by Gavin McAuliffe | Apr 28, 2010 | Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Reports, Tips and Tricks
Autumn can be a great time to fish for trout near Queenstown New Zealand for many reasons and one of them can be the last of the cicadas left in the back country. They have darkened right off to almost black and on a nice hot afternoon if you hear the odd one still...
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 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)...