Not only useful for limited backcasting room, the roll cast excels in accuracy, delicate presentation and is the building block for all double-hand and water-loaded casting. Pat runs through why you should learn the roll cast, how to execute and some common mistakes.
In today's video, Pat shows you how to tie three effective Woolly Bugger variations that are simple yet deadly for fly fishing our alpine lakes. We’ll start with the classic McGoo Olive Woolly Bugger featuring a bright orange bead, followed by a Chenille Woolly Bugger with added flash and a heavier bead, and finally, the Thin Mint with a multicolored tail and peacock herl body.
Pat shares his thoughts on the bare essentials in terms of fishing gear that he uses. Cutting out excess fly boxes, bulky leader wallets, and fancy gadgets shaves weight and makes you a more efficient fly angler.
With the 24/25 NSW trout season coming to an end, Pat headed out for one last multi-day fly fishing soirée. Covering immaculate new water, bush bashing through ancient forest and escaping plummeting temps in a hand built stone hut. Join Pat as he puts a ribbon on the trout season, all under the watchful eye of Kosciuszko's breathtaking Main Range.
Pat and Daniel embark on a hilarious afternoon of not-so-graceful experimentation, learning their prefered methods and figuring out how best to get a fish on board.
After using the 6-weight with fighting butt (691) for the entire season, Pat gives his honest thoughts about where the rod is best suited, who it's for, and why he loves the Sonic.
Pat manages to net his PB rainbow for the season while Frenchy mixes up the techniques and gets good numbers of healthy rainbow and brown trout on both hoppers and nymphs.
Pat Ryan is back in the Kosciuszko high country and looking for redemption following a slow start to this season's trout fishing up top.
With a gap in the schedule, Pat heads into Kosciuszko National Park in search of brown and rainbow trout. The rivers and streams of Kosciuszko's high country offer fantastic wade fly fishing opportunities in some of Australia's most picturesque landscapes....
