The weather has been pretty rough over the last couple of weeks near Queenstown NZ with many storms fronts coming thru delivering plenty of wind, rain and snow. However the last few days have been pretty nice and brought plenty of welcome relief for fly fisherman to hit the water. Good thing is as we are near the end of season the waters are not seeing so much pressure. In fact there have been plenty of times I have not seen a vehicle at many of the popular access points and have been able to stand almost square to many a fish with out spooking them while they continue feeding oblivious to the fact they are about to get a rude awakening.
Targeting rocky riffles and runs with nymphs have been the name of our game and this has been producing great results with plenty of trout moving into these areas to feed like this 9.5lb beauty
New Zealand Fly Fishing Expeditions Big Buttery NZ Brown Trout
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!!!
