Help protect NZ wilderness
Currently there is planning underway in New Zealand to construct a tunnel from Queenstown to Milford Sound to allow faster travel for tourists. Not only is this going to be going straight through some of the finest pristine wilderness in the country, you won’t even get to use it unless you are booked on a coach with one of the operators! Having fished in this area quite extensively during my time in NZ, something really should be done to stop this. Help by signing the petition, every signature counts! Link to...
Read More
Two New Videos
That’s March nearly over and I haven’t seen a fish since mid February! My foot is out of the cast though and I am back walking once again. Yesterday I went out for my first casting practice session in what seems an age – I was pleasantly surprised at the results although as always work still to be done. Recently I’ve got some new tackle items – a Nautilus FWX reel, Sci Anglers Sharskin line and a 6# Sage TCX that is in transit. The reel is amazing quality, I’ll do a full write up soon and I’m impressed by the line. Always have like the utimate trout...
Read MoreDid Someone Ask For Fish?
I have just returned from a fantastic week’s fishing. Whilst in the UK, in December one doesn’t ever get the chance to stand in a river when the air temperature is mid twenties, the sun is high in the sky, fish are spottable and they are feeding! I do love New Zealand! My first night saw me on a small spring creek that Alex recommended to me, unfortunately I arrived in fading light which made spotting really difficult but spooking exceptionally easy. In fact I would say I totally excelled at it actually! My first impression was that the creek gets fished A LOT purely because of...
Read MoreA First Meeting
A fortnight ago I met with Steffen from Sexyloops where we had planned to fish a remotely accessed river on the West Coast. Before I get to that though, I should start things off with my very short trip to a river on route to meeting Steffen. I stopped at a pool near the road for a look since I was passing, it would have been silly not too! I soon spotted a couple of trout taking nymphs just off the side of some willow roots. I decided to watch for a wee while and just as darkness started to roll in, they moved out to the middle of the stream and started gulping down the flies coming down....
Read More
Scott is a fly fishing instructor come blogger come fish bum! Armed with a fly rod, he spends most of his time chasing all kinds of fish in both fresh and salt water. He's enjoys nothing more than the adventure of fly fishing that brings together the excitement of the unknown and the satisfaction of success. Disappointment of course creeps in now and again but the best planning in the world couldn't keep that at bay! With a fly rod in hand and a license to travel anything is possible. 