VOLUME 32, ISSUE 5. November 2025
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Greg Wordsworth prospecting for bass in the Grose River |
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Casting Practice
9 November 2025: 9:00 AM: Timbrell Park, Henley Marine Drive, Five Dock
Monthly Meeting
10 November 2025: 7:00 PM: Freeway Hotel, 115 Reserve Road, Artarmon
Sunday Morning Saltwater Social - Narrabeen Lake
16 November 2025: 9:00 AM: Deep Creek Reserve, Narrabeen Lake
Monthly Fly Tying
17 November 2025: 6:30 PM: Freeway Hotel, 115 Reserve Road, Artarmon |
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“Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.” John Gierach |
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Dear {Contact_First_Name},
The months seem to roll around much too fast – where has the year gone.
The details of the Christmas Party are now up on the calendar in the members section of the website. It should be a (pardon the pun) a cracker of a night with our guest speaker being our great friend and casting guru – Brian Henderson. Places are limited so jump in and book now. We will also be drawing our Christmas Raffle on the night - a guided full day drift boat fishing experience on the Tumut River with Haul Fly Fishing. The lucky winner can choose their fishing companion (as long as it is a club member).
We will also be conducting the Club’s Annual General Meeting on the night.
At the last committee meeting it was decided that we would replace the ancient tying vices and tool sets we have available at our monthly timing. Dave Wilson has done a lot of research and we will be buying 5 new vices and tool sets from BWC Flies.
At the same meeting it was also decided that the club would financially support ($1000) The Women’s Recreational Fishing League. This is the organisation that is headed up by Jo Starling. You might recall that they recently held a fly-fishing instructional event in Victoria – our own Dave Wilson attended and came back with very positive reports regarding the activity, how it was conducted and the positive outcomes. I spoke to Jo today – she was extremely thankful for the club’s support. Their next fly fishing conclave will be conducted in the Armidale area and as soon as the date is firmed up we will be advised so that club members can assist.
In the survey conducted earlier this year a number of members suggested that the club should get involved in some community / environmental projects. I have spoken to Ray Tang (Wallerawang CAAS) and asked him to keep us in mind when next they conduct these sorts of activities. If any member has suggestions, please let me know.
As always there are numerous activities coming up over the next month – the Narrabeen Salt Water activity is being held on Sunday 16th November and the annual two week Geehi / Long Plain camping trip kicks off on the Saturday 15th November.
The event calendar has been updated to include brief details of the major activities for next year so that you can plan ahead. The a
I’ve only been out once since the trout season kicked off with one small rainbow to the net. Hoping for better results at Long Plain.
Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting.
Tight lines
David
President |
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Jason with a Mowamba rainbow |
Fellow Flyrodders,
It is good to see our members have been out and about over the last month. The recent Tuition Weekend at Wallerawang was a very well attended event, where some of our more experienced members shared their knowledge on river craft, casting and general set-ups. Thanks to Gavin van der Wagen for his article on this event.
Dave Wilson volunteered to assist Jo Starling to run a beginner’s course for the Women’s Recreational Fishing League, and shares a write-up of the experience in this edition. Good on you Dave. I was lucky enough to get away recently for a weekend of bass fishing in the Grose River with Greg Wordsworth. Despite it being a rainy weekend, a few fish were caught on surface flies which is always a thrill. I've written an account of the trip in this edition and hope you enjoy the read and photos. And don't forget we have a Sunday Social Saltwater event coming up at Narrabeen Lake on 16 November. These are always great fun and a chance to catch up with fishing friends over a BBQ, so jump onto the events section of the website and register. Tight lines. Jason Hemens - Editor |
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By Gavin van der Wagen
We had yet another wonderful Sydney Fly Rodders Tuition Weekend, based at the Black & Gold Motel in Wallerawang, where 25 members attended.
We had members ranging from one, who had never picked up a fly rod, to a number of very experienced fly fishers who were as willing to share their knowledge with the other members. This is the foundation that makes this such a great trip to learn and share knowledge with others. It doesn’t matter how bad that you think you are, this is where you will learn and improve your casting and therefore fishing capability. Our monthly casting practice event is the other regular venue for casting improvement.
We arrived on Friday afternoon, and members gathered in the lounge for pre-dinner apéritifs prior to dinner in the Cribb Room Restaurant, to meet and introduce one and other.
