Corralinn Fly Fishing & Casting Association

Launceston. Tasmania. Australia.

FISHING REPORTS

One Fly Competition Report

The inaugural One Fly Competition was held at Huntsman Lake on Saturday 17^th March 2012. The weather forecast was wrong as usual but this time it turned out better than what had been predicted. The forecast moderate winds and late showers did not eventuation and a very pleasant autumn day was experienced.

Seventeen members attended vindicating the Club’s decision to try this novel competition. The aim was to catch as many fish as possible in four hours using only the one fly. Fly selection was interesting as some choose wet and some dry. Once the decision had been made there was no turning back. Those who chose to fish wet regretted their decision when fish started rising to midges and caddis flies while those who chose dry watched their flies sit hopelessly on the surface when there was not a rise in sight.

At the close of competition 5 fish had been caught and it must be said they were not big fish or in good condition. Chris landed the biggest fish on a shaving brush while Allan E caught 2 fish on a red tag. Ian and Colin caught a fish each on variations of a wooly bugger. The Club was declared the winner for organizing such a great day of fun and fishing and the unanimous decision was to have another one fly competition in the not too distant future.

The inevitable postmortem proclaimed the day a great success with suggestions for improvements aimed at reducing the fishing time and starting earlier to avoid the dreaded middle of the day doldrums. The biggest disappointment of the day was David’s absence and the bottle of wine he liked to share and the lack of cheese and bikkies. Carline’s cake more than made up for the latter and went down well with the tea and coffee at lunchtime.

An enjoyable day out was had by all in an idyllic location with good company and a few co-operative fish. What more could you ask for?

See the January 2012 Swan Bay Fishing report here

See the February 2012 Liawenee Fishing report here

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