Fly Fishing

Once again the weather is blessing us no wind sunny morning 22 degrees. We finally rigged up a toaster that works this has been giving us both the shits for some time now. It is a short drive to Tullah a very old mining town revitalised in the 70’s & 80’s by several hydro schemes. The local tavern come coffee shop has one of the best free displays of the history of the town including the mining the famous Georgie Wood tram line and the hydro building. We drove to Mackintosh dam and set up camp on the edge of the dam again. I went for a bit of a canoe it’s a bit windy and there is quite a chop on the dam. We sat around enjoying the great weather and then I
headed out with a fly on the rod in search of trout.

The fly rig doesn’t cast very far so the wind needs to be behind you. No luck so back in the canoe to troll this time. I headed for a nice shady spot on the banks where trees had fallen. I spotted a trout bobbing up and down ahead so I tried to quietly canoe past. Then bang he hit and with the drag set real low he was off. Canoeing and fishing don’t really combine well but I finally managed to get him in the canoe what a beauty 40cm my first trout!! I followed the bank around and soon spotted another one same thing, once I got past he hit and they like to fight. Got him into the canoe and then lost him trying to get him in the hole. Slippery little suckers.