The Fly Shop Australia in Port Melbourne, Victoria | Local business
The Fly Shop Australia
Locality: Port Melbourne, Victoria
Phone: +61 417 576 746
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24.01.2022 Rising fish on the job
23.01.2022 Nella just keep finding rising fish to catch.
23.01.2022 Fat and full of fight. Fishing lakes like Tullaroop is always a bit of a mystery as to where the fish might be. T hese guys on a shallow shore line fell for a #10 Shreck Bugger.
23.01.2022 Making up for lost time after lockdown. Dry fly fishing the Goulburn River our big cicada's are working well however some of the fish want our Green Bubble Back Caddis in small sizes.
22.01.2022 That rising fish at hand
22.01.2022 Nella applying side strain to bring it to the bank edge
21.01.2022 The Eternal Optimist Number Three. Check it out on our blog/news. If you would like further memories please make a comment.
19.01.2022 Some Like It Hot 45 on the Goulburn River nine trout for the day all on dry flies most falling to the Yellow Sally.
19.01.2022 What is a BWO???? Check it out on The Flyshop News page
17.01.2022 The Eternal Optimist Number Two. Check it out on our blog/news. If you would like further memories please make a comment.
16.01.2022 My opening weekend in lockdown things are desperate.
16.01.2022 The Eternal Optimist Confined to home where ever that my be while the pandemic takes its course, the eternal optimist, a fly fisher, goes about the business of checking what is missing from his fly boxes. The empty spaces in the boxes brings memories flooding back. The first space in the first row where the Parachute Adams used to be. The upper Jamieson river with that glassy pool. The narrow bubble line traveling through it, skirting round the jagged log poking half ...way out into the pool and then tight against the tip of the log. In the bubble line a steady ring of a rising fish. The size of the head breaking the smooth surface is a fish to be prized. Edging gently into the pool, keeping the ripple traveling up to a minimum, I fire the first cast up towards the still rising fish. Bloody hell short of the rising fish. Strip out a bit more line and cast again. Oh no, its going over the log tip and very close to the fish. So I slowly draw the line tighter thinking its going to snag on the log but then that big fish comes to my rescue. It moves forward and grabs the Adams. I strike and feel the weight of the fish. He dives under the log and snap. The fly line and leader comes flying back to slap me in the face. Next space in the fly box, an Elk Hair Caddis. At this rate it will be next Summer before I get my fly order to Dave and Nella. Make a comment if you want another memory next week.
15.01.2022 Fish without Chips time capsule stuff
15.01.2022 Our fly of the month for February is now on The Fly Shop News/Blog page. Check it out - BH Gold Tungsten Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph. Nymphs live most of their lives on the bottom of the river. Dark coloured stones and algae lets the pheasant tail colour blend in. The flashback is the copy of the bubble that forms to float the nymph to the surface, and the gold bead shines attracting the fish. The tungsten keeps it nearer the river bottom where the nymphs hang out. Why we like our fly so much is that it has the most common elements of nymphs found throughout the World.
15.01.2022 Video result. Does not happen every time.
12.01.2022 Our fly of the month for August Black Tungsten Copper John red and a couple of other pics to brighten your day
12.01.2022 Checking out the hopper banks. Chad Nella and I spent the day slapping the Miss Knobby X along all the grassy banks with rewarding results. Lost count how many. I dont get to say that very often.
11.01.2022 Summer time lake fishing. First find the instructions.
11.01.2022 Life like a pop up shop - Tassie a couple of weeks ago, the Swampy Plains river NSW last week and next week Southland, New Zealand. Bet this is bring a tear to your eyes. A few pics from the Swampy trip. All orders received will be post out on 10th December.
10.01.2022 She may be feeling the cold but she is hot when fishing a dry fly to a rising fish in Southland.
10.01.2022 Fly fishing trip next week. Based on the fly selection where is the exact destination ? If your wondering what the background is its a Whiting Farm rooster saddle.
10.01.2022 Nella working the fly rod to the max.
09.01.2022 Just letting you Know the fly of the month For January is up in the news page. Heads up fly shop orders after the 24/01/2020 will be posted on the 11/02/2020 the photos will give you a hint where we will be.
09.01.2022 Step two cast and hook trout
09.01.2022 I am in heaven dry fly fishing in Southland.
08.01.2022 On the Goulburn 2nd day after ban lifted. We caught a few fish rising to BWO#20 and on CopperJohn Red #14 nymph, all small. Memorable fish of the day; bushed bashed down a steep bank through Blackberries and timber then did a balancing act on a log poking out over the water. Second cast hooked and landed #20 BWO
06.01.2022 NO FISH and NO CHIPS My daily walk along the beach front at Port Melbourne. The lock down even impacts the bird life.
06.01.2022 A wee bushy emerger dun was the downfall of this brown.
05.01.2022 Share your best fish photo to win our top 10 best selling flies valued at over $100. Tag and follow #theflyshopau for your chance to win or email your photo to [email protected] We look forward to seeing your photos. ... Competition drawn Fri 28th Feb and announced via facebook and instagram.
05.01.2022 Our new toy and the other one is what we can do with our new toy. It's all about access.
05.01.2022 Its Hopper time. Open up your fly box and take out our Miss Knobby X. What you dont have any? If you did all you have to do is bang it down on any bubble line along a bank and up they will come.
04.01.2022 A very happy rising fish
04.01.2022 Running up to Christmas even trout get presents. Yesterday on the Goulburn the cicadas #6 and #8 were plopping onto the water. Our pattern Cockroach Black Cicada were more than a mouthful and very acceptable.
04.01.2022 Just back from Tassie where we fished a couple of the lower rivers including the Meander. Found some nice 2lb fish rising to small duns. The Highland Lakes however were mystery to us and our host. We did however manage a few fish on Haysies-Stick Caddis and the Parachute Claret Possum Dun.
04.01.2022 Thanks for all the great entries in our fishing photo competition. Congratulations to Fraser Macfarlane for your magnificant trout photo! The Fly Shop 10 best flies pack is in the mail. With such great entries we are also awarding a second prize - well done Chad Sayer. ... Enjoy the fishing this weekend.
03.01.2022 The first day and the first fish of a trip to Southland NZ always memorable.
03.01.2022 Back on deck. NZ was great as usual. The summer weather was a bit strange with flooding from a big rain event but as they say There is always a river somewhere and we found a few. https://www.theflyshop.com.au//n/central-south-island-2020
03.01.2022 Storm over Troubled Waters. Daily walk along Port Melbourne beach front.
02.01.2022 Check it Out " What a Bugger" on the Fly shop News Blog page.
01.01.2022 Hit the Goulburn on Monday first day after the ring of steel melted down. We landed a few small fish. The good news is all on dry flies Compressed Para Kossie worked the best in size #14
