VOLUME 33, ISSUE 3. September 2026
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Our very own Steve Peach flies the flag at the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships in Norway. |
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Casting Practice
13 September 2026 l 9:00 AM l Timbrell Park, Henley Marine Drive, Five Dock
Monthly Meeting
14 September 2026 l 7:00 PM l Freeway Hotel, 115 Reserve Road, Artarmon
Fly Tying
21 September 2026 l 7:00 PM l Freeway Hotel, 115 Reserve Road, Artarmon
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"To fish is to hope. Each cast a new beginning, each retrieve a new promise." M.K. Soni
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Dear {Contact_First_Name},
Greetings fellow Fly Rodders,
Less than a month to go until trout season opens. Time to start tying some flies, checking gear and getting down to the park (or even better Timbrell Park this Sunday) for some casting practice.
From all accounts the Women’s Recreational Fishing League fly enclave conducted last month was an outstanding success. Both our representatives, Gavin van der Wagen and Dave Wilson spoke extremely highly of the experience and based on their recommendations, the committee has decided to sponsor the activity again next year to the amount of $1000.
Gone Fishing Day is coming around again and will be held on 18 October. This year we plan to support the event being conducted by our friends at the Wallerawang CAS. It would be great to get some members there on the day to do some fly tying demonstrations and casting tuition / demonstrations. We will be putting up an activity in the calendar shortly.
This year’s Christmas Raffle is going to be HUGE! The committee has agreed to purchase the following prizes which we will be drawing at the Christmas Party:
1. A day on Sydney Harbour with Justin Duggan from Sydney Fly Fishing Tours for two members.
2. A $900 gift voucher from Aussie Fly Fisher to be used by 2 members. ($900 will cover a walk & wade day for trout or Murray cod in NSW or Tasmania).
Tickets will be available for purchase on the club’s website soon.
This month’s club guest speaker is our very own Australian Team member, Steve Peach who will be talking to us about his experience in Norway. This should be a great night and I look forward to seeing your there.
Stay safe!
David
President |
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Fellow Flyrodders, In this edition, Steve Peach shares his experience representing Australia at the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships in Norway. This is a teaser for the presentation Steve will give at the next monthly meeting on Monday, 14 September. Thank you, Steve. Thanks also to Gavin van der Wagen for his article on the recent Women's Recreational Fishing League Event. This year Sydney Fly Rodders sponsored the event, with Gavin doing an excellent job of representing the club alongside Dave Wilson. You will notice Dave Wilson's name appear regularly in this edition of the Fly Rodder. From representing the club as above, to his report of the Annual Tie-In, the topic for the next fly tying evening and his informative article on all things CDC. As editor of this newsletter for the last three years, I have had the privilege of working with individuals like Dave who are the lifeblood of this club. So thank you Dave, for all you do. Your expertise as a fly tier is topped only by your humble, helpful and herculean contribution to our club. Jason - Editor
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World Masters Fly Fishing Championships - Norway 2026 |
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By Steve Peach
About a year ago, I received the letter confirming my selection to represent Australia at the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships in Koppang, Norway. I was excited and a little nervous. This would be my first international competition, and I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Then came months of preparation: sorting equipment, making travel plans, booking a guide and tying flies. My teammates were Geoff Naylor from NSW, Col Nicholson and Scott Haslock from Tasmania, and Mark Fraser from Victoria. All had previous international experience. I was the rookie, and lucky to be part of a team that got along well and worked together to solve the fishing puzzle each day.
Our guide, Chris Hendricks, was fantastic. He had researched the competition beats and found similar water for us to practise on. We fished the Glomma, Trysil, Femundselva and Nordre Rena rivers, plus two days in boats on Lake Isteren targeting whitefish and grayling.
Grayling made up most of our river catches. On many stretches we didn’t catch a single trout, although I had one session on the Trysil where I caught 18 browns and no grayling! There were pike about too. Some of the boys had them grab grayling while they were playing them, and Geoff actually caught one.
The euro nymphing for grayling was excellent, but the big surprise for me was the dry fly fishing. With their downturned mouths, they look like they should spend their lives feeding on the bottom. Once the weather and water warmed up, though, they could feed aggressively on dries. It was amazing fun. Spanish-style slack-line presentations worked well, but we also caught plenty drifting dries down and across, and even stripping them across the current on the swing.
