Basecamp Ullapool
I’m back from the trip, what a great one it was too! Met up with old friends and made some new ones too. We managed 4 species on the fly – trout, pollack, arctic char and crab! Here’s the video:
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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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 MoreWhere does time go?
It’s a difficult question to answer, when you think back to the last time you did something that you wanted to write about and then you think how long ago it actually was, you sometimes get a fright! My life has been pretty hectic over the past month with univeristy exams, travelling and moving flat. So much so that I complete forgot that the world on the internet existed. Ok, that is not entirely true but I really just didn’t have the time. Around a month and a half ago Dave and I got onto some real nice fish, lovely conditioned browns caught by stalking and ambushing them along...
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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. 