At the end of dinner Peachy (Steve Peach) provided an excellent talk on river and stream craft, with great interaction within the group. So now we had the knowledge and on the Saturday we could put this into practice; where the rubber hits the road. |
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Best looking table in the restaurant |
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Vorn and Trevor Sweeney with Peachy |
Then on Saturday morning we all met at the grassed cricket field (assumed as there is a concrete pitch in the middle), for some casting tuition led by David Caddies, to prepare members for the afternoon session on the water.
We practiced the foundation casts like the “pick up and lay down” which is your presentation cast, so highly relevant. This is used in every fishing cast that you will ever make. Then onto the roll cast, which is a cast we should all be able to execute early on in our fly fishing journey. David also tapped into his “fountain of knowledge” to cover the key aspects to forming a good loop and therefore a good cast for enjoyable fly fishing.
This session provided the “highlight of the weekend” for David, whilst he was providing one-on-one tuition to Rebecca Whittle. As I understand Rebecca had hardly touched a fly rod prior to this event; and she followed David’s tuition to the letter, as she quickly learnt to cast very good loops. David was over the casting moon with this rapid progress by Rebecca; this is what makes it all the more worthwhile for instructors to have this rapid progress and feedback.
Thanks to David and the many other more experienced members, such as Peachy, Denis Hill, Dave Webster who willingly assisted and shared their experience and knowledge with those in attendance. |
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As we completed the casting session and were about to head off to the Fish River, there were ominous cumulus clouds forming and coming closer with thunder backing it up.
Anyhow we all descended on the Flat Rock Reserve and camping ground right on the Fish River, which is a popular location for the public. Fortunately, there weren’t too many other people there; as the rain descended upon us, soon to be followed by thunder and lightning. So, this was a great time to have lunch and then Peachy gave us another session on knots, leaders, and setup in general; whilst we all huddled together under the shelter there to try to keep out of the rain. |
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Peachy with a captive audience (literally)
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Once the rain moved on and was replaced by sunlight we ventured onto the water to provide on the water tuition, provided by Peachy, Denis Hill, Dave Webster, David Caddies, Craig Somerville (aka Captain Baldy) and moi.
Peachy caught a few and put Chris Whittle on to some rainbow’s, landing one and dropping two on nymphing rigs as the trout were in a pool lower down in the water column.
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After a very successful afternoon session, it was back to
Black & Gold for more refreshments (fly fishing can consume much of one’s
body fluid) and dinner. |
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Then on Sunday morning we checked out of Black & Gold and ventured on to Lake Wallace for more on the water tuition.
There weren’t many fish caught, but this photo below, provides evidence that one was caught by Dave Webster.
Once again there was great tuition provided by all the afore-mentioned members. |
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Evidence of a trout! Well done Dave Webster. |
A special thanks to Denis Hill, who co-ordinated this important event for the club, and made it happen!
There was excellent feedback from the attendees, and it was special to have a range of members from beginners to the very experienced to share and receive so much intel to feed into their fly-fishing journey.
Until the next one.
Gavin van der Wagen |
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Denis in the mist, planning the next event |
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Trip Report - Grose River |
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After hearing reports of bass hitting surface flies in the waterways around Sydney, fellow Flyrodder Greg Wordsworth and I set off for an overnight hike into the Grose River. |
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Looking down on the Grose River |
There are two routes into the section of gorge where we planned to camp. The first follows a fire trail down to a river crossing, followed by a long hike upstream. We'd taken this route before and were looking for something different, so we decided on the 'direct route' down from the cliffs which should, in theory, deposit us closer to the campsite in record time.
As many of you will know, Google Earth tends to paint an optimistic picture of terrain and the ease with which rivers can be accessed on foot. Suffice to say, the hike down the cliffs was not easy. We probably saved seven minutes and aged 10 years in the process. |
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In certain sections, we had to lower our bags down with paracord |
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We pitched camp in the rain with the sound of thunder rolling down the gorge. |
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It was mid morning by the time we chucked our first surface fly across the pool, but I hoped the heavy cloud cover would keep the bass active on the surface. Unfortunately they had other ideas, and we failed to entice a strike over the next few hours, despite wading out so our casts would reach the shadowed bank on the far side of the pool.
After a snack and a lunchtime beer, we packed our day packs and headed downstream, prospecting for bass. The pools were deep and full of snags. It was picture book stuff, just without any bass. A few herring were rising here and there, and Greg passed the time by hooking a couple on small surface flies and nymphs.
