A channel dedicated to fly fishing in Australia coming to you from the banks of the Tumut River, in the Snowy Mountains of NSW. Get the know-how on the tips and tricks for successful fly fishing in Australia as we fish our way around the Kosciusko National Park and the great outdoors.
Who are Tom's Outdoors? We're a small family-owned and operated retail store and guiding business in the NSW Snowy Mountains town of Tumut. Our range of high-quality camping, hiking, paddling and fly fishing gear (and more) is from brands we know and trust. Furthermore, we are dedicated to offering an exceptional outdoor experience centered around the art and joy of fly fishing, catering to both seasoned enthusiasts and beginners. Our skilled guiding team embodies the essence of Tom's Outdoors providing an inclusive, professional and educational guiding experience. Drift the Tumut River, walk and wade Kosciuszko high country streams or fish the Snowy Mountains lakes.
I've fished that stretch many times. Changes in water level, weather and time of year make it feel completely different from one trip to the next. Sometimes the rainbows are dominant, sometimes the big browns slip out to play. Such fun!
The cold water will make you hyperventilate, so expect that, and after you get your knees to your chest focus on taking deep breaths. Another good reason to practice so you know what to expect when it happens for real.
wading staffs are an excellent raft option, if you check out our wader description: www.tomsoutdoors.com.au/collections/fly-fishing-gear-waders-footwear-all you'll see a few extra tips and tricks for wader safety!
No worries! To start off a basic kit would consist of, flies, fly box, leaders, tippet and nippers (or scissor forceps). These are the absolute essentials that you'll use everyday and which you can build upon based on the time of year you're fishing and when you start to bush bash.
Mickey…loving your intro series. Question…if you need to change your fly, do you remove the tippet and the fly…to set up a new tippet with a different fly? Or just the fly? I was thinking that you could reuse the tippet and fly, as long as the tippet was still in good condition.
Hi! If your just changing the fly no need for a new tippet every time, just check the tippet for rough spots or knots when you do change over. Thanks for watching! Mickey
You most likely could but without knowing your own exact personal measurements and thickness of your puffer it's difficult for us to say for sure. You're more than welcome to come and test some out in store!
Hi! I'm actually using two different sinking lines in this video but we break them down in another video on sinking lines that you can see here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3hTBsFzbUgk.html
Such a great day! Gaz and I are still talking about it. I've done my version of a look at the whole experience over on my RU-vid channel as well, if anyone wants to have a look... and you'll also find the full length version of the one with Garry's earlier spectacular swan dive into the icy Tumut! Worth a look...
So that's how we didn't fare well with the numbers. Mickey secreted a hand of bananas onto the boat . . . pfttt!. Lots of familiar scenes there. Maybe I'll come back to haunt you. 😉😂 Hey Mickey! Where's me photograph of the one decent brown?
So , I’m curious if having a tight belt is required to limit amount of water into waders. Often I get nervous because i feel that at some point, I’ll just sink if it’s too deep and be too heavy to get out
The belt definitely prevents water from rushing down to your legs but it won't fully seal. It's super important to bring your knees to your chest and trap air in your legs for floatation and swim to where you can stand ASAP!
Hey I was at Jones bridge last weekend and seen you guys put the boat in there. And now this video pops up on my RU-vid feed 😂. Hope you had some success last weekend
This might be a stupid question, but I haven’t found the answer anywhere. Can’t you feel the studs through your boots? The studs I saw where really pointy, like normal screws. Thank you for that video!
Great question! Studs are designed to only screw into the sole and not poke through, just be sure to get the correct studs recommended for your boots as sole thicknesses may vary across brands.
