2016 Photo Gallery
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Jeff Wagner - guest rodmaker from www.wagnerrods.com

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Relaxed discussion outside.

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Animated discussion indide!

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Boris Gaspar with his sourdough!

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Boris Gaspar's sourdough in the oven.

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Jeff Wagner cutting a ferrule station on the lathe.

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Dave Anderson and a quiver of rods!

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Fred von Reibnitz ponders his response to the rod swap exercise.

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Rods for the rod swap exercise

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Jen Girvan's sumptuous fresh lunch.

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Lachie Hayes rolls a fast, tight loop of a "soft, slow" rod.

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Jen Girvan, not fast enough to escape the Paparazzi!

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Lamda dun. Atelophloebia Australias. The dun of the "Red Spinner"

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Ready... Set... Cast!!!

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Callum Ross demonstrates Tim Anderson's PU Gorilla Glue rod finish.

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Bill Lark of Lark Whisky fame with a Jeff Wagner rod and reel.

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Closeup of Jeff Wagner made rod and reel

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Nibbles!

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George Clooney flew over just to talk bamboo for a while... with David Hemmings.

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Jeff Wagner and Henry Bridgewater make the most of the "Golden Hour"

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Sunset on the casting pond

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Woodturning chisels...

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Jeff Wagner talks rod aesthetics and the American rod market.

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Jeff Wagner sampling Australian wine.

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Lots of rods

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Jeff Wagner and Peter Hayes - two huge contributors to bamboo rodmaking in Australia.

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Michael Youl, Nick Taransky and Jeff Wagner. Michael's Great-Great-Grandfather brought the first brown trout to Australia in 1864.

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A social fly fishing moment on Tooms Lake.

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Jeff Wagner and one of his Australian proteges, David Anderson.

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Nick Taransky, Peter McKean and Jeff Wagner.

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At the end of the rainbow... Hayes on Brumby's

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Mark Rampant talks on making silk flylines

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Jason Beard receives Rob Morwood's generously donated blank, as the most enthusiastic newcomer.

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Jeff Wagner and Dan Dempsey talk reelmaking

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A fish from the casting pool, about to go back after a quick photo.

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Donated components from Goldenwitch, care of Callum Ross

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Jeff Wagner with his first Tasmanian Brown Trout

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Jeff Wagner with his first Tasmanian Brown Trout

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Wild, high country Tasmanian River

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A warming wee dram back at the car

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Bamboo Dave with a Western Lakes fish

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Bamboo Dave with a Western Lakes fish

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Bamboo Dave with a Western Lakes fish

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Clear, shallow water lakes and brown trout are the signature of the Tasmanian fishery

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Yes, we eat kangaroos

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Kangaroo burgers

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A typical small Tasmanian stream

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A typical small Tasmanian stream

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A brown trout from a typical small Tasmanian stream

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Tasmanian Devil - hopefully on the way back

Program of Events
2016 Cressy Cane - 7 - 9 October

2016 was a very special year. We had our first invited international guest - Jeff Wagner - from the USA. Jeff started many of us Australians in our rodmaking journey, through his wonderful classes, so in some ways he can be thought of as the "father" of modern rodmaking here downunder. Thanks MATE!!!

(The Program of Events for the year is listed here with the Gallery images below)