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Background
I have been collecting cards depicting various aspects of trout fishing in Tasmania for a few years now. While there are only a few common cards showing this subject, there is fact quite wide range that can be collected with patient searching.
I include not only obvious scenes showing a fisherman but also scenes of iconic locations associated strongly with the history of trout fishing in Tasmania. These include the Salmon Ponds, the hatchery in Launceston and locations such as the Great Lake, Lake Leake, Lakes Sorrel and and Crescent, the NW Coast rivers, other highland Lakes and the Derwent where its fairly obvious that there is a boat probably containing fishermen.
I am hoping others might show their fishing cards here and offer suggestions as to rarity, photographers, other cards in the series and so on.
To get the ball rolling, here are three cards in what must have been a series from the "Wynphotoprint Series" by Dudgeon and Dudgeon, General Printers, Burnie.
Two cards use the phrase "Anglers Pardise" which crops up regularly on cards and in advertising .
I have included the backs and note the refernce to Issac Walton ( the elder statesman of Fly fishing writers) on the Emu River card.
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Three real photo trout fishing cards, the first 2 were taken by Spurling. Both are postally used from Launceston to Melbourne on the 16/01/1906. The third card is by an unidentified photographer. The date is hard to read, but could be 1916. The writer mentions that the trout was a beauty and weighed 4 pounds!

Mike, thanks for showing us these cards. They are all new to me. The last card in particular is a beauty from a fishing point of view. It would be interested to know where it is.
I'll post a few more as soon as time permits.
Pete

A couple of more interesting real photo postcards.

Pine Lake, Spurling photo

Back of the above card.

Dear Sir
Very many thanks for the splendid fish which arrived in splendid condition. It is very good of you to think of me and I can assure you we will appreciate it very much.
S Spurling Jn.

Fishing at the Bee Hives, Great Lake. No photographers name.

Thanks Mike.
Very nice. I did actually come across a copy of the Pine Lake recently. The Beehives is another excellent fishing card whihc is new to me. The area looks much diffrent now with the level of the Great Lake much higher, except when we experienced the big drought a few years ago.
Pete

Both printed cards but they do show people actually fly fishing. "On the South Esk"
In pencil on the back - "Examiner Postcard"
Presumably a Spurling card and printed in Saxony? the number is 747. It has a very similar appearance to a series of Walker Hotel advertising cards by Spurling showing fishing scenes on the Scamander river

Believed to be Lake Leake. No photographers name.

Six Hours Fishing North Esk River, 2 Rods, Tasmania. ( I think well over the bag limit!!)

That is lake Leakes water balliff in the boat holding the oar on an angle