Posts Tagged ‘fly fishing’
Warm greetings from the midst of a New Zealand winter after a massive guiding season
Kia ora, warm greetings in the midst of winter. I’ve finally gotten around to writing this blog after one of the most massive seasons of my 31-year career, which was so welcomed after those Covid years and closed borders. Starting guiding in October 2022 felt so good—guiding most days right up until Christmas. Aside from…
Read MoreNew Zealand Back-country Fly Fishing
My clients and I, are so looking forward to getting back into the South Island back country rivers in the upcoming season and we find these places are so exciting to fish. What makes these trips so enticing are the aggregate of many parts all woven together that form the very best and most memorable…
Read MoreFreestone River Fly Fishing
Commonly these rivers flow out from rolling hills then out through plains over a long course and gathering tributaries. A popular example is the Mataura River in Southland and there are many such rivers in varying sizes through out the South Island. Such rivers are less physical in terms of terrain and can provide the…
Read MoreFly fishing Canterbury Braided Rivers
These large, wide and expansive rivers flow from the Southern Alps down through the Canterbury Plains in a lace like set of braids that are the most dynamic of all New Zealand trout rivers! The combination of heavy snow and rain fall in the Southern Alps can cause these rivers to flood with huge volumes…
Read MoreFlying Fishing Canterbury Spring Creeks
Canterbury New Zealand spring creeks are characterised by naturally filtered alkaline water of great clarity and are also conductive to a wide range of biodiversity.These rivers are not so liable to sudden fluctuation in level and support a lush growth of wafting green weed beds and clear water, trout love these places. In contrast to…
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