by Gavin McAuliffe | Mar 4, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Video, Tips and Tricks
Good trout are being caught near Queenstown New Zealand and the Cicada imitations and other large terrestrials are working well in the rivers. In the lowland streams willow grubs are a main food source for many trout at the moment but we have also been picking up some...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Dec 7, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
I have just got back from a multi day guided fly fishing trip south of Queenstown. We were based in my homestay and fished Southland for 5 days. My fishing clients went away happy after their first trip to the Southland area. We mainly fished brown trout waters and on...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Nov 29, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
The wind has still been the main issue to beat but all the rivers have been fishing very well in the Southland and Otago region with low to normal flows for this time of year. Brown beetle are out and about as well as the green beetles. Good mayfly hatches in the mid...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Nov 26, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Video
The windy weather continues here in Southland New Zealand but the smart fly fisherman has been able to juggle the wind by going to the right places to get out of it or just has the skills to deal with and succeed in catching NZ trout in howling gales. One fine and...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Nov 3, 2009 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
We had a good day out on the opening of the New Zealand back country rivers although I chose to guide my clients lowland and not to get messed up in the frenetic rush. We chose to hit the Oreti in the morning and had some good hook ups but all resulted in lost fish...