Fly Fishing | Tasmania | Huon River
Waterway Type

Catchment
Target Species



Fly Fishing Highlights
- Sea trout in the lower sections early in the season
Target Species - Seasons
brown trout | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
sea trout | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Note: species & seasonal information is indicative at the time of publishing.
For authoritive information visit https://www.ifs.tas.gov.au or other relevant jurisdictional authorities.
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Fishing
The river is large enough to swing streamers through the deeper holes, which tends to produce some of the biggest fish. Flies such as woolly buggers and rabbit fur zonkers often do well. Make sure you have nymphs ready to fish in your favourite method. The river is big, and nymphing, like streamer fishing, allows you to cover large amounts of water to find the fish. Dry fly fishing is productive in the warmer months, and the usual patterns such as parachute mayfly and deer hair or CDC caddis patterns will catch fish. Grasshoppers will be present when the paddocks dry off and they push to the river’s edge in search of greener vegetation. When they get blown into the river, the fish eat them with gusto.
Access
Angler access is plentiful and well signed. There is good water all the way from above Judbury to downstream of Huonville.
Note: access information is indicative at the time of publishing.
For authoritive information visit https://www.ifs.tas.gov.au or other relevant jurisdictional authorities.
Flies
Elk Hair Caddis | brown trout sea trout | #12 – 16 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Hot Spot Pheasant Tail Nymph | brown trout sea trout | #14 – 16 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Parachute Mayfly (Brown, Black and Grey) | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 18 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Woolly Bugger - black | brown trout sea trout | #8 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Green Machine | brown trout sea trout | #10 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Grasshopper | brown trout | #10 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Royal Stimulator | brown trout sea trout | #10 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Baitfish/ Whit Bait Imitation | brown trout sea trout | #10 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
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