Fly Fishing | Tasmania | Mersey River
Waterway Type
Catchment
Target Species
brown trout
rainbow troutFly Fishing Highlights
- Still morning caenid hatches
- River mayfly hatches
- Brown trout chasing bait
Target Species - Seasons
| brown trout | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| rainbow 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.
Fishing
This river fishes well all season long and is particularly good in the first half of the season. Early mornings on this river see amazing caenid hatches (an extremely small species of mayfly), and through the day you can expect to see both mayfly and caddis hatching. Late summer has some good grasshopper fishing, and late in the season a lot of the brown trout feed on runs of baitfish up the river. Fish eat dry flies well throughout the length of the river, however early in the season, nymphing the faster water can produce good numbers of browns and rainbows.
Access
There is plenty of access along the Mersey from Liena, all the way down to Latrobe just above the estuary. Areas such as Merseylea, Kimberly, Weegena and Railton are all great options. The IFS has many angler access points and step overs so please use these and respect landowner’s properties.
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
| Parachute Adams | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| Royal Stimulator | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| Elk Hair Caddis | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| Hot Spot Pheasant Tail Nymph | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| Tag Nymph (Pink) | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| Black or Olive Streamer | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
| F-Fly | brown trout rainbow trout | #12 – 14 | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec |
Purchase flies for location...
Yellow X Stimulator
$2.50
TJF Olive Damsel
$4.00
TJF CDC Caddis
$4.00
Gold Humungous
$4.00
Pink Tag Nymph
$4.00
Shrek
$4.00
TJF Cream Split Wing
$4.00
Balloon Caddis
$4.00
Rusty River Hog
$4.00
Parachute Adams Barbed
$2.50
F-Fly
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