NZ 2012 ‘season opener’ trip report
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The season here in New Zealand opened back at the beginning of October, and yet I have only just recently found the opportunity to hit the water. Paul and I had big plans of strapping our backpacks on and hiking into the headwaters of a big river system for a few days of fishing. The hike was stunning, but the fishing was far from what we expected. We picked up a few fish, but the numbers and size were way down from what they should have been, so we put in a massive day of hiking and bailed early. We spent the next day on a low country paddock stream that more or less saved the trip for us. All in all, it was a great weekend of checking out new water, but more importantly, it was just nice to get back on the water. The pics:
All re-stocked to start the season:
Backcountry hut right on the river bank:
Obligatory IA food shot – wild pork as fresh as it comes from the hunter we were sharing the hut with:
Nicely spotted brown:
And a couple of decent bows:
Hopefully we will meet again soon:
Paddock fishing:
Good stuff as always, Tim! Wish I could afford a trip back this year. Instead I will be living through you and my other mates down there so post often!
Joel
Cheers guys, it was a great trip even though the fishing wasn’t as good as anticipated.
Simon, we got a few browns in the paddock. Got a rainbow too, which I didn’t even think were in there. Didn’t see any deer, but the hunter we shared the hut with got a pig his first night there and a deer the next morning. Heaps of sign everywhere. Fish numbers were way down in the headwaters…I expect still an effect of the flood a couple years ago. There were a few fish about though. 😉
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