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by Tony Ong
Wed Aug 26, 2026 6:21 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 1st September 2026
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Views: 228

Meeting Tuesday 1st September 2026

Hi all
This months meeting, we have the following on offer.
James has completed his Fly fishing International Certified Instructor. This gives our club a Master Casting Instructor and two Casting Instructors. James is going to talk about his journey from starting fly fishing, to deciding that he ...
by Tony Ong
Wed Aug 26, 2026 6:12 pm
Forum: Tackle Talk
Topic: Teaching the kids how to cast
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Views: 142

Re: Teaching the kids how to cast

Kids generally pick up casting much faster than adults. They tend to mimic what they see pretty quickly. However, that also means picking up bad habits.
I wouldn't push them too hard. They have to want to try out what dad is doing. As with any practice casting a bright line that they can track ...
by Tony Ong
Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:06 am
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 4 August 2026 Tackle Auction
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Views: 3879

Meeting Tuesday 4 August 2026 Tackle Auction

This month's meeting is our tackle auction.
This is one of our major fund raisers for our club. As such, the club takes 10% of sales, so please take this into consideration when you set your reserve price.
Cash payments on the night will always be a great help to settle purchases, however, we do ...
by Tony Ong
Thu Jul 02, 2026 8:52 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Fly Tying Day Sunday 26 July 2026
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Views: 7520

Fly Tying Day Sunday 26 July 2026

Hi all
This month's field day is a tying day.
Venue is Swan Canoe Club. 16 Johnson Parade, Mosmon Park.
Start time of 9.00am till about 2.00pm.
We'll have some nibbles and drinks available.
We're running a more casual day this month. Bring your vise and materials down and do some fly tying.
If ...
by Tony Ong
Thu Jul 02, 2026 8:48 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 7 July 2026
Replies: 0
Views: 4690

Meeting Tuesday 7 July 2026

Hi all
This months meeting, we have the following on offer.
I'm going to tie a couple of variations of the BMS fly. BMS stands for Bullen Merri Special. Designed by Muz Wilson as a smelt pattern imitation, it is equally comfortable in fresh as well as salt applications.
Steve will talk about line ...
by Tony Ong
Wed May 27, 2026 7:56 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 2nd June 2026
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Views: 8465

Meeting Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Hi all
This month's meeting, we have the following activities.
There has been some wonderful captures by club members over the years. We'll go through some of the club records and explain how to submit your records.
A few of the club members have recently been up in Karratha. Conditions were tough ...
by Tony Ong
Thu Apr 30, 2026 7:28 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 5 May 2026
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Views: 29935

Meeting Tuesday 5 May 2026

Hi all
This month's meeting, we have the following activities.
Tom will be demonstrating how to tie an extended mono Garfish Fly.
Gary will dig up a video of one of the topics that was presented a couple of years ago on fish conservation.
We've had a meeting with DPIRD regarding the timeline for ...
by Tony Ong
Thu Apr 02, 2026 8:00 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 7th April 2026
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Views: 31143

Meeting Tuesday 7th April 2026

Hi all
This month, we have the following activities.
The club has adopted an Exmouth Gulf Position Statement for the proposed Exmouth Gulf Marine Park. We'll run through what we are putting forward.
Second activity for the night is a talk by Liam and Tom about Shark Bay. They have recently done a ...
by Tony Ong
Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:17 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Casting Day Sunday 22 March 2026
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Views: 34406

Casting Day Sunday 22 March 2026

We have a casting day scheduled for Sunday 22 March 2026

JH Abrams Reserve
End of The Broadway
Nedlands.

Start time, around 9.00 am. The guys will hang around for as long as there are interested people. (We usually finish up by about 2.00pm)
We'll have a sausage sizzle running at lunch.

This is ...
by Tony Ong
Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:27 pm
Forum: Club Activity Nights
Topic: Meeting Tuesday 3rd March 2026
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Views: 37806

Meeting Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Hi all.
This month's meeting, we have the following on offer.
Gary has recently fished Belize. He has a trip report prepared for us.
The second activity for the night is a Question and Answer session regarding tying techniques. Between the members of the club, there is a wealth of information that ...