Tim Angeli
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You don’t want a sharkskin if you do any amount of streamer fishing either, it cuts the heck out of your hands.
Have you tried the SA Mastery Textured, Colin? All the advantages of Sharkskin (outstanding floatation, low resistance, shoots great, etc.), but completely non-abrasive. Best line on the market, in my opinion.
Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it. To answer some of the questions:
These fish were actually from two different rivers…we hiked up and over a saddle to a second river halfway through the trip. However, the first 4 fish were all from the same river and were amazingly diverse in their spot and coloration patterns.
The NZ hut system is a very cool system. There are over 950 huts all across the country, and the hut I posted a photo of isn’t even one of the nice ones…the first night we had a water tank and gas stoves. I wasn’t aware that there were huts along the AT, but I think in general, a similar system would struggle to work as well in the states. Imagine a public hut on the Lamar or Slough Creek in Yellowstone…I expect it would get far too much use to operate on an effective first-come first-serve basis.
The Riverworks reel isn’t mine, and I didn’t personally fish with it, but I was impressed overall. Quality appears to be good and the drag performed well. I’d like to see it in battle with a couple of big turbo-charged rainbows before I give any final opinions on it, but overall I was impressed with it.
Welcome Mike. Looking forward to seeing some of your flies here. I’ve been on a bit of an emerger vibe this year, so I’m keen to see what you come up with.
John, a Dad’s Favorite is a mayfly imitation. I don’t have any detailed photos of the fly, but you can see it in a few of these shots:
You can find detailed photos and step-by-step tying instructions here:
http://www.flyshop.co.nz/dads_favourite.htmCheers guys. I’m still reliving it to keep me sane in the office.
Pretty small fly too?
It was a Dad’s Favorite, about a 12, maybe a 14. Took it on the first cast. 🙂
Worms work in New Zealand too?! Way to get back to your Michigan roots.
Hahaha, actually Tim, it was honestly on a dry. 10.25lbs of NZ backcountry rainbow…rising right up the guts of the pool. Not to say that I don’t have a fairly impressive collection of worms…