Despite the continuous rain and lack of our taret species, we were happy to be exploring a river in the wilderness, framed on either side by towering sandstone cliffs. We had the place to ourselves, no doubt because the weather kept all the sane people away. |
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Taking shelter in a cave during one of many downpours |
By late afternoon, the sad realisation we were unlikely to catch anything settled on us like a wet blanket. We had an early dinner back at camp, dripping wet, scratches and cuts stinging, and a little dejected.
"It's so good to be out in the bush," I said. "Catching fish is just a bonus."
"Amazing country out here," Greg replied. "Just for a hike."
Neither of us believed the other, but we both appreciated the sentiment.
The sun slipped behind the cliffs and the time had come for one last shot at redemption. Greg fished the faster water at the head of the pool, while I waded out belly button deep, to get my fly close to the far bank.
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Greg exploring a tight section of the gorge |
After a few casts I saw the welcome silver flash of a bass that smashed my cicada fly. It was only a small fish but that's all I needed. I was happy.
A dozen casts later, a better fish sipped my fly off the surface. That's the way it is with bass fishing sometimes. Nothing all day and then a period of mayhem after the sun sets. |
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A quick pic before release |
Greg also had some well earned success, fishing a shallow section of gorge
in faster flowing water. He caught a memorable fish on a surface fly,
amongst a few smaller models. |
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Greg's fish was a deep olive colour |
We made it back out the following morning taking the longer, but far more sensible route. Despite the bad weather and physical challenge of it all, it was a wonderful experience set against a breathtaking landscape that made us feel suitably insignificant. |
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The sandstone cliffs above our campsite |
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Women’s
Recreational Fishing League |
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By Dave Wilson
As a Sydney Fly Rodders Club volunteer, I assisted Jo Starling (Australian Women’s Fly Fishing team) to run a beginner’s course for the Women’s Recreational Fishing League (WRFL) of which Jo is the founder and National President.
We were in the beautiful Ovens valley in Northern Victoria directly within the Police search area for fugitive gunman Des Freeman. Towns like Bright normally buzzing with tourists were empty. Police were everywhere at their Porepunkah search headquarters. With the odd chopper overhead, expecting the fugitive to spring out of the bushes was in mind.
Back to the course! With a well-balanced content of casting, fly tying and stream craft, it was very satisfying to see participants start from ground zero and rapidly progress to finally perform both roll / pick up / put down casts & stream mends on the water with more subtlety than most blokes! Jo taught roll casting on the water in the Ovens River. All were able to tie a fishable fly and will be able to transfer fundamental skills to other patterns. Nights consisted of dinner, fly tying, and camaraderie.
On the final day before we headed to Morses creek, attendees chose to participate in any of the casting stations or tied flies to work on what they needed to improve or expand.
As an ex-Train-The-Trainer, focussing on getting a group of six from zero up to speed in two days with two instructors reminded me rudely that the smaller the group the more effective the instruction. Indeed, one to one teaching & mentoring is the most ideal. As participant numbers increase, the instruction becomes diluted, less focused, less personal and less effective.
It can be argued that for every 3 raw beginners at least one coach is needed. For fly tying at least 2 to 1. While we enthusiastically encourage beginners to participate in events, we also need to encourage a bevy of volunteers to help. Think of all those on WhatsApp who are more intent on fishing ...of all things!
Skills are gender neutral. Participants can either perform the skill, or they can’t. Women are far more involved in fly fishing activities in the USA and Europe and we are lagging in Australia. Efforts of the WRFL to provide pathways for women into fly fishing are effective and the proof was in the pudding with participants keen to progress.
It was a great weekend collaborating with Jo and the WRFL participants. I’m glad I volunteered. |
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Last Month's Club Meeting |
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By Greg Wordsworth
Three new members introduced themselves to the club and were welcomed by Denis.
Steve provided some feedback on his and Jared’s recent trip to Buckenderra. They fished the local rivers for the days prior to the competition. Both found the conditions very challenging although Jared did manage a few fish. The competition organisers held a vote with the attendees as to whether they wanted the competition to go ahead. It was narrowly decided to continue, even with the extreme conditions anticipated.
At one point they encountered waves on the lake about 1.5 meters, resulting enough water coming over the gunnels to trigger Steve’s PFD. Steve placed 9th and Jared 5th. Overall, the 20 anglers in the competition managed to land 28 fish over the duration of the event.
Radge joined Justin Duggan on the waters of Broken Bay and had good session with at least eight decent salmon each.
