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Fishing variety at St Helens
by Rocky Carosi
The township at St Helen's is nestled at the back of George Bay, a sheltered waterway situated a quarter of the way down Tasmania's East Coast. St Helen's is quickly becoming recognized locally and on the mainland as the saltwater sport fishing capital of Tasmania, providing a large range of estuarine and offshore species all year round.
- Parent Category: Estuary Fishing
- Category: St Helens
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Lake St Clair - a great fishery - unfished
Greg French takes a look at Lake St Clair and St Clair Lagoon.
Just why the Lake St Clair system has failed to become very popular among anglers is a mystery. It is undoubtedly one of the very best trout fisheries in Tasmania today - and I suspect that it always has been.
- Parent Category: Lakes
- Category: Lake St Clair
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Best trouting prospects for October-November
by Greg French
For the Tasmanian trout fisher October - November is options time. With everything firing at once, you can give yourself ulcers just agonizing over where to fish. Let's run through the highlands:
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- Category: Trout Fishing
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Catch in the kitchen - Trout Ceviche
by Michael Bok
With the opening of the trout season just a breath away, much to the relief of many anglers. At last they will now have something practical to do with their spare time. I though I would look for some different ways of treating trout, rather than just cooking then in the traditional manner.
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- Category: Trout Fishing
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Jan's Flies - Early Bird flies to try
by Jan Spencer
This time of the year is always an exciting time for me as it is for many anglers. There is great anticipation with the coming trout fishing season. Hopefully it will be one to look back on with great hatches and many fish landed.
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- Category: Fly Fishing
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The Plastic Fantastic
Messing around in boats is almost as good as fishing. Dwayne Rigby reviews one of his favourite ways of messing and fishing around.
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- Category: Tackle, Boats and other Equipment
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Best Baits - Prawns and Shrimps
Part two in a series, by Phil Ellerton, on the best baits to use in Tasmanian waters.
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- Category: Tackle, Boats and other Equipment
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Find the flood waters and be rewarded
Bob Buell finds fishing the floodwaters of the South Esk River in his back yard very rewarding at the start of the season. He explains his methods initially with bait and later with fly.
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- Category: Trout Fishing
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Tassie's favourite Lures revealed
Phil Elerton recently surveyed anglers in the south of the state to find out what the most popular lures are. Phil works at The Fishing Connection in Hobart and had the chance to ask many anglers. He has included just a few of these on the end of this article. In the next issue we might try and do some for the north.
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Early trout fishing prospects
Greg French takes a look at where and when you can find a trout or two.
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- Category: Trout Fishing
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Understanding echo sounders and fish finders
Anglers often spend quite a lot of money on their fish finder echo sounder, but fail to understand the correct way to use it. This is part one of a series that will help you understand the way sonar works and how to better utilise it.
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Sea Trout Fishing - October and November
Sea Trout Fishing - October and November
Christopher Bassano
Fishing guide Christopher Bassano explores his favourite fishing-and shares a few tips that will help you discover the world of trout near the sea.