"I am not against golf, since I cannot but suspect it keeps armies of the unworthy from discovering trout." Paul O'Neil
After a couple of weeks of settled weather, things are on the move again, with a fair bit of wind pushing around, and hopefully some much needed rain on the way. With the rivers low and clear, the trout become … Continued
Whew, the busiest season I have ever seen, and some of the trickiest weather to contend with! However, we are managing to find some great fishing, sometimes in out of the way places. The last few weeks has seen us … Continued
Typical springtime stuff – heavy rain and strong winds have postponed a trip to Southland for some early season Mayfly fishing. Let’s hope next week is kinder to us. On the upside I believe the rainbow trout are running late … Continued
The good stillwater fishing continues, with around 40 brown trout landed this last week, and one day accounting for 25 of those. If the conditions are perfect (sunny with a slight breeze) then the fishing is extraordinary. Mostly the fish … Continued
With settled weather we are seeing more and more brown trout in close to shore searching for food after the long winter. Some of these are in excellent condition for the time of year, and seem more active than usual, … Continued
There are good numbers of brown trout in close to our lake edges, feeding mainly on bullies. Hamills Killers and Mrs Simpsons are working well, along with Monsums bullies, and my own olive/brown rabbit fly patterns. Even when the weather … Continued
As you can see the weather is still brewing in the mountains, but the skifields received nothing like the amount of snow they thought they would. However, the weather over the next week is looking better for fishing, … Continued
This week offers patchy weather with some wind and precipitation – this peaks on Thursday with what I predicting will be some welcome snow for the ski areas. On Friday it looks to be settling down to light winds and … Continued