David Caddies presented Jodi Bird with his Silver Casting certification. David also mentioned that David Bracks will be joining a future casting practices and Brian Henderson will be hosting some casting on the weekend prior to the Christmas party. More details to follow….
Dave Wilson provided feedback on his volunteering for the beginner’s course hosted by Jo Startling and the Women’s Fishing League. The participants fished Morse’s creek which is a tributary of the Oven’s River. Three attendees were supported by one instructor, so they were well mentored. All members were able to roll cast and land flies gently after their weekend’s tuition. The participants also spent time in the evening tying flies. David encouraged others to volunteer for future requests.
The guest speaker at the meeting was Jared Klein, and he covered off some of his tips and methods for fishing rivers. One take away was that he does not fish tapered leaders but rather ties his own, because knots in the leader add mass to the leader and assist in turning over the flies.
Dry flies he prefers are almost always CDC based due to their ability to compress easily in the fishes’ mouth and improves hookups.
Learn to stack the line off the fish so that the first thing the fish sees is the fly rather than the line. Also create a downwards angle so that the fly and tipper are the first thing that the contact the water. This means casts are not textbook, but rather appropriate for the dry fly style fishing.
For dry dropper fishing, Jared recommends the Tabanas as one his preferred flies for floating his nymphs. If he needs to fish a nymph with a bead size larger than 3mm he won’t dry dropper. Make sure when you are landing your dry dropper in the same current lanes so that they drift together and naturally. Move in the water and don’t try to cast over currents.
When tightline (Euro) nymphing, Jared recommends only a Spanish leader. 6X leaders with a 7X tippet. He incorporates micro tippet rings into his setup. No loops in the fly line because it has the least resistance. His considerations for fishing single or double nymphs is dictated by the complexity of the current lanes being fished. More complex currents move him towards single flies.
Jared also introduced the 3-turn penny knot. Something for members to research and learn. |
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For those members unable to attend our meetings, we take videos of presentations and uploading them to our Club Members Private Video Library on YouTube. Below is a graphic showing where you can access them from the members section of our website:
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The next Monthly Meeting will be held on the 10 November at our regular venue, The Freeway Hotel, 115 Reserve Road, Artarmon, 2064 (Google maps) commencing at 7:00pm. Members will arrive from around 6pm so feel free to come early and enjoy a drink and some dinner with fellow members.
Our guest speaker for the evening will be one of our own club members, Pedro, who will be discussing fly fishing oppertunities in Chile. Pedro undertakes an annual trip back to South America to undertake education activites that include fly fishing. There are potential oppertunities to join him as part of his program. He has developed a network of local connections that put him in a position to fish some spectacular waters, so you may find out about some great waters.
So come along and enjoy another great night out with fellow members.
Many of our attendees arrive a bit earlier and have dinner either before, else the bar staff will deliver your meal order to our meeting room and you can enjoy your meal, and or drink, whilst the meeting is underway. The food is good value for money and the company is priceless!! So come along and have a relaxing and entertaining meeting where you can meet other members and pick up on useful snippets information that is shared amongst the group.
Our Meeting is normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month, unless it is a public holiday; in which case it will be delayed a week.
There is ample parking in the parking garage under the Freeway Hotel, which is accessed from Dickson Avenue (at the back), just off Reserve Road, in Artarmon.
Looking forward to catching up at the meeting.
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Last Month's Casting Practice Report |
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By David Caddies
The October casting practice day was mainly given over to focussing on casts in the Bronze and Silver levels of the FFI Casting Skills Development Program. For some of the 14 members in attendance, it was their first brush with the program. For others it was moving on to more advanced Bronze casts, or the Silver level. Silver is a pretty big step up and ends up being a bit of a surprise to members to find difficulty with even the first casting task in that level.
Let me give you an example. The first cast in the Bronze level is a pick up and lay down cast to a target at 35 feet. Ie with no hauling, no false casting, no slipping line allowed. You need to be accurate to within 2 feet of the centre of the target. It’s a common cast you do when fishing. Lift up 35’, put down 35’.
By comparison, the first cast in the Silver is to pick up 40 feet of line and lay it down, again with no hauling, no false casting, no slipping line but shooting an extra 5’ of line to a target at 45 feet, again within 2 feet of the centre. All of that with the size of your loop not wider than 4’.
