Chasing Jungle Trout – Photo Essay
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A friend and I went on an excursion last weekend to chase some fish in close-quarter jungle combat. This was about as far from the stereotypical NZ-style fishing as you can get – instead of long, light leaders and big, backcountry scenery we were fishing 10-20lb tippet and climbing on our hands and knees through the dense vegetation. When hooked, these beasts would charge straight for the nearest tangle of downed-trees and stumps, which was never far away. The fight basically consisted of locking up the reel and seeing who (or what) gave way first in this piscatorial tug-of-war. Often the hooks pulled or the fish won, but in a few cases we came out on top. This fishing is notoriously hit-and-miss, usually featuring a lot more miss than hit. On this day though, we hit right. I’m afraid my karma bank is back to a balance of zero.
Awesome as ever Tim…
There’s certainly not many places in world where small stream trout are so big :)..
There’s one I’m dying to get back to with my Sage Bluegill rod and some heavy nymphs..
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I really enjoyed that Tim. Looks like an amazing setting and brutal close quarter battles. Supposedly, we have a spring creek in my area that’s similar, except the creek is filled with raw sewage and garbage and dangerous meth heads. If U make it up there this summer, I hope to find fish like you’ve encountered.
Well done.
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