The opening ceremony involved a march through town behind a marching band, followed by dinner with the teams from both the Masters and Ladies championships. Then it was time to fish.
We were split into five groups, with each teammate fishing a different sector each day over the five days. There were three river sectors: the gigantic Glomma, the large and powerful Femundselva, and the “medium-sized” Nordre Rena, which we would call a big river back home. The two lake sectors were Isteren, with its gorgeous handmade wooden boats, and the spectacular high-altitude lake Solensjoen, beside the historic fishing village of Fiskevollen.
Before the trip, I’d wondered whether the pressure would get to me. As soon as the first session started, that disappeared. It was just me and the river, me vs the fish and no-one else. I had a mix of good and ordinary scorecards, but I enjoyed every minute.
Being away with this team, fishing alongside some of the best in the world and making new fishing friends from all corners of the earth was something special. I’d initially thought this might be something I wanted to experience once. Now I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Norway is a spectacular country with nice people and an incredible amount of fishing water. Even flying in, everywhere you looked there were rivers and lakes. The rivers can be powerful and challenging to wade, but you certainly don’t need to push the limits to catch fish. There’s plenty of water for those who prefer to be a little more conservative.
It’s a long way from Australia and perhaps not at the top of everyone’s list of fishing destinations. After this trip, I can understand why so many Europeans go back regularly. The grayling alone would be enough to tempt me back. I hope you get a chance to try it sometime! |
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Women’s Recreational Fishing League Event |
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Dunmore Trout Waters in the New England Tablelands |
By Gavin van der Wagen
This event has been running for a number of years now.
The WRFL recognises that recreational fishing is a catalyst for empowerment, wellbeing, and positive mental health. Their mission is to foster an environment where the benefits of this inclusive sport are recognised and celebrated at all levels of society. By embracing the uniquely inclusive nature of fishing, they aim to create a supportive community where women can thrive, grow and connect with nature in a meaningful way.
The Sydney Fly Rodders were first involved last year at Porepunkah near Bright in Victoria and our Fly Tying Coach Dave Wilson attended to impart his knowledge and experience with the women in attendance.
This year Sydney Fly Rodders sponsored the event and Dave Wilson and Gavin van der Wagen represented the club. |
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Dave Wilson engaging with WRFL members |
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Gavin van der Wagen lends a hand - this fly will catch a fish! |
The event was held at Dunmore Trout Waters in early August 2026. The location is just west of Ben Lomond, a bit further north of Armidale, in the New England Tablelands.
It’s a wonderful location, comprising of the main lake (where the Lodge and accommodation is located), plus 7 smaller lakes, all stocked with brown and rainbow trout to trophy size from the Ebor Hatchery. These are on a family property, Woollala.
Early on a Friday morning, before I set off, I checked the weather forecast and it said -6C. So, it was going to be cold, especially at night. When I arrived around mid afternoon it had warmed up and was very pleasant.
The twelve ladies were very keen to get going, so we had about an hour and a half to practice some casting. There were varying levels of skill evident, and four borrowed the rod and reel setups that the Sydney Flyrodders made available. So 4 who hadn’t cast much plus others who were beginners, with a number who had obviously cast before. By the time it got dark, most of the ladies were making a fishing cast, as we focussed on the pickup and lay down, which is your presentation cast. We also performed some overhead false casting. |
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Pleasant conditons for a fish |
That evening we retired to the main Lodge, which has a very well-equipped kitchen, dining area, lounge and great big fireplace which we already had going with plenty of wood supplied. The kitchen also had it’s own wood fire.
Our host and President of WRFL, Jo Starling, prepared us a wonderful dinner with assistance from many willing helpers in the group.
We then settled down at the fly-tying vises, which were positioned on trellis tables. The ladies then went about tying the hare and copper nymph under the excellent tuition of Dave Wilson, with a supporting act by Gavin. Naturally we had a beverage nearby. Dave also provided a handout of a step-by-step guide on how to tie the fly and the 10 skills that it required. |
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Fly tying with a roaring fire in the background |
Dave’s philosophy is that tiers should be taught from a skills base rather than pattern based, as that will better equip you to tie many other patterns. And that is why the hare and copper nymph was chosen; covering the bed foundation base with thread, jam wraps, pinch wraps, angle raps, dubbing/touch dubbing, rib wrap and whip finishes and half hitches. (The same skills used to tie a Gotcha!)