You see the basic approach and the progression here? It takes concentration to pick up and lay down a cast without the line hand unconsciously moving in some way, causing slack line. That’s the aim: to force you to overcome poor line-hand habits which, if not controlled, can affect every cast you ever do. Accordingly, for the first Bronze cast, it seems easier to remove the line hand and just do the cast with the dominant hand controlling the line and the rod. Put your line hand in your pocket.
Other Bronze tasks bring the line hand back into play, but in controlled ways.
If you find the first cast in Silver (the 45’ one mentioned above) difficult, it is likely that you are not in control of your line hand, which can cause poor loop formation and mistimed shooting. This is not what you’d expect. Most casters would think that their casting stroke with rod hand is the problem. However, by the time you get your Bronze, you’ve done plenty with the rod hand to allow a fairly easy cast to 45 – 50 feet and more. What’s going on? Really, all the line hand has to do for a pick up and lay down cast which ends with shooting line is:
(i) don’t allow the line to slide up and down through the rod guides by moving your two hands out of sync ie create slack; and
(ii) let the extra 5’ of line slip in a controlled way through the fingers, but only at the right time after the forward cast is complete (ie loop formed in the air). Good form means though, that you can’t put your line hand in your pocket – you have to involve your line hand in order to be holding the line so you let it go at the right time, in a controlled way. That’s what makes this Silver task more difficult than the 35’ pick up and lay down, with no shoot.
How will you know you even do these things? You’ll see the fly fall away off to the side too far; or collapse short, in a heap, or just get blown away by the mildest of breezes. All of these suggest slack in the system somewhere. If you can safely say your line hand is doing everything it should, look to the rod stroke. If you already have the Bronze level in the bag, it’s a good bet it’s not the rod stroke: it’s your line hand messing up. This task number 1 in the Silver is designed to be your method of diagnosis.
How do you tell your line hand to behave itself and not ruin this and many other casts you want to do? You talk and it won’t listen. It’s been doing this behaviour for so long it will do what it likes. It’s your default move. You don’t even know clearly whether you are doing anything ‘faulty’ or sub-optimal. When you do know, you can’t fix it without a lot of work, which requires you to know the rights stuff and be conscious of correct and incorrect movements.
Practice makes permanent, so be careful.
We are looking forward to having David Bracks with us for casting practice on 9 November. David is a master-qualified FFI casting instructor in both single and double hand fly casting.
See you in the park.
David |
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Club Monthly Casting Practice - Details and Event Schedule. |
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SFRC MONTHLY CASTING PRACTICE 9am Sunday 9 November 2025
Reminder: Leave your 9 – 10’ trout leader with the 5X tippet at home. Bring one which is 8’ – 8’6” and terminating in 8 or 10 lb tippet. This session will suit DT or WF floating lines, for the single-handers. Two-handers, bring what you got.
Start time is 9am:
HOWEVER: If you wish to have a go at being evaluated for any one or more of the casts in the Bronze Skills Development Program and you would like to come earlier than 9, send me a text message to that effect on 0434 671 085 and I’ll be there to set it up, from 8am. Coaching and demonstrations will be going on after 9, but with not much opportunity for individual evaluations. Early notice would be appreciated, but don’t let that stop you from a late practice on Saturday to see if you’re ready!
All members are welcome to join in the club’s usual monthly practice session. If you want to know everything about the club’s casting practice sessions, read the whole blurb in the Flyrodder magazine.
WHERE: Timbrell Park, Henley Marine Drive, Five Dock. Go to the western end of Henley Marine Drive, past the cricket pitches, baseball nets and just past LIvvi’s coffee kiosk and kids’ playground area. There is an open area opposite where Ingham Avenue intersects with Henley Marine Drive which we usually use. It is not part of the sports fields. If conditions there are not suitable on the day, we will be just opposite, across the canal, or anywhere within sight that I can find.
So come and give it a try, as there is so much to be gained by attending these sessions. And they are Free!!!
If you can’t make it this time and want some good practical instruction to guide you, check out this site: https://www.flyfishersinternational.org/Learn/Learning-Center-Resources/Fly-Casting/Casting-Instruction
I don’t know if that link works for you. Google FFI flyfishing and delve around. Most stuff is open to non-members. 2025 dates for fly casting practice
9 November / 14 December |
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Next Fly Tying Night
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The next monthly fly tying evening will be held on the 17th November, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, in the room we use for our Monthly Meeting.
The doors will open at 6:30 pm to give you time to set up for a 7:00 pm start. You may even like to grab a meal from the pub. (We ask that you eat downstairs beforehand or on the mezzanine level in the meeting room to avoid mixing hooks, fur, feather and occasionally lead with your food!)
