NZ 2013: Day 38 – 46 Willow Grubs, Browns and Bows
Queenstown is known for many things; the adventure capital of the world, the home of commercial bungy jumping, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, burgers… you name it, they’ve got it on some sort of impressive scale. The other thing I am fairly familiar with in Queenstown is late starts due to the night before and that’s exactly what we came across. I don’t particularly mind late starts (ask Craig!) but it did mean reshuffling our plans for that day somewhat significantly. What we saw of the morning was gorgeous though. We settled on the upper reaches of a river as...
Read MoreNZ 2013: Day 31 – 37 Backcountry Mayhem
The backcountry is an amazing place, perhaps made even more amazing by the fact I have no idea what the backcountry actually is. What is the definition of backcountry? Should one seek clarification from the dictionary or should one have a think about the concept and develop their own definition? Since I don’t have a dictionary handy I’ll have to settle with what comes to my mind when I think of the word backcountry. My ideal involves no other anglers, a hike in and out, big hungry trout and lots of excitement. We’ve fished a few different waterways over the last week,...
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