Hot and dry on the river

Coming to the end of summer here in Tasmania, went down to a local river for some trout today, the river was very low and the fields dry. There was a large number of grass hoppers about so i tried a hopper pattern. Because of the lack of water the fish were very spooky but i managed to stalk a nice brownie lying in a slow pool. He checked out the fly on the first cast but second time round he couldnt resist and smashed it. I set the hook and he headed straight for the weed, seconds later he was gone.

Tags: grass hoppers, summer, Tassie