On the subject of clients coming back to fish the waters you show them: when you're fishing public waters, there is nothing you can do to stop them so you may as well accept this as a given and not feel sore about it. Besides, paying a guide to show you how to fish unfamiliar water is part of the re...

Good work, Mike. It was a beautiful day in a beautiful spot and thankfully at least one fish played ball.

Back Country: South Island http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q217/slickstu/vlcsnap-2016-06-27-13h01m16s621%20640x369_zpsxjkqtxnu.jpg Following on from Back Country: North Island , Gin Clear now follow up with their South Island chapter and if you enjoyed North Island you'll find much to like here....

I think you guys are missing Bernd's point - but illustrating it nicely. ;) What is it with people who feel compelled to lecture others in what is "right"? As a carp angler in Australia, I know exactly what Bernd is talking about! On a recent trip a fellow went out of his way to come acros...

Mike Barrio sells Italian casting tutorial videos if that's of interest, John.

Haven't tried that lake before. Must give it a shot.

Good point. Though I still haven't come around to streaming video and audio. That's most probably because I have satellite broadband which is slow and expensive!

Great news, Mike! Which dam did you hit, mate?
I spent last weekend at Cressbrook Dam near Toowoomba and the fishing was dire! No one caught anything on fly and only the 3 spin fishermen/woman caught a half dozen fish between them. This is usually a double figure reservoir!

That is interesting, Jan, thanks for that perspective. :) I guess my perspective mostly comes from the RISE film festival, of which I've seen 3 or 4 now and is presented on a cinematic screen from which there is nowhere to hide! And I've witnessed a marked increase in the overall quality of films ov...

Aquasoul http://www.krankproductions.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aquasoul-DVD-450x450.jpg If there's one thing that has become apparent with each successive RISE Film Festival it's that technology is shrinking the equipment requirements for making professional-looking feature films. Gin Clear...