The theme for the night will be tying the Humpy.
Beginners are very welcome with experienced tiers giving help.
We particularly welcome first timers and all levels of fly tiers as you will all learn something from these wonderful sessions. These sessions are for all levels of fly tying abilities.
We have all the necessary fly-tying materials for the flies being tied in the session. For those who don't have a vice, don't worry, we have many spare vices you can use.If you would like to just come and observe, then please do so to see if this is for you. You'll be surprised at how "easily" you can get into tying your own flies.
Event Organiser
If you have questions, please email the event organiser, David Blackwell. |
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We extend a warm welcome to new members Ross Jordan and Marie Mersnich. We encourage new members to join in on the many activities that we run as this is a good way to meet other club members and also to improve your fly fishing skills and most importantly to have a great time.
Looking forward to meeting you at our Monthly Members Meetings and at events throughout the coming year.
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Sydney Fly Rodders Facebook Pages |
We run two SFRC pages, one is our public page and it posts events and activities of the club. It also shares posts from other pages like CAS, DPI on things relevant to the places and areas that we fish.
I post some fly tying every now and then and share links to events I find that might be of interest to followers. This page is a little like our Web page, it showcases the club to attract members and provides details of club events. At last count it has more than one thousand followers.
We added another page. This is reserved for members only and cannot be seen by anyone outside of the group. You will need to send a request to join. Any member can post on this page and it is a great opportunity for members to put up a post or two about anything fly fishing. I would like to encourage members to use this page to post fishing reports or photos of flies that you tied. Being connected to other members you can ask for some casting or gear advice, or organise a short trip when you suddenly have some spare time.
There are also hundreds of other groups; bream on fly, carp on fly, bass, trout....areas like alpine trout, Sydney Kayak Fishing....fly tying groups, buy sell swap fly gear pages and individuals like Aussie Flyfisher, Sydney Flyfishing to check out.
Phil Burton
philipburton@bigpond.com |
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Sydney Flyrodders Instagram Page |
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The Sydney Fly Rodders are now on Instagram. Many thanks to our Member Maddie Chew Lee, who offered to set us up and apply her significant experience with marketing and communications in particular within the social media space.
Please follow the site and add your comments, and lets grow this platform for the club. It will also attract new members to the club.
Below is a snapshot of the site. We aim to sync (in particular look and feel) the Instagram account with our Facebook account and also our new Website, which I talk more about in the preceding section. |
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Sydney Fly Rodders WhatsApp Group |
We have an Exclusive Group on WhatsApp for our Members, which is a great way to communicate informally and to share ideas, seek advice and also to plan and seek interest for impromptu/planned fishing trips.
I can highly recommend this to members. We have arranged a number of trips now from a weekends bass fishing through to a casual and social Sunday morning or afternoons fishing at Narrabeen Lake or Hen & Chickens Bay etc. And there could even be a BBQ thrown in for a social get together afterwards. This will happen on most if not all occasions.
Should you wish to be included in this group, then please email me to request your inclusion, quoting your mobile number which is required to link you into the Group. You will need to download the WhatsApp first if you haven't already done so.
Please contact me for inclusion.
Jason Hemens Editor, Flyrodder jasondh1972@gmail.com |
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Piste Haus Ski Lodge - Jindabyne |
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The Fly Rodders have access to the Piste Haus Ski lodge in Jindabyne during the off season at an affordable rate:
- Positioned in Jindabyne village walking distance to Banjo Patterson Pub and short drive to shops/restaurants/etc.
- 8 bedrooms, mix of doubles, twins, triples and bunks
- Sleeps 14 all up and 10 comfortably
- $75/room/night
- SFRC get access from October to end May (off-season for skiing)
- Large open plan and well-appointed shared kitchen, dining and relaxation area with log stove
- Bring your own linen, towels, pillow, sleeping bag, blanket
- Parking for up to 4 or 5 cars on site and others on the street
The syndicate that owns Piste Haus has been very generous in allowing the Sydney Flyrodders access to this excellent facility at such a low price. Therefore, we encourage members to feel free to make use of this offer (either in groups or as individuals – it does not have to be an official club trip), as long as we always remember to follow the house rules and leave the place clean and tidy.
If you are interested in booking please reach out to James Webber (treasurer@sydneyflyrodders.com.au
https://pistehaus.com.au
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