Dave put together 12 sets for each attendee, comprising the required materials, thread and tools. As usual it was very well planned by Dave.
Some great flies were tied and we all got to know each other by the end of the evening. We enjoyed a couple of nightcaps in the lounge in front of the warm fire before we turned in for the night. |
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A well planned tying session courtesy of Dave |
The following morning, after coffees and a hearty breakfast, we practiced our casting for an hour or so and then went to put that practice and fly tying to great use on the lake.
The attendees were very keen, with some hook ups, and a high percentage lost. We hadn’t covered how to set the hook, fight the fish and then land it. We did then address this over the weekend. A stark reminder for next time. |
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In the afternoon the wind came up, and this presented another challenge as the wind was attacking the dominant shoulder, so adjustments had to be made to counter this. Practice is great on the lawn for your technique and good muscle memory, but then on the water and fishing, you have to cope with the real world and address the challenges that you encounter.
Some nice trout were caught, as you can see from some of the photos. |
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This rainbow couldn't resist a fly tied the preveious evening |
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Jo Starling with a lovely rainbow |
The ladies were very enthusiastic, tying replacement flies during our lunch break and then more again in the Saturday night session. Once again we had plenty of social time in front of the fire, with plenty of banter and laughs.
Sunday morning was bitterly cold and yet about 7 ladies were out fishing around 7:00am. Great to see the keenness to catch a trout with their self-tied flies.
It’s a wonderful format and event that Jo and her committee present, and you can witness the huge benefit to the attendees for many different reasons; be it improving your casting or fly tying, catching a fish or just being out there enjoying the environment peace and quiet and just thinking about the task at hand in the “Now” which is good for the mind and the soul.
This is why this event is so important and invaluable, and difficult to put a price on the values that it brings to every one of the attendees.
It was wonderful and very special to be a part of this event, especially to witness the ladies improving their fly fishing skills and also enjoying the social aspects and camaraderie that it presents. It was a lot of fun!
It’s an event that we should continue to support for the betterment of engaging women in this wonderful sport, and to showcase that they are equals in all of this and certainly as capable as their counterparts; it’s a sport based on technique and finesse first before power and muscle; it’s therefore a sport for anyone.
It’s a journey that is good for the soul!!! |
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The next Monthly Meeting will be held on Monday 14 September at our regular venue, The Freeway Hotel, 115 Reserve Road, Artarmon, commencing at 7:00pm. People will arrive from around 6pm so feel free to come early and enjoy a drink and some dinner with fellow members.
Our guest speaker will be Steve Peach who will be sharing his experiences of fishing at the most recent World Fly Fishing Championships in Norway. Steve will also detail his fishing in Norway.
So come along and enjoy another great night out with fellow members.
For those that cannot attend we will upload a video recording of the meeting to our YouTube channel, which members can access via the menu option below: |
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David demonstrates his party trick of walking in one direction and pointing in the other while holding his fly rod at a 90 degree angle. Reports David was chewing gum at the same time are unverified at the time of publication. |
By David Caddies
Another burst of nearly spring weather and a good roll-up of members. About 25 including a good sprinkling of almost beginners and new members. The promised accuracy practice happened as planned. We didn’t get to cover all the hints and tips to improve accuracy, but much effective and directed casting practice did happen. All concerned put in a big effort on some big parts of the required skills, sometimes involving the smallest details and movements, but importantly just becoming aware of potential problems in your casting technique is an advantage.
Full disclosure: we only really got to grips with how, after a back cast, to bring your cast forward in a straight line and lay the fly down in line with the target. We didn’t particularly chase after techniques to cast to correct length to a specific spot on the grass: it was enough to just practice casting straight at the spot, hopefully defaulting neither left nor right. However, being accurate is also a matter of not too far, as well as not too short, so there’s still a lot to get right. Not even considering yet how to be accurate with an intentionally slack line or leader.
