20/07/08: Phil Blizzard, my good mate from Burnie sent me these incredible photos of Swan Bay.  Phil went to the lakes mid July 2008 to reclad his shack, but was hit with temperatures plummeting to a very cold -11°c.  The next morning he went for an early fish but was confronted with Swan Bay being frozen solid.  Note Phil standing on the ice and how far the rocks are out on the lake.

15/05/08:  Gordon Johnson from Sydney sent me this extraordinary photo and he goes on to say - "Well, ever heard of the saying " like fishing in a barrel". This is mid November in a small stream near Lake Wanaka - on one of the better days. All the fish are rainbows between 3 - 6 lbs, and even though they are still heading up river they readily take flies. Not all the pools are like this one, but this is a great place to take someone that is learning to fish. It takes about an hour hike up river through the scrub to get here, but it is well worth the walk."

24/02/08: Here's a sight for any tourist who intends to visit Tasmania for a fishing trip.  This is what we woke to Sunday morning, remembering the day before was one of the largest dun hatches for the season.  Always bring your warm clothing!  Phil Blizzard took a number of photos of his and Dale's shack and a couple of my boat as I left my camera at home.

28/12/07: Owning a shack is not all fun and games and going fishing every day.  Noo!, there is always plenty of maintenance and repairs to be done, house keeping and of course chopping wood for the wood stack.  Four of us sacrificed a days fishing to cut up several large tree trunks, (which were purchased and delivered). When cut up it equated to around 10 ton of wood.  It does get very cold in the highlands during winter and it is best to keep the wood stack topped up.

06/10/07: Tasmanian boasts some beautiful fishing locations and Ti Tree Bay is no exceptions.  One of my favourite fishing areas as seen in this picture of Graham Brooks of Somerset Tasmania.  Graham had a tough fight with this fish, with the fish the eventual winner, breaking off at the net.

04/10/07: Here is a couple of glorious scenery shots we woke to, we had three days of heavy snowfalls early October 2007.