I was born in Queenstown on the West Coast in Tasmania. At the time Mum and Dad were school teachers at Gormanston. We moved to Zeehan and then to Fingal in the Fingal Valley. I grew up in Fingal but went to High School in Launceston when I was old…
Barry Gough- Goughie’s Fly Story I was born at Mathinna in 1930. My father was the trooper and, in those days, there were no fancy four-wheel drives for the policemen like they have these days. My Dad rode a retired racehorse. It was the start of the Great Depression. We…
I was born in Fifeshire in Scotland and started fishing when I was six years old. My uncle owned a farm in the Lomond Hills and through it ran the Lothery Burn (creek). It was my uncle who gave me my first rod. It was basically a cane pole, had…
From booting the Sherrin to catching footballs with heads and tails. I was born in Holland in Almelo in 1939 during World War Two. You could say I came into the world with a bang (laughing). Holland was occupied by the Germans and we were kept under curfew. We couldn’t…
By Jim Ferrier Over the years, certain waters provided some of the most exciting and difficult fishing that Tasmania has had to offer. Brumbies Creek and Four Springs would fit in this description well. I first fished Brumbies under the auspices of Charles Peck in the 70’s. This was after…
Story Told By: Names withheld to protect the guilty The day was about finished on Little Pine. The fly life had dwindled to the very odd dun and boats were returning to the ramp. Congregated on the shore were a few regulars who were discussing the day’s results when the…
A FISHING LIFE IN SCOTLAND. By Jim Ferrier My family – father and uncles – were keen fly fishers and its little wonder that I followed the family trend. Prior to WW11, all my fishing relations were wet fly fishers in the traditional Scottish sense – a ‘strap’ of four…
Red Spinner Tales – Cliff Oliver and his Arthurs Nymph From English Geezer to Trout Whisperer. I was born in 1934 at Bexley Heath, Kent in the UK. In my early years I was raised by my grandparents. My earliest fishing memories are with my grandfather. My father was away…
Club Shacks – Both Club shacks are now AVAILABLE for bookings, this includes day trips – Please read and follow the cleaning process. Cleaning Process Remember the only way to book a shack is by phone. Booking a shack
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