Initially, the winter seemed like it would just go on forever. It's nothing new - I'm sure, for example, that's just how those pioneering the American frontier felt as well. In just a few short weeks

Plenty of bug life around the trout streams in the last couple of weeks! With some sustained periods of settled weather the trout have really got into a feeding groove, or so it seams. In the mornings

Fantastic to be back on the rivers again, now that the new regular season has started in NZ. I quickly realized (after of course landing a couple of fish) that what I missed the most over the winter was the tangible aesthetics of being on the water

s I write this, we are now in the first few days of May, which means our regular season has come to a close in New Zealand's South Island. That doesn't mean that we can't fish anymore, actually far from it! The ‘rainbow rivers’ are open for another month

Happy new year friends, this is my first blog of 2021. It's been a great holiday period down here in the South. Mostly great family time, with a healthy dose of time on the water - usually short but regular sessions.

I happened to be up far later than any normal person a few nights ago when a buzzing insect flew into my ear, then ungracefully crash landed into my coffee. Yum. The humble brown beetle is back.

After what has seemed like an extra long winter here, it has been great to be back on the rivers and streams again. My first fishing day was on the 2nd of October. With some typical high and dirty water in the South and parts of Central, heading away from them seamed the best bet.

A long while ago I was listening to a podcast with April Vokey and Peter Hayes. Peter was talking about some fishing situations, and the phrase “it depends”. He said something along the lines of every fly fishing question can be answered by starting with, well, it depends! And how bloody right he is.

The regular trout season has now all but come to an end in New Zealand, with the current world events affecting us, as well as everyone else in all corners of the globe. I was fortunate enough to have some great fishing and guiding moments prior to the country's lock down, including one afternoon on a Central lake.

13 years old, where it all started. Of course I had been fishing many years prior to that, but with bait and spinning gear instead. After a basic 10 – 2 (clock face) casting lesson at the school park, I went home and run some thick long wool through a spinning rod

Wow what a month October has been for trout fishing in the South Island. Otago has seen a mixture of weather, and typically a decent amount of early season full flows

As I write this, there are only 8 days left until the regular trout season opens here in New Zealand! I say regular because I, like a number of other hardy (mad) souls, have been fishing right throughout winter here in the South

We eventually broke through the morning mist to a truly stunning Otago morning. The sun turning the light frost to a heavy due. There was plenty of fishing talk. We simply could not wait to hit the river.