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R.H. Dick Wigram is one of the most significant figures in Australian fly fishing. Wigram's Fly Box tells of Dick Wigram's place in the story of Tasmanian fly fishing and lists 147 of the patterns he adopted, adapted, or developed. Wigram's Fly Box is an essential reference for all anglers. -
AUSTRALIAN FLIES by Rob Flower
The limited edition version of Australian Flies comes in a leatherette bounded cover and slip case, with a gold pressed title. Fly fishing is an art that is enjoyed by thousands of anglers in Australia and there is nothing more satisfying than fooling and catching a trout, on a fly that you tied yourself! Rob Flower is a master fly tier and has been fly fishing in Australia for decades! This book is a catalogue of all the best flies that he has developed and seen over the years. Each one tells a story and many have originated from Rob’s own hand at the fly tying bench and many from the fly fishing scoundrel’s that he has met over the years. -
GPS Handbook Fishing Marks Australia Wide is an invaluable companion to all anglers. It is the complete guide on how to use and get the best from your GPS, then it tells you where to fish around Australia. Almost every angler who fishes on the water around Australia either uses a GPS or wishes they did! However, many users find mastering their GPS difficult. In the GPS Handbook it clearly explains just how to use and get the best from your GPS. Using these instructions, the GPS enables anglers to determine their latitude and longitude out on the water, as well as helping them to navigate a boat to a particular set of co-ordinates. With this knowledge you can then choose from over 2000 marks listed in the book to either start fishing or find your own secret spot. With a GPS, anglers can now navigate to any co-ordinate without the need for sight reference. Gone are the days when pulling down the church spire meant losing your favourite snapper mark! Pages: 144 pages – Full colour Cover: Flexibound – grain laminated Size: 190mm x 260mm
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The Idiots Guide to Angling & Dangling
Introducing Australia’s favourite sons, Barry Jeffreys & Roy McCoy. In the spirit of other great Australian’s such as Russell Coight, Barry & Roy are the best in their chosen profession and have kindly taken the time to write an all-inclusive ‘manual’ to share their passion & finely attuned skills with the everyday punter. The characters are brought to life by 2-time AFL Essendon Premiership Captain Terry Daniher, and much-loved Australian comedian and TV/radio presenter Anthony Lehmo (The Project and Triple M). ‘As the story goes’, the two met whilst playing their respective pivotal roles in the winning 1983 America’s Cup crew on board Australia II. Barry convinced Skipper John Bertrand that a full-time fisherman on-board would keep the crew well-nourished. This proved to be the winning advantage, imprinting the boys in Australian sporting folklore. However, Barry & Roy's sporting fame didn't start there. Their Cup heroics only added to a bio as long as your arm, such as Roy’s bumper year of ’83 which saw him narrowly miss the VFL & NSWRL grand finals (due to various follies), and much more. It delves into the world of celebrity fishing and covers Roy’s longstanding feud with arch-rival Rex Hunt. The best bit – we’ve got all the hilarious pics to prove it, including photos with many famous Australians including Rex, ET (Andrew Ettingshausen), Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds, Paddy Dangerfield, Dick Johnson, John Bertrand, Merv Hughes, Danny Green and more… The book features the history of fishing & the great rift between fishermen & sharkermen, a host of fish varieties including the Lumber Jack (Woodchopinflannelus) to the Horn Fish (Erectus Maximus), and bait and non-bait techniques from the classic drag n snag to the dangler’s favourite the toe-pull method. All the knots not worth knowing, not to mention handy tips on dealing with a significant other upon planning yet another fishing trip. Barry & Roy unveil some of their favourite hot spots including Wolf Creek and Lake Eyre, and provide a handy list of hole-in-the-wall outlets which you can ‘catch’ a special to bring your story to life on the way home. -
AUSTRALIAN FLIES by Rob Flower
Fly fishing is an art that is enjoyed by thousands of anglers in Australia and there is nothing more satisfying than fooling and catching a trout, on a fly that you tied yourself! Rob Flower is a master fly tier and has been fly fishing in Australia for decades! This book is a catalogue of all the best flies that he has developed and seen over the years. Each one tells a story and many have originated from Rob’s own hand at the fly tying bench and many from the fly fishing scoundrel’s that he has met over the years. -
HOW TO CATCH AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE FISH
How to Catch Australia’s Favourite Fish is a book designed to get anglers out on the water catching fish. It does so by covering our most popular species and detailing the tackle, techniques and skills required to catch them. Precise descriptions, diagrams and colour photos illustrating the techniques makes understanding the technical aspects easy. With the explosion in the popularity and success of using hardbodied lures and soft plastics to catch these species there has been considerable space devoted to those skills. However this has not been at the expense of the ever-successful bait fishing techniques and the basics of understanding where and how to find fish. How to Catch Australia’s Favourite Fish provides both the technical information required to turn any individual into a competent angler and the inspiration for that person to get out on the water and catch a fish or two. -
Trolling is one the most productive and challenging methods of targeting freshwater fish. Unfortunately, many anglers spend a great deal of time aimlessly dragging lures around behind their boats with little real understanding of how to best utilise their time and improve their results.
Freshwater Trolling Techniques is an ideal book for anglers that want to improve their catch rate and gain valuable information to improve their trolling techniques.
Techniques covered in this how-to book include valuable information on flat line trolling, the use of rigging and weighted lines such as lead-core line, diving planers and trolling aids. Topics covered also include planer boards, both inline and double runner boards, snap weights, trolling attractors, boat set-up, lure and colour selection, rigging lures and downrigging techniques for freshwater trolling.
If trolling for a range of freshwater fish species is your passion, then this book is for you.
About the Author
Bill Presslor is a designer, educator and journalist with nearly fifty years angling experience. Bill has written about angling extensively for several publications, including Freshwater Fishing Australia magazine. His angling experiences include fishing in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada.
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Trout Waters of Tasmania contains information on every lake, stream and estuary available to anglers on the Apple Isle. This book has everything that you need to know about trout when planning a trip to Tasmania. Full colour maps of major rivers and lakes contain access points plus the lakes' full-supply levels, typical operating levels and inundated waterways.
