a little thinner. Weight can be a problem, perhaps putting some split shot on the wire will help to add some weight. You could also maybe use it to strenghten the wire loop. Peter

Hi, Take a look at the Shore Fishing Australia website there are a few good areas on there around Sydney: http://www.shorefishingaustralia.com.au/Lo...gion&regionID=6 Peter

Hey Gary Browns latetest fishing report on the Shore Fishing Australia website talks about beach fishing around Cronulla. http://www.shorefishingaustralia.com.au/Ar...report+May+2006 Hope this helps Peter

I'm in Mosman, I can travel on my motorbike (or when I can con the girlfriend into comming we can take her car . I don't mind travelling a bit for a days fishing. Peter

Thank guys, I don't mind a bit of walking and ejoying the scenery whilst fishing but the girlfriend isn't quite as patient Where abouts in Sydney do you chase bass land based? I have fished Manly Dam but that is the only bass area I could think of. Peter

Well I hit the area you described but there wasn't much water at all in there. The didn't want to walk to far to find pools so the trip was a bit of a loss. Oh well, next time.... Peter

No worries, Let us know how you go. Peter

Thanks for the reply, is there much in the way of land based options? I might have to get my inflateable out and give that a go if not. Peter

All of the Bass talk on here is getting me ichty, so one day over the easter break I'll be heading out to windsor (under the guise of visiting the father) but then heading to the upper colo for some bass hunting. I've never been up there so can anyone offer any advice on area's to get access, etc... I've been reading all of the other bass fishing info on here so will be heading to the tackle shop soon to pick up some lures and flies. Thanks Peter

Weasel, If you intend to fish the Thredbo river my best recomendations are to use Celtas (gold is my preference) and try to get to sections of the river that are harder to access because they will be less fished. If you drive 10ks or so away from the Thredbo village towards Jindy and park your car by the side of the road you can scramble down throught the bush (takes a bit of effort) and get to the river. Wading upsteam you will find some great sections of river with large pools that hold large fish. I usually do with fly fishing but Celtas should work well too. Hope this helps Peter

Alex, Thanks for the reply. Sounds interesting with the changing feeding patterns. Perhaps the smell of the bread lures them in for the corn? I'm thinking of giving Manly Dam a go soon to try for some Carp. Maybe see if I can get one on the fly rod. Peter

So exactly what worked for you in the end? Where were you fishing? Peter

There are some land based locations for Bribie island on the Shore Fishing Australia website. Take a look at : http://www.shorefishingaustralia.com.au/Lo...ion&regionID=23 Hope this helps Peter

Hey Guys, Sorry for the lateness of the reply, managed to get myself sick as a dog whilst in the mountains. I didn't manage to get any line wet because the creeks we saw at the top were'nt holding a lot of water and I couldn't go to far off tract because of . Further down where there water was accessable from the road (via bridges, etc...) it was way to warm. This was around the northern section of the mountains anyhow. Next time I think I will visit maybe Glouster Tops (The south-eastern side), there seem to be a few rivers running down from there. So I didn't manage to get to any water I thought would be fishable. There's always next time. Peter Oh well, there's always next time.

Joe, Just sent you a PM. Let me know what you think. Thanks Peter

Hi guys, I'm heading to the Barrington Tops this weekend and was wondering if anyone has any information on what the fishing is like around there at the moment? Are there any Trout or Bass around? Thanks Peter

Hi Shane, I first learnt to fly fish a couple of years ago to chase trout. It was a long and slow process before I finally managed to land one. But when I did it was all worth it. After this I moved into Salt water fly fishing, trying for Bream, Flathead and similar species. I don't get out to do it as much as I would like , but one day... Peter

We drove about 9 or 10 kms from Thredbo towards Jindy and parked the car by the side of the rode. We then just climbed throught the bush to get to the river. We were wading the river ( was a little cool but no to bad), the deepest we got to in most spots was just under weist height but by staying near the sides you can usually keep it to about knee height. Peter

Hey, The river was beautiful, it was a real shame to come home. I was using a 6 weight fly rod which is more than enough for any trout you are likely to catch in those types of streams, mabye even a little heavy but it's the only one I have. I had on a 9ft 5 pound leader with a small amount of 6 pound tippet. I found that flies didn't really make much of a difference. My mate and I used a bunch of different attractor and stimulator patterns and they all seemed to work just as well as each other. The difference to getting the strikes and not getting the strikes was where we were putting the flies (if the fly was off the current line by a few inches the fish wouldn't go at it. Also drift was important, we must have drifted flies over a hole upto 10 times before finally getting a good drift which would then result in a strike. Peter

I found this weekend up at thredbo that the fly was not the most important thing. Any stimulator or attractor patten I used seemed to work just fine. It was more where it was fished and getting a good drift that made the difference. Peter

Hey guys and girls, I spent the weekend in Thredbo fly fishing with a mate, the river was fishing excellently with plenty of fish and some great sized ones. I fished with attractor and stimulator patterns and found that the fly didn't really make a difference as the fish would take just about anything. The most important thing was targeting the right area's and getting a good drift. It was the most fun I've hand on fly in ages. Here's a pic of the largets Brown I caught. Approx 45-50 cm. Didn't have a tape measure at the time but I measured my hands afterwards. Peter