by Gavin McAuliffe | May 23, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
Taking your pack off, removing wet boots from tired feet at the end of a long days fly fishing in a remote New Zealand back country river valley then sitting around the hut fire as dinner is simmering away while you chat about the fabulous highlights of a days fishing...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Apr 10, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
My last guiding trip went well hiking into a remote valley south of Queenstown New Zealand for 3 days fly fishing and 2 nights camp out using cocoon bivvy’s. The weather was about as good as it gets although bloody cold at night with frost developing on the...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Apr 7, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
Wow – the finish of daylight seems to make such a difference down here to the light. It seems so much softer during the day. The last week saw a very wet storm front stall over the Fiordland and South Westland which dropped around 400 – 500ml of rain....
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 | Feb 20, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
2 Aussie guys and a a week of back country fly fishing and camping in remote regions near Queenstown New Zealand was fantastic and saw many fine trout landed including 2 large fish, one weighing 10lbs and one 10.25lbs. The hard yards getting into (and back out of)...