Category: New Zealand
Being Better
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NZ FLATS KINGFISH – THE LATEST
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Fat Chance
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Waiheke Island Snapper – and more
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Trout Paradise in New Zealand’s North Island
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The Terrific Tongariro
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Late Autumn, North Island of New Zealand
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South Island rain, Willow Grubs and backcountry
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Dirty Water and Big Snouts
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Ruakituri River – The North Island’s Best Kept Secret?
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Southland NZ – Weathering The Extremes
A balmy evening greeted me as I hopped off the plane in Queenstown. A little later, beetles buzzed the streetlights as I walked down to buy a Furg Burger. A good omen, I thought…but I was in Southland. I was woken in the night to the sound of rain, heavy rain. My worst fears were realised […]
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Fishing with Felix
Around 20 years ago (neither of us can remember the exact date) I taught Felix to flyfish. Or more accurately, I gave him his first flyfishing lesson, since literally teaching someone to flyfish assumes an endpoint which I haven’t arrived at myself, let alone been able to pass on to someone else. Anyway, if you haven’t […]
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North of the South Island – mid october
Warm weather, gentle flows, bright blue days, crystal clear water and trout taking dries? You could easily assume that I am talking about summer fishing in NZ but in fact my recent trip began just 12 days after the season opening. I give up, I can’t pick the best time to fish this amazing region. Conclusion? […]
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According to plan – Turangi, NZ
I’m just back from my annual trip based out of Turangi in NZ’s North Island. About midway through the week we’d had another good day on the famous Tongariro River (FlyStream magazine issue 2) landing 8 wonderful rainbows. So, feeling smug, we – my brother David, nephew Jamie and I – knocked off early and went to the Turangi pub for dinner. Guide […]
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Eucumbene’s Providence Aggro Browns
I was doing my best to maintain a steady drift down the old Eucumbene river bed on Providence Flats, the electric motor was excellent at nudging the boat back into the channel and the action, if not relentless was pretty consistent. The first decent fish I hooked stripped line with classic big brown lunges and […]
