Hi , the Tasmanian Fly Fishing Expo is nearly here.
The biggest fly fishing celebration ever held in Australia is coming
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The biggest fly fishing gathering ever - the Tasmanian Fly Fishing Expo, is being held at Clarendon - a grand property owned by the National Trust (Tas) on the South Esk River and home to the Australian Fly Fishing Museum.Two days of fun - Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November.
International guests and others will share their vast knowledge - as will some of the World's best casters, a former World Champion, National Champion and more. |
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There will be many rods and lines to cast, casting games to play, gear to be won and demonstrations to see. There is a small entry fee ($10) - which will be donated to the Australian Fly Fishing Museum. Activities are free.
Tickets will also be available at the gate and the $10 entry fee gives you entry on both days. Enjoy great coffee and food during the day and later on Saturday - Drinks in the Garden*, with the
presenters. Mingle and relax after a hard day. There is a charge for drinks and this will go to the Fish Habitat Improvement Fund. During the EXPO You will be able to try many products first hand, talk to representatives from their company and
maybe find something that suits you.
Mostly there will NOT BE PRODUCTS FOR SALE. However what you can buy are some amazing book bargains, art from Trevor Hawkins and awesome photography from Steven Ooi, great coffee and hot food.
An updated program will be available on entry FOR ALL ANGLERS Over 50 of the World’s best rods and lines will be here to cast – and World class instructors to give you some tips.
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LADIES If you are a beginner, have not even started, or just curious, book in to this. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. Email info@peterhayesflyfishing.com No gear necessary. Session and times are in the links at the bottom. Judith Oliver and Karen Brooks will introduce and help you on your journey, Both are Certified Casting Instructors. KIDS The Peter Hayes team will help you get started on your fly fishing journey. Learn to cast, tie knots and more. It will be a lot of fun and you do not need any gear. This
is a Sunday session from 10am until 11.30. Session is FREE, but BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL and numbers are limited - email info@peterhayesflyfishing.com Session and times are in the links at the bottom. Come and see Tino and Kobi Tino and Kobi are fly tying sensations at twelve years old – and both tie and sell flies.
SIMON GAWESWORTH
Probably the best presenter you will ever see on fly fishing, lines,
rods and techniques. Simon learnt to fish at the age of 6 and took up fly fishing when aged 8. He is a FFF Master and THCI (Two Handed Casting Instructor) certified instructor. Simon lives in SW Washington and works for RIO Products, where he designs and tests fly lines, as well as being the Brand Manager for RIO. He conducts fly casting classes and seminars around the world. Simon’s love of lightweight
switch and two handed rods will be something to behold along with his huge knowledge on flylines. Meeting, listening and learning from Simon will be worth the visit on its own.
PETER MORSE Peter Morse has written
extensively on the sport for magazines and has written three books. He is well known by most fly fishers in Australia through the Wildfish series, but has also taught fly-casting for several decades. Peter is a Sage Ambassador and RIO Ambassador as well as a Certified Master Casting Instructor with the US body Fly Fishers International. There is no fly fisher that hasn’t heard of Peter Morse. He is a terrific ambassador and his extensive knowledge is shared in an easy to understand
way. JIM BARTSCHI - SCOTT FLY RODS Jim Bartschi is the President and chief rod designer for the Scott Fly Rod Company.
He’s a lifelong angler with a passion
for any species that will eat a fly. Asked about his favorite fishing, Bartschi replied, “I enjoy making new friends on new water just as much as fishing local water with old friends.”
Bartschi has been designing Scott fly rods for over 20 years, so if you’ve fished a Scott rod, there’s a good chance you can blame him.
How rare it is to get a premium rod designer to hang out with and learn from? Take advantage of this, chat to Jim and please try one of his
rods. PETER HAYES Peter is one of the most credentialed fly fishing guides and instructors in the world. Peter has been the Australian Casting Champion a total of ten times and he has twice represented Australia at World Championships. A twice silver medal winner at these events, on one occasion Peter cast a flyline on a single handed fly rod an incredible 74 metres or 2.7 normal flylines.
BOOK a CASTING TUNEUP with PETER If you want a casting tuneup Peter, Australia’s leading casting instructor, can help. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. Email info@peterhayesflyfishing.com Session and times are in the links at the bottom.
STEVEN OOI - Fin Ripple Media Photography
Steven will be presenting perhaps the most
amazing collection of trout action photos ever seen in Australia.
The exhibition photos you will see are printed using a unique Metal Print process of infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. These images will take on an almost magical luminescence. These will be for sale in a very limited number.
