Fly fishing the Swan in 1898 - Mullet
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:17 pm
Friday 22 July 1898
The impression has prevailed among anglers for some time past that fly fishing was of no use on the Swan River, but the writer on Saturday last saw a mullet weighing at least a pound caught with a fly resembling a flying ant just about a hundred yards on the city side of the Causeway.
The gentleman who tried the experiment was induced to use a fly by seeing mullet rise after flying ants which settled on the surface and the fly with which he secured his fish was an imitation of the flying ant.
The impression has prevailed among anglers for some time past that fly fishing was of no use on the Swan River, but the writer on Saturday last saw a mullet weighing at least a pound caught with a fly resembling a flying ant just about a hundred yards on the city side of the Causeway.
The gentleman who tried the experiment was induced to use a fly by seeing mullet rise after flying ants which settled on the surface and the fly with which he secured his fish was an imitation of the flying ant.