The New Zealand trout season is now well underway, with most of the high country rivers and stillwaters open after the weekend. Our weather down south has been a little unsettled and a few anglers would even say it has been windy!
Still no problem for those in the know and anglers that have fished with our local guides have always managed success. The last few days I've been managing the number one flyshop in New Zealand (Stu's flyshop www.stusflyshop.com) and met many anglers who are struggling (including locals!!) but with the right flies and good advice almost all have found some clear water and cooperative fish. Good raingear, an ability to deal with the wind and a positive attitude will be rewarded with some lovely trout. To date, my best day has been on a quiet little spring creek where 7 fish to 5 lbs came to the net all taken over a 2 hour period through the mid afternoon hatch.
Next week I will be chasing some of the big resident browns in one of our coastal rivers. Rumors are about that the whitebait season has been good on the west coast and some big guys have started moving about, in the estuaries. Once the Mataura settles down a little from the recent rains and snowmelt, the mayfly hatches will be impressive and with light pressure on all our rivers so far, I'm looking forward to some topwater action!
I will shortly post a review on the new Sage ZXL 6wt, as its been my go to rod over the past couple of weeks.
Till then, tight lines!
Simon
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