by Gavin McAuliffe | Sep 4, 2012 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Video, Tips and Tricks
New Zealand Fly Fishing season starts soon……..are you ready? Read my post from the previous season on some things to prepare yourself for the New Zealand fly fishing season. I have had a busy winter teaching skiing in Queenstown and have a...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Mar 21, 2012 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
Fly Fishing Queenstown has seen a change in the last couple of weeks move into an Autmnal mood. The day time temps are still really good, pretty hot in fact but the early morning is cold and the temps take a bit longer to build. The sun is lower in the sky and droping...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Feb 16, 2012 | Fly Fishing, Tips and Tricks
As the days are long and hot fly fishing Queenstown back country can be quite arduous on the body with many kilometers covered to get some of the best fly fishing in New Zealand (unless you take a helicopter). I had a day like this yesterday fly fishing Queenstown...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Feb 8, 2012 | Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
The last week has seen some mixed results fly fishing near Queenstown New Zealand. I think the weather has had a lot to do with it as there has been humid, muggy conditions and afternoon heat showers and the fish have not been overly active. When the heat has come out...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Feb 1, 2012 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
The long hot dry spell seems to have dried up for now in the lower South Island but the Queenstown fly fishing has remained good and in fact has actually improved as there is more water in the rivers and the water temps have lowered a touch to much more favourable...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Jan 6, 2012 | Fly Fishing, Tips and Tricks
The good fishing is still on around the Southern Lakes and Queenstown with the fine weather continuing. The weather has been hot and the rivers around Queenstown and the Southern lakes are low and the fish are fairly spooky due to this and the increased angler...