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West Coast Estuaries, Wildlife, and a Lost Rod

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West Coast Estuaries, Wildlife, and a Lost Rod

Philip Weigall - 15 Aug, 2026

Two west coast estuary trips bring bream, salmon, flathead, wildlife, big tides and

Book Review

REVIEWS

Book Review

Philip Weigall - 30 Jul, 2026

A review of Neil Grose's True Confessions of a Tasmanian Fly Fishing Guide—an entertaining

Boat versus bank?

TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES PREMIUM ARTICLES

Boat versus bank?

Philip Weigall - 25 Jul, 2026

Boat or bank? Explore the strengths of each approach to flyfishing, from accessing

Rain boosts flyfishing opportunities

LOCAL REPORTS

Rain boosts flyfishing opportunities

Philip Weigall - 06 Jul, 2026

Winter rain has boosted Victorian lakes, rivers and estuaries, setting up excellent

West Gippsland Bream & Salmon

LOCAL REPORTS

West Gippsland Bream & Salmon

Philip Weigall - 23 Jun, 2026

A winter estuary trip to Andersons Inlet and the Powlett River delivers bream, salmon

Lake Eildon's Winter Smelters

TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES LOCAL REPORTS

Lake Eildon's Winter Smelters

Philip Weigall - 17 Jun, 2026

Hooked up to a smelter. JD and I had an alternative winter trip pencilled in

Start of winter – south-west Victoria

LOCAL REPORTS

Start of winter – south-west Victoria

Philip Weigall - 04 Jun, 2026

Cyclonic weather, estuary bream and rewarding trout fishing made for a memorable

Editorial - On and Off

EDITORIAL PREMIUM ARTICLES

Editorial - On and Off

Philip Weigall - 01 Jun, 2026

Why do cod and bream turn on and off while trout keep feeding? A winter reflection

Autumn above and below Eildon

LOCAL REPORTS

Autumn above and below Eildon

Philip Weigall - 24 Apr, 2026

Does it get any prettier? How to summarise the last few days in a few hundred

Editorial - Autumn

EDITORIAL PREMIUM ARTICLES

Editorial - Autumn

Philip Weigall - 01 Mar, 2026

After drought-breaking rain, a polaroiding session on the Goulburn River produces

Vale Rob Meade 17/8/1960 – 25/1/2026

PEOPLE

Vale Rob Meade 17/8/1960 – 25/1/2026

Philip Weigall - 21 Feb, 2026

Flyfishers everywhere were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of

Fishing the north of the South Island with Felix

New Zealand PEOPLE

Fishing the north of the South Island with Felix

Philip Weigall - 14 Feb, 2026

A week flyfishing NZ’s Nelson Lakes and surrounds an old mate: sighted brown trout,

The Sandworm Solution

TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES FLY TYING

The Sandworm Solution

Philip Weigall - 02 Feb, 2026

How a simple sandworm fly unlocked exceptional estuary bream fishing, with lessons