My name is Mick Couvée.
I’ve been a fly fisherman for over 40 years. I started fishing in small streams and rivers around the Snowy Mountains, including the McLoughlan, Eucumbene, Bobundra, Murrumbidgee and Thredbo as well as the Snowy Mountains lakes of Tantangra, Eucumbene and Jindabyne.
I started fishing in Tasmania about 23 years ago. I’ve fished the massive Mayfly hatches that occurred on Arthur’s Lake and Little Pine Lagoon. Watching big Trout taking Duns that are emerging is a sight to see. When you tie a Mayfly Pattern on, then watch your Fly get eaten there is no better sight.
I’ve fished the 19 Lagoons as well as the Western Lakes on the Central Plateau. I’ve fished the wind lanes on Great Lake many times – watching big browns and rainbows in wind lanes taking dry flies is champagne fishing in my book.
The Snowy Mountain lakes is my home Territory, and in November when the water comes in over the grass and the fish are on the Midge, is a special time of year. Big Trout boiling in inches of water on the Snowy Mountains lakes is a sight to see. Casting a size 14 or 16 Midge Pupa and coming up solid is very rewarding. It’s one of the great Fly Fishing phenomena on the mainland.
Just like anywhere else there are seasons on the Snowy Mountains lakes.
The Mudeye season and hatches we experience on the Snowy Moutain lakes are very special. Casting at fish in the dark and coming up solid, there’s no better feeling. The tug is the drug.
The Troutfit Guiding also offers a Trolling service. I’ve been an avid Trout Troller for many years, mostly on the Snowy Mountain lakes. Trolling to me is a social occasion. It brings Friends, Fathers, Mothers, Sons and Daughters together as a social experience. I have taken many people trolling and caught many fish doing this. I will show you how to flatline, use different leadcore rigs as well as down rigging.
As a Fly Fisherman, I really enjoy trolling especially in the Winter months in the Snowy Mountains. Browns and Rainbows can be successfully taken trolling at various depths over Yabby beds an various forms of structure. Knowing how to find fish using your sounder and reading thermoclines can lead to some superb fishing.
