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Finally uploaded two videos from late March and April. The fishing was with three of my good friends, Charley Will, Pete Williams and Taylor Stone. It was great to get back out after missing two months of the season with a broken foot – too bad late season is hard fishing…. (that’s me getting my excuse in early!) I have a report still to write about my Aussie trip a month and a half ago, I have some footage of the shootout at the sexyloops meet to upload and I have a link to a fantastic fly fishing movie trailer to share with you. For now I need to go...
Read MoreBackcountry Trip to Finish the Season
A sad time has come; the end of my New Zealand fishing season. In real terms I could still fish for a month or two but I am going to be in Australia for 10 days and then I have exams. In respect of this it was decided (it didn’t take much convincing!) that a big backcountry trip should be the order of the day to have that one final hurrah before accepting that the trout season is over. With the venues picked, 10 days in which to do it and the cars packed, four guys set off with the best intentions in the world. First stop was Lewis Pass area to have a late season go at those fabled...
Read MoreThe Weekends That Weren’t
April has arrived and that spells the last month of the season for many waters here in New Zealand. Fortunately a lot of the mountain waters remain open until the end of May to give me some more fishing time! I have to make up for the 6 weeks lost with the broken foot afterall. Weekend 1 saw a two day trip to a backcountry river. The drive there was pretty spectacular, the sun was high in the sky and it was warm. Typical that we were driving and not fishing that day. Myself, Char, Tay and Pete arrived at the river in darkness and spent 4 hours hiking up the track in the dark. It’s not...
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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. 