by Gavin McAuliffe | May 12, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports
Well we missed out on the snapper running up the Kapiti Coast but we did get into some Kawhai both on the fly and surf casting which was a bundle of fun. We only picked up some small kawhai on the fly but even those were great fun on the light fly gear – they...
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 | Mar 20, 2010 | Fly Fishing
Cicadas are still on the trout menu in the high country on a hot afternoon and can be quite a joyful experience for the fly fisherman but as Autumn is now sliding in and the days are getting shorter and temps are cooling down a bit the ciacada’s will not be on...
by Gavin McAuliffe | Mar 16, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
Well the weather has been a bit unseasonable over the last week in the Queenstown region with some serious storms rolling in from the Southern ocean and bringing high winds, hail, snow and sunny breaks in between. Certainly made fly fishing a little harder but for...
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...