The trout of Tasmania are mostly browns and rainbows, although a few places hold big brookies. There are literally thousands of freshwater flats in Tasmania, most of them readily accessible to the visiting fly fisherman. There are good hatches of all the major insects, including the large stonefly above.

Browns are notorious for night feeding , and the after-hours can provide some exciting fishing. Plan on arriving just as the sun gilds the hills and settles into its purple robes at day's end. Size 8 and 10 black muddlers, fished with a slow pull, or even allowed to lie still, will do very well.

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