Murrumbidgee River
Headwaters to Tantangara Dam

Angler progress must be cautious, as the fish are eagle-eyed and very shy. Bigger fish do come up here to spawn, but a lot of the river is inaccessible during autumn and spring with road closures and snowfalls.
Beetle patterns and small dries work well, along with nymphs in brown and black, but keep all the flies on the small side, in proportion to the fish that inhabit these pristine waters. Grasshoppers are plentiful in summer, and caddis hatches occur regularly.
Klinkhammers, Humpys and Iron Blue Duns work well. Early and late in the season, nymphing works best, but in high summer, the dry fly action can be fantastic, with fish throwing themselves at anything that floats overhead. They will sometimes come through a metre of water to take a fly.