iheartthefly

I may delve into photography but in reality, I’m not a photographer’s arsehole. Sure, I know my way around a few settings and possessing a creative eye for detail has provided me with a few wall hangers, but I’m easily distracted.

When it comes to fishing photography, it’s hard for me to give 100% towards capturing moments when a good portion of time and effort is aimed towards being an…

It’s been an extensive period of time since I’ve penned a blog post. About a year in fact. I was contacted by a keen reader a while back, which was the catalyst for this very engagement. Simply, they questioned if I still ‘heart’ the fly? The answer? Absolutely!

I had taken a break from posting here, somewhat jaded by the evolution of social media platforms and the ease of sharing images and…

How golden is the after-work session? There’s no greater feeling than shedding the work attire and slipping into some wading boots. It’s like Clark Kent stepping out of the phone booth, only this time he’s free-balling. It’s like picking up the phone to hear the voice of a good mate, except this time, you’ve made the call. That moment in time when the daily grind comes to a halt, allowing you to…

It’s your day off work and you’ve been awaiting its arrival, pondering thoughts of blue-sky days, huge hatches and chubby trout. Reality closes in and as soon as you awake from your slumber, the cold front arrives before the coffee is even brewed. A quick trawl of Internet-weather forecasts worsens your enthusiasm – howling winds, occasional showers and plummeting temperatures. There are still…

The Holiday is Over…

There comes a time when you simply have to accept, that the holiday is over. No longer will you be side-casting under the overhang of a myrtle tree, as the deafening sound of the cicada echoes through the eucalypts above. Gone is the sweet tempo of the headwater creek, gently tumbling its way off the hills to feed the valley below. There will be no more ad-hoc sessions, where a quick getaway is…

The Last Wild Trout – Greg French

To the piscatorial peruser, Tasmanian author and fly-fisher, Greg French needs little preface. His writings have inspired, entertained and educated many in the wider fly fishing community, including me, for many years. In his latest release, The Last Wild Trout, Greg seeks to satisfy desires that stem from childhood readings, about catching wild trout and their sub-species in some of the wildest…

Fish of a Lifetime

It suddenly dawned on me, that while I have basically whored a couple (of hundred) images around the internet, I’m yet to share my story here on the biggest, wildest and most badass brown trout that I’ve ever had the pleasure of tangling with… In fact, the whole story starts on the internet. Well, social media at least. Having a presence in the online world for me, means that not only do I get to…

Season Opener – 2016/17

After much anticipation, the doors of the new trout season are open to those willing to tangle with a wily Tasmanian brown trout. An unprecedented amount of rain has fallen in almost every corner of Australia’s fly-fishing capital, with some regions witnessing the wettest three months since records began. Some thirty-five bridges were either damaged or completely washed away in the deluge, with…

Rise Fly Fishing Film Festival 2016

It’s on again, Nick Reygaert’s global roadshow of fully sick fly fishing madness is on tour and chucking hand-brakies at 30 cities and towns across Australia and New Zealand. Headlining the films this year is Nick’s own ‘Freaks of Nature’ – a film about the monsters that lurk within the famed Lago Strobel, more commonly referred to as ‘Jurassic Lake’. Other gems to feast your eyes on include;…

Here’s a few trailers / clips that you should probably watch. Especially if you’re in Australia or New Zealand and your season is closed! King of the Flats https://vimeo.com/168572637 Parallel Lines https://vimeo.com/167712034 Patterns https://vimeo.com/144059847

Every season, things happen from a piscatorial perspective that kind of tickle my fancy. It might be a memorable fish, a new water, amazing wilderness, fishing with someone I’ve never fished with before, or even just a day on the water when someone falls over and eats shit. Either way, every mission offers something that triggers varied emotions and it is these emotions that have inspired this…

For the last few years, I had pretty much neglected a present from my wife; one of cheapest lenses Canon manufacture – a 50mm 1.8f lens costing a grand total of around $140 at the time. While it was cool at first, it was a little slow to auto-focus and just felt a little plastic and well, cheap. It had really only been given a run for family shots or inside the home when taking advantage of…