Next day, we’ll look initially at one or two aspects of what is involved in making a nice, in-line back cast, right from the water (er …… grass). Here’s a thought: picking up the line off the grass when practising is very different from coming up from water. It’s much harder to make a nice back cast off the grass. It’s such a challenge really that most casters who practice on grass don’t give it enough thought. Even so, many casters don’t give the pickup off the water the attention it should get. Getting the habit of making a good initial lift can transform your back cast and influence your whole casting and fishing style.
Next day we’ll delve into the question of what you should look at when you are casting to hit a specific target. The target, the line, the rod tip, the fly or all these at once? Or in which order? Apart from some military equipment, casting a fly is the only accuracy game I know of where you remain connected to the missile until you choose to land it. In other words, you have the potential to be aiming and controlling the fly after you’ve ‘launched’ it by the way you manipulate the equipment – it’s not as if you’ve given it a good whack and now just hope for the best because you are no longer connected to it, such as when you throw or hit a ball. So what we need to know is how to do the right manipulation. For next day’s practice, let’s go easy on ourselves and only deal with targets which are completely stationary. Ie adapting to fast moving pelagic fish behaviour will not be practised - at this stage.
Although we didn’t do any Bronze or Silver casting assessments in August, the accuracy practice we did do will be essential grounding for those tasks as we do so. It was great to see a good number of our Silver level casters in attendance – this on top of their regular meet up in advance of getting on with their Gold level practice. I’m quietly hoping that members are practising for these levels in between monthly casting sessions – remember, 30 days without repetition of a newly-learnt skill is the outer limit: after that, it’s probably faded away.
For members who would like to try different weight lines on their rods, the club now has half a dozen such lines on reels for trying out on your own rod. These will also be used for specific exercises to teach hauling. Just ask one of us on the day and we’ll get you sorted. This may be an opportunity also for you to try a double taper line, which may be something new to you.
See you in the park.
David |
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Participants were amazed when David formed a right-angled triangle using nothing more than a stick, two lengths of rope and a perfectly upright posture. |
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A quick game of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey' kept members engaged between technical sessions. |
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Club Monthly Casting Practice - Details and Event Schedule. |
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SFRC MONTHLY CASTING PRACTICE 9am Sunday 13 September 2026
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.
2026 dates for fly casting practice
13 September I 11 October I 8 November I 13 December |
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Annual Tie-In
On Saturday 15 August, we conducted our 2026 Tie-In. A popular event as it was booked out within one day. Morning tea included scones jam and cream - maintaining a Tie-In tradition.
Four attendees identified as “needing help” and we provided them with dedicated experienced tiers to assist along with Club tool kits. Many thanks to our helpers Phil Burton, Jon Willis and the two Craig S’s (Sommerville & Symonds). It was great to see members tying flies for the first time getting up to speed on the basics.
While we emphasise the fundamental core skills needed to tie any fly, we focussed on patterns from the Mayfly life cycle from Nymph to Spinner.
In case you are a dedicated saltwater tier – (clouding over at the thought of tying a freshwater nymph) – did you know that the 10 core skills needed to tie a Hare & Copper are identical to those needed to tie a Gotcha! (Provided you dub and rib the body)
We applied the instructional approach of Tell-Show-Do where we broke each of the five patterns into tying steps leaving no one behind and mentioning the application of FFi tying skills along the way.
A great day was had by all. Photos arranged in hatching order: |
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Next Fly Tying Night - All Things CDC
At our September Fly Tying night on 21 September, the theme is “all things CDC”. We will use the extra tools and methods CDC demands by tying two patterns. Marjan Fratnik’s 1980’s F Fly and a Looped Wing Emerger.
CDC (Cul de Canard) feathers grow around the preen gland of water birds like ducks and geese and are very useful both in dry and wet flies due to their water repellence above water and movement underwater. Certainly, they are underutilised in saltwater patterns and make excellent moving feelers or legs on prawn patterns.