TREVOR HAWKINS - Artist
Trevor hails from Victoria, Australia, and has been a fly-fisherman for more than five decades. As an artist since his teens, he’s always in pursuit of ‘the visual’. Trevor embodies his environment and paints fish, birds, animals and other elements, natural to regular encounters. Trevor produces images, primarily in the watercolour medium, he can and will
work in acrylic and does sublime pencil renderings as well. A Hawkins creation is not merely a thing of beauty, it is a rendering of the real thing. Whether it’s fly-fishing, birding, hunting, travel, or just daily living, a Hawkins work-of-art, is a story you’ll continue to relive for decades and beyond. Trevor happily takes commissions of trout, dogs or just about anything. There will be some artworks for sale.
ANDREW SUMMERS and Mayfly Tackle Andrew Summers started fishing at the tender age of 3 drifting unweighted mudeyes with his dad and siblings in
the Eildon area of Victoria. It was not until he found his father’s old fiberglass fly rod in the shed at 16 years of age that he discovered fly fishing, since that discovery some 32 years ago he has been fortunate to make his passion his career. Andrew and his wife Averil now own Mayfly Tackle - a major fly fishing distribution business and they will have a range of the latest fly lines and rods on the planet for attendees to try. Choose from 40 odd Scientific Anglers fly lines on reels for
attendees to try 'Bring Your Own Rod' (BYOR) or they will have rods from Orvis, Hanak, Innovator and more for you to try.
MARTIN DROZ - World Champion
Martin Droz is one of the world’s best ever fly fishing competitors and is the first ever multiple world champion (4 world championship gold medals) to guide in Australia! Martin won a staggering thirteen international medals between 2004 and 2014! With a resume never seen before on Australian soil,
his popularity is obvious. Martin will be at the Expo both days, so drop by and talk to him about rods, lines, flies, techniques and more. You will find him hanging out at the Mayfly Tackle stand. CHRISTOPHER BASSANO - Australian
Champion Christopher has fished extensively throughout the world in both fresh and salt water in such places as New Zealand, South Africa, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, The United States, The Seychelles, Bahamas, Japan and many more. Christopher is the current Australian Fly Fishing champion. In 2017
Christopher once again represented Australia at the World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovakia, where he finished an impressive 6th place overall individually. Appearing on many fishing shows on both television and DVD’s, Christopher also presented and produced the highly acclaimed “Highland Gold 1 and 2” - Tasmania’s best-selling fly fishing DVD. You will find him hanging out at the Mayfly Tackle stand.
RENE VAZ - MD Manic Tackle Project Since the age of 19. Rene Vaz has been highly involved (obsessed!?) in the NZ fly fishing and tackle industry. Rene is a past New Zealand Fly Fishing Champion and NZ team member, he is an FFF and STANIC Fly Casting Instructor. Rene lives and breathes fly fishing. Rene started Manic Tackle Project in 2008 and now represent Simms, Airflo, Scott, Lamson, Loon and more. GUS LAPIN - Manic Tackle Project Australian Sales and Marketing Consultant, Manic Tackle Project Gus Lapin is young in the world of fly fishing. Having spent
two years abroad in the United States and Canada, Gus caught the fly fishing bug in some of the most beautiful places including Colorado, Alberta and British Columbia. Upon his return to Australia, he only had one thing on his mind, fly fishing. Gus will be on hand swapping lines, sorting rods and rigging all manner of stuff up for you to cast and demo from the Manic Tackle Project
lineup. SIMON TAYLOR - Manic Tackle Project Simon started fly fishing at the age of eight, most of his early years were spent fishing the Meander and other northern rivers. His favourite form of
fly fishing is polaroiding, especially in the Western Lakes and he particularly loves to explore the more remote (‘back lakes’). Simon had a stint participating in competitive fly fishing; after coming second in the Tasmanian Fly Fishing Championships three years in a row (1999, 2000, 2001), won the Tasmanian Championships in 2002 and represented Australia 4 times in international
competitions. CRAIG RIST - Manic Tackle Project Craig Rist started fly fishing and fly tying for trout and many salt water species in Tasmania in 1986, when he was 14 years old. Craig loves both
the remote Western Lakes and the saltwater flats in Australia or on the other side of the world. Craig has been to many parts of Australia and countries around the world. SIMMS Simms Fishing Products is a high-end fishing equipment, accessories and apparel manufacturer in Bozeman, Montana. Simms was founded in 1980 by visionary angler and long-time river guide John Simms and they went on to manufacture the first-ever waterproof, breathable wader
featuring GORETEX® construction. The wader was a ground-breaking success and would prove to be the beginning of a long and productive partnership between Simms and W.L. Gore & Associates. Since then, Simms has become known as a place the fishing industry looks for the latest advances in GORE-TEX technology. Simms is recognized as a global leader in the fishing industry and employs more than 180+ at its Bozeman headquarters. DON’T MISS the magic of Goretex demonstration. The qualities of Goretex will truly amaze you.
