Fly Fishing New Zealand - Hosted Week 2 Report

Week two saw the group head to the central South Island. We were based out of Twziel and local guide Steve Carey provided some great hospitality as always. Fishing was up and down through the week. A lot of anglers were around with the Waitangi day public holiday midweek. But as usual in New Zealand there is plenty of water to go around and always a spectacular place to fish. We've had some nice feedback from our clients on this trip which is detailed below along with some images of the weeks fishing…..

Hi Matt,

Just thought I would send you a quick email now that the dust has settled and I am acclimatised to the cold weather! I just wanted to say what a great week I had with you, and what great company we all shared. I will never forget looking down the Ahurri valley, with Tussock Cicada,s chirping in the background and the beautiful crystal clear river.

Having been to NZ before, I thought it was a great priviledge to be guided by yourself, Steve Carey and of course Paul Procter. I thought I was passionate about flyfishing but Paul was something else,totally focused. I will always treasure memories of that huge fish he caught that day and how he coaxed it into his net. Can you also say from myself a huge thankyou to Steve Carey,a great host and a fantastic guide. Fishing with Steve, with Mt Cook in the background is a memory that will always be remembered for a long, long time.

Thank you again Matt for an absolutely fantastic time.
Steve.

S.Dowling, UK

Hi Matt,

We are in Christchurch airport having had a wonderful time again in NZ! Your two weeks were truly wonderful thank you! Fantastic memories.

All the best,

Sarah Hodgkin, UK

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Permit season in Mexico and Cuba

October and November is our favourite time to target permit in Mexico and Cuba. Over the next 4 weeks we have 60 anglers visiting these 2 destinations. Our first clients managed to get down to Casa Blanca and Tulum in mid October. James and Tracy managed their first permit each and then preceded to land another 8 over their 2 week stay. James manage to convert one of his permit into a Grand Slam.  A great achievement!! Some thoughts and images from their trip below.

Hi Mat,

 

I've attached some pics from our trip to Casa Blanca.  As you can probably tell our main focus was permit.  We both had a great time, the lodge and its setting was top notch and Rita was a great host.  Obviously going for permit is never going to be a numbers game but I think we did alright, finishing with 6 between us at Casa Blanca (another 4 were added from the beach at Tulum).  Whenever a permit was landed we made sure we got a bonefish in preparation for the night time tarpon fishing from the pier.  I did manage to finish off a grand slam one night.  I very nearly finished another slam from the beach around Casa Blanca on the Saturday before we left in the afternoon for the plane - I had the permit and bone but the tarpon got off even though I thought I'd nailed it.

 

Many thanks for organising everything - it all went to plan.

Regards, James

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