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Ever wondered about what SA lines are made from
Scientific Angler line construction

Ever wondered about what SA lines are made from

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Ever wondered what Scientific Angler lines are made from?   HISTORY Scientific Anglers is credited with being the first fly line manufacturer to break from the...

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Winter fishing and a GREAT COMBO.

Winter fishing and a GREAT COMBO.

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Winter Fishing South Esk River; Open downstream from Storys Creek road bridge Avoca to Beams Hollow upstream of Lake Trevallyn, marked by the straight line...

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Ending Season; Where and What to Fish

Ending Season; Where and What to Fish

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Little Pine: Fishing a variety of streamers and wooly bugger patterns on a floating or ideally an intermediate/slow sinking line, can be a very effective...

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Weekly hot spots and getting the Kids involved.
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Weekly hot spots and getting the Kids involved.

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Airflo Brookie outfits are the perfect affordable combo to get the kids involved. Being a 6wt 7'6", it is heavy enough for light saltwater and...

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Best Fly rod Sky G, Tasmania Australia
fly rod

Hot Spots and one of the best rods on the market.

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Hot spots:  Great lake and Lake Burbury; have had and will continue to have some fantastic midge fishing among the wind slicks of the early...

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Sage Sonic fly rod collection comparison review

An interesting review of the Sage Sonic compared with Sage X and Sage LL by Peter Morse.

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Sage Sonic Rod review and comparison by Peter Morse. An opportunity to put three 5 weight Sage rods in front of a group of keen...

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Weekly Hatch And Hot Spots - Saltwater's warming up.

Weekly Hatch And Hot Spots - Saltwater's warming up.

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Saltwater fishing is firing.  North Coast: Large schools of black backs (Australian salmon) can be found busting up at the front of most estuaries, these make...

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Weekly Hatch Chart, Hot Spots and a weird fly

Weekly Hatch Chart, Hot Spots and a weird fly

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Rivers: Most rivers are in prime with regular rains topping them up since Winter. Small dries such as Royal Wulffs, Adams, Red Tags, Purple Haze, Humpies...

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Weekly Hatch Chart and Hot spots.

Weekly Hatch Chart and Hot spots.

By essentialFLYFISHER .

Hatch Chart Meander River: Parachute Adams variant's in sizes #12 and smaller. Claret nymphs with gold and copper beads. Hopper patterns and larger terrestrials are...

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