Yesterday I had the opportunity to drop down to the Lumsden accommodation and do some work around the yard etc and then took off from there on a big circuit checking water out.
Upper Mataura – big flow and green murk – no sight fishing – fishable
Lower Mataura – Big flow green/brown – no sight fishing – worm country!
Oreti @ Lumsden – Big flow green/brown – no sight fishing – Woolly buggers and worm country
Oreti @ Mossburn – Big flow green/brown – no sight fishing- Woolly buggers and worm country
Aparima – Big flow brown – no sight fishing – Woolly buggers and worm country
Hamilton Burn – Big brown – no sight fishing – Woolly buggers and worm country
Waraki – Medium flow – clean – sight fishing
Borland – Medium/big flow – tan clean – semi sight fishing
Lower Waiu – Big flow – brown – no sight fishing – woolly buggers and worm country
Mararoa – Big flow – brown – no sight fishing – woolly buggers and worm country
Upper Waiau – Big Flow – clean
More rain overnight turned to snow this morning for a short period so more water has been sent into the catchments and when it warms up again there will be plenty of melt coming off too.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciated everything you did to make my fishing trip unforgettable. That trophy brown was totally unbelievable! Frankly, I’m surprised we were able to land him. That was one of the longest fights I’ve ever had with a fish. Fighting that trout and the river current was a whole new experience for me. Your advice and help were invaluable. I will definitely call you the next time I get to New Zealand. And I really enjoyed your website article and photo. Thanks again for putting me in position to catch the fish of a lifetime. And it was almost a few fish of a lifetime. All in all…brilliant!!!
