Tasmania. I have heard of it.
I am embarrassed to say, as someone that has a pretty good geographical fix on most places on Earth, that I had NEVER noticed where Tasmania was located. Don’t ask me why, but I always thought it was out there to the East, closer to New Zealand.
But, alas, as you can see, there it is right off the coast of Australia. So, just as I have recently learned about SE Europe Fly Fishing, Mongolian Eagle Hunting and the magicians with a Spey rod; I learned where exactly Tasmania was (well, and is). I wonder if my Christmas Is. skipper new where it was…obviously his clients did.
“Just a point of order, Sir. Tasmania is a state of Australia… and Tasmanians would object to being ‘located’ – “just off the coast of Australia”. More correctly… Tasmania, is right off the coast of ‘mainland’ Australia.” Dear God, can I display my ignorance any more soundly? (Yes, with my grammar and other ways)…..Thanks to ‘rantsampersandmore’
Quite amazing information from Mountain River Journal re Tasmania…..!!!!(see Comments Section) http://mountainriverjournal.wordpress.com/
“Tasmanians avoid the term mainland Australia.
We refer to it as the North Island of Tasmania” 
SwittersB & Exploring 
Oh Bass Strait is about 200 miles.
Tasmanians avoid the term mainland Australia.
We refer to it as the North Island of Tasmania 🙂
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10 other things you didn’t know about Tasmania
1: First place trout were introduced in the Southern Hemisphere. Brown Trout were an afterthought. Salmon was the original intent. The original hatchery at Plenty is still in operation
2: NZ got its trout from Tasmania.
3: Brown trout can be found tailing like bonefish along lake shores in spring and fall.
4: 3000 lakes, even more rivers and streams. about 20K fishing licences. Very little pressure.
5. The father figure of Tasmanian fly tying Dick Wigram was mentioned in GE Skues last book.
6: Tasmania is the “montana/catskills” of Australian fly fishing, the spiritual home.
7: Flylife magazine, the world’s best fly fishing mag, is published in Tasmania.
8: You can trout fish with kangaroos on the banks.
9: The world’s least known and most exciting searun brown trout fishery is in Tasmania. Searunners are targetted feeding on a baitfish spawning run.
10: Tasmania has the world’s cleanest air/water. There is an international measuring station at Cape Grimm which sets the standard for what clean is.
Disclaimer. The Journal is a 5th generation Tasmanian so freely admits to bias.
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Just a point of order, Sir. Tasmania is a state of Australia… and Tasmanians would object to being ‘located’ – “just off the coast of Australia”. More correctly… Tasmania, is right off the coast of ‘mainland’ Australia. Good Fishing!!!
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Ha! A very important point of order, indeed!!!!!!!!!! Thank you
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