Just Got Back from Am. Samoa and New Zealand

[bill webster]

and was able to get some fishing in.

[ethan smith]

Wow cool trips photos, thanks.

Was the parrot fish edible?

[bill webster]

While on American Samoa, every fish caught was eaten.

[yuhina]

That’s really cool photos! the local people portraits are as intriguing as the beautiful sceneries. Thanks for sharing.

[lee church]

Wait time out…steelies in NZ?

[bill webster]

Lee, I think you’ll find that Lake Taupo has had a pretty famous Steelie fishery for over 100 years, since they were first introduced with California stock in the late 1800’s.

[andrew_bell]

Nice Report Bill

Lee , there is a fair bit of discussion about the fish that inhabit Lake Taupo as to weather they are Rainbows or Steelhead.
I believe that the original fish that were put in Taupo in the late 1800’s were a strain of Steelies, but down here in Oz and in NZ they are reffered to as Rainbows.

Bill is spot on with his references to Zane Grey and the Duchess Pool and the winter spawn run fishery is legendary.

This fresh run silver bullet  hen is a good example of a Tongiraro fish

You guys are far more familiar with Steelies than me but there is a difference between it and  the fish below which is the more normally encountered NZ South Island resident Rainbow hen.

[bill webster]

Thanks Andrew – nice fish.

[lee church]

Thanks boys for the info….gorgeous fish!!

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