Simon Chu
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I’d wished I tried Tacos that wern’t from Tacobell when I was over. I got Tacobelly and it near killed me.Tim
Good on you mate.
Welcome
Give me a call/email when you get here and if theres anything I can help with, I’d be happy to. Heaps of fishing around Auckland but I’m picking you’ll want to experience a bit more than that! 😉 🙂
Watch out for that Clark fella, you’ll fish so much you’ll need to get residency to finish that PhD! ;DWas the cost the Doc?
Unfortunately I’ve had that done to me several times this season and thankfully it does work. The key is not to pull the nylon slowly nor jerk. A swift pull… ouch but out… normally. :'(
A good friend even did it to a guy with a fly in his ear.
Yep I debarb now, particularly saltwater flies. Not for the fish but for meHe’s actually very reasonable DA.
I think if you contact him directly, he will quote you. I didn’t realise it at the time but he also does fish in oils on canvas. (Similar pricing)
Its in the vicinity of 1800 NZ pesos?
I’m hoping to save up for him to do a steelhead I caught in Alaska! 🙂
Want to buy any reels?? ;D ;DWill definitely post a picture Cameron, thanks. I’ll try to take some high res images of the detailing before I get it framed. Its currently still wrapped up for transporting.. and getting it past the “Major Sponsor, SWMBO”
I want to frame it at home Joel but it might look best in the cottage. I spend so much time down there anyway! 😉 ;D
Thanks for the info Simon. I think I’m going to place an order in the next couple of days. I’m probably going to pick up some of his flies too, he has some pretty cool patterns.
-Tim
If you run into any problems Tim, let me know and I should be able to help out this end.
Its coded for US players Tim. I know several copies have been shipped stateside already so it should be sweet.
If you are not sure, email Stu direct and he’ll see you right.Carl lives in Wanaka, just down the road and I think Stu’s was the logical starting point.
I’ve sent you an email with some more teasers Joel.
I’ll get some NZ DVDs your way.
Is the best postal address the one on your signature?
Be good to see you next year.
We’ll go mousing, although it might be done by April? ::)The film can only be bought here, from Stu’s flyshop
http://www.stusflyshop.com/proddetail.asp?prod=dvdonandmoseflyIts a terrific film and I’m lucky enough to live where much of it was filmed. The mouse thing happens every few years and is eagerly anticipated by those who can take advantage.
Its no secret that we had a pretty decent mast year last summer and it looks like more meeces this coming season.
DOC (Department of Conservation) are planning a pretty large scale poisoning regime to keep the feral predator population down but more than a few mice will be eaten by trout.Carl, Jeannie and their team did a great job and its a true visual feast.
😎 🙂
Tim, I have only had experience with the 9ft versions as well and I believe you summed them up perfectly. Kinda “I wish I had said that moment” 🙂 😉
Try some different lines with whatever rod you end up with KRKaloz. A different line can really give some new personality to a rod.
HI Bob
My mum has had GBS and I’m glad they diagnosed it before it got her. My cousin is in ICU in Canada with it presently.
All the best with your recovery mate.
Your post speaks volumes.
Thank youNice! What a cool deal this is. Just to refresh my recollection, Simon, you did meet Joel via this website, right? This is why I started this place.
Excellent posts, folks.
Zach
Sure did Zach, and to be honest I think I’ve now met a heap of cool folk through your board and had some great discourse. (got to meet you and Phil to eh! 🙂 ) Can’t beat making new friends and taking the opportunity to fish together. 😎
Caught up with Joel and Debbie on the weekend.
They grabbed a spot on one of our tailwaters, the Waiau and opened their accounts with some nice fish on the dry.
I tried the next day to show them some paddock fishing but the bloomin fish had their mouths closed.
Thank goodness Joel and Debbie smile so much!
Introduced them to the dreaded Northwester too.
We finally had the stars align and got some nice ones on Sunday. By the end of the day they were spotting them from 60ft away!
No doubt Joel will post his own when he returns in a couple of days time.
Thanks for a great time guys.
Straight off the plane and down to a town in the Central South Island.
I caught up with Joel and Debbie around 2 in the afternoon and it was a blue sky day. Whipped them up to a wee stream at the head of the lake and it was WINDY :-[ 🙁
I thought you wouldn’t know how windy it was but then realised Joel’s neck thingy was at right angles because of it.
Welcome to NZ eh :-[ 😉
Like troupers they hung in there with me and finally snared a wee rainbow before beer a clock.
Cracker couple.
Next morning was a bit of exploring for me too and we went to a funny wee stream and jumped the fence.
Joel spotted and nailed this guy on the dry.
Not a big fish but a worthy opponent in a new stream. We had a few more come to the fly and Joel did a nice impossible cast or two but no more on the bank for piccies.
Wonderful fishing with a terrific couple and looking forward to this coming weekend where we will hook up on my patch down South.
Heres the view from the back of my truck that morning.
and a pic of he stream we fished in the arvo in between wind gusts.
I’m sure you’ll see Joel or hear from him shortly too.Joel and his wife will hopefully be on the plane by now and I should be having that first scotch with him in less than 48hrs. 🙂
I think some fat trout might be in order? 😉DA, when are you coming over? Its those spring creeks where you caught your big ole brown is where I hope to go on Sunday. Weather looks iffy though