In this session you will be able to:
1. Identify the various CDC types (shapes and barb configurations)
2. Select which type is best suited to which purpose.
3. Use tools specifically created to concentrate CDC fibres.
4. Apply fly tying core skills
French lessons are excluded. More comprehensive CDC information is included in this Fly Rodder. |
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CDC Explainer
By Dave Wilson
A lot has been written and said about CDC. From declaring it “the fisherman’s miracle feather” to “a French by-product of Pate and Foie Gras”. CDC however is a very useful feather with exceptional qualities. Good quality CDC is hard to find and supports the fact that materials drive innovation in fly tying. CDC was first used in Switzerland in the 1920’s. Everyone has heard of Marjan Fratnik’s 1980’s Fratnikova Puhovka, otherwise known as the “F Fly” sporting a pulled whole feather CDC wing.
CDC Facts:
1. The Name: Cul De Canard = end of the duck. Cul De Sac = end of the road. “Cul” or “Culo” has a more specific meaning in some European languages. The word "culo" comes from Latin cūlus and refers to the buttocks or anus in Italian. For readers who prefer to use the term “Duck’s Bum” and live in exclusive suburban Cul De Sac’s .. living in the “Road’s Bum” may be used alternatively!
2. Where from: CDC feathers grow around the preen gland of water birds like ducks and geese. They are located on their back near the tail and are designed to hold preening oil. This water proofing oil is long gone on commercially packaged washed and dyed feathers. The feather’s structure floats the feather - not oil.
3. Structure: The fine barb structure holds air, making the feather relatively water repellent and buoyant on dry flies. CDC barbs are mobile underwater and hold attractive air bubbles much like emerging nymphs. (You will see CDC collars on some nymph patterns)
4. Size: The feathers range in size from 1cm Oiler Puffs to 4cm for the rest.
5. Types: Most YouTubers classify feathers into two groups - either Puffs or the “rest” – as found in bulk commercial packaging. However, Dutch fly-tying authority Hans Weilenmann goes a step further and classifies feathers from Type1 to 4. Choosing the appropriate Type to match the task can make tying with CDC easier. |
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6. Descriptions: Type1: Rounded tip resembling a partridge feather. Fibres protruding at 60 degrees from the stem. Type2: Squared tip much like an overgrown puff with nearly all fibres extending to the tip like a paint brush. Fibres laying almost flat against a thin stem. Type3: Oiler Puff. A small 1cm version of Type2 Type4: Long stem with shorter barbs protruding at around 30 degrees from stem. While references indicate that commercial packaging contains mainly 4’s with few Type1’s and 2’s with puffs sold separately, my experience with Hanak packaging is that they contain mainly Type 1’s. Expensive packets marked “Exclusively Select” contain Type 1 feathers even though Type 2 are arguably more useful. However, as with all natural materials, many feathers fall between types. Being able to recognise each “pure” type helps. 7. Uses: Type1: (Rounded tip) Creating bunches, Wings in small flies, Looped Dubbed / trimmed, fibres direct dubbed, trailing shucks. Type2: (Squared tip) Most useful of all types. Wrapping bodies, wings & wing posts, loop wings & tufts. Type3: Oiler Puffs: Puff type emergers, wing buds, trailing shucks, Type4: (Uniform barb length) Collar hackle, dubbing loops, stripped barb applications. 8. Tool Intensive: As tying with CDC is fiddly with the need to concentrate fibres, extra tools are called for. Apart from whole feathers being used on caddis style wings or puffs and bunches as shucks on emergers, the individual barbs must be concentrated by bunching or by being placed into dubbing loops. This makes CDC arguably more tool intensive than any other feather. Marc Petitjean developed his “Magic Tools” specifically for CDC. A special three-pronged prepping needle was developed in Japan. Tools include: prepping blocks, clamps, and tools associated with dubbing loops – spinners, rotating hackle pliers and thread splitters, etc. 9. Core Skills: Pinch Wrapping. Pulling whole feathers or bunches under loose holding / gathering wraps. Twisting while wrapping whole feathers (preferably Type 2). Direct and Loop dubbing of fibres. Splitting thread particularly for nymph collars to minimise thread build up.
Further Reading: Tying Flies with CDC – The fisherman’s Miracle Feather by Leon Links. Weilenmann’s Type classification system is found in USA publication Tying Emergers by Schollmeyer & Leeson. |
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New Members
We extend a warm welcome to new members Patricio Churruarin, Kim Clarkson, Alex Hickson, Laurie Hoffman, David Slater and Karen Van Bael.
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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