by Gavin McAuliffe | Aug 21, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
Well it’s the time of the year that I start looking around and seeing what’s happening around the usual waters ways I fish and guide on. I also earmark some new water to investigate and do some preliminary walks without the rod just to see whats there....
by Gavin McAuliffe | May 4, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Salt Water Fly Fishing
Since my last post we had a few good expeditions to finish the New Zealand lowland river season and some nice mayfly hatches to boot. The mayfly were turning a darker shade and the trout were taking cleanly off the surface allowing for for some nice dry fly action....
by Gavin McAuliffe | Apr 23, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Tips and Tricks
Lots of Mayfly but no fish feeding on the surface? Try an Emerger pattern. The last 2 days expeditions with the cooler weather down here has seen me guiding on river “X”. Yesterday saw several missed chances – got to be super quick on the strike. I...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Apr 8, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
Well this last few days has seen some rough weather over much of the country. Down south we had a good rain on Sunday morning followed by a full day of rain on Monday and now the weather has turned cold with snow falling to quite low levels for this time of year. Good...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Apr 6, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
Daylight saving time has changed back (thank goodness), the leaves are changing colour and there is one month left for the lowland rivers (the ones that run to the sea)these close on the last day of April and the high country rivers close at the end of May. There is...