TFO, EJ TODD and KEN
ORR Guide and TFO International tackle ambassador Ken Orr is a Professional Fly Fishing Guide and Certified Casting Instructor, who was mentored into a guiding career by Noel Jetson way back in 1979. Ken’s life has revolved around fly
fishing, as a third generation flyfisher, who landed his first fish on the fly at the age of ten. He has guided anglers from all walks of life including Heads of State, Vice Presidents, Astronauts, Plumbers and Labourers, and is a Life Member Of Trout Guides and Lodges Tasmania. Fly fishing has taken him all over the World, for
pleasure and competition fishing, in both salt and freshwater. Ken is an International Ambassador for Temple Fork Outfitters, and Pro Staffer for E J Todd, and Tonic Eyewear. Ken will be showing the range of products from EJ TODD. EJ Todd are one of the big players in fly fishing and their range include Wapsi, TFO, Snowbee
and many others.
Check them out and the fabulous TFO Rods that range from a .5 (half) weight 5' gem to big saltwater outfits.
ECHO, LOOP and OPST Grant Febery, owner of
Safari Supply Co (distributors or Echo Fly Fishing, Loop Tackle and OPST) and keen fly fisher, will be attending the Expo with plenty of new and exciting gear for you to try.
ECHO Echo Fly Fishing will have demos of their exciting new rods - the River Glass series (they
are cute - see above), new euro nymphing rods and Trout Spey PLUS popular current rods such as the Bad Ass Glass, EPR and One Hand Spey rods amongst others available for you to cast. ECHO is a small, personable company of fly-fishers residing in Vancouver, Washington. Try ECHO at the Fly Expo.
OLYMPIC PENINSULA SKAGIT TACTICS Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics is a group of steelheaders who focus on Skagit-style swing fishing for everything from king salmon to trout. The Skagit River and the Olympic Peninsula have defined the products, the way they are fished, and the OPST philosophy.
LOOP FLY RODS AND REELS LOOP will have their Cross SX and S1 series, plus Evotec Cast and Q rods, plus their famous reels available to cast and view. LOOP’s ranges of actions are designed for every condition imaginable while acutely focused on angler endurance with the least amount of fatigue when spending long days on the water. LOOP’s range of rod
actions covers all angling requirements from the bent knee on a small clear stream with a long leader on a 2 or 3 weight with a 16-18 dry fly to having the reserve power for punching large flies into a stiff breeze with the target closing distance quickly. No matter how challenging the circumstance – there is a LOOP fly rod for the occasion. TONIC SUNGLASSES We think TONICS are the best and in fishing no one knows more about polaroids than Doug. He is flying straight from Japan to talk polaroids and fishing. Come and have a chat and discover there is more to eye protection than you think. If you want to talk prescription polaroids to an expert, here is your chance. Be warned though, once he starts to talk he is
hard to stop.
PETRARCHS BOOKSHOP - BOOKS GALORE CRAZY PRICES
Five tables of books to rummage through. All sorts of fishing and other titles - including some amazing collectors book bargains from Stevens Publishing. Some of these collectors books were $200 or more and will be up to 75% OFF. You can only get these
bargains at the EXPO, No holds, no enquiries, you just have to be there.
GREG FRENCH Book signing and chat. Greg's latest book Water Colour is a great read and runs along a similar
theme to Frog Call. Come and have a chat and get Greg to sign a book for you. They will be available to buy. Pic courtesy FlyLife
DRINKS IN THE GARDEN* - Saturday evening After close of play Saturday you are invited to enjoy 'Drinks in the Garden' with the presenters and others for an hour. This will be fun where everyone can chill out, enjoy a Gin, Wine or Beer and catch up. FlyLife is generously hosting this and proceeds will go to the Fisheries Habitat Improvement Fund. A Tasmanian fund that will improve freshwater habitat.
WIN a SCOTT Fly Rod - Go the DISTANCE
No need to be the best to win the rod, simply participate and cast at least 70' to go in the draw. Get some
distance casting tips from Peter Hayes beforehand at 10:45am - 11am both days. Event is on both days at 12 Noon – 2pm. Share it around! This rod is worth over $1200. FREE Magazine on entry Get a FREE Tasmanian Fishing and Boating News magazine on entry.
But wait - there's more
Other exhibitors include YETI, Inland Fisheries Service, Anglers Alliance,
Trout Guides and Lodges Tasmania, Telstra and more. VOLUNTEERS needed If you can spare an hour or so Saturday or Sunday to help out please contact Mike by return email. There will be bribery and
gifts.
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