Thread: 2016 Opening Day

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Who searches the forum by 'section' .......... I always hit the 'new posts' button and read them all ...........
PS: In case it wasn't obvious, I was taking the piss, at my own expense.

The Mohaka up around the Oamaru is a stunning piece of water. We used to river raft it every year, flying into the Oamaru by fixed wing and lug all our gear down to the river, spend 10 days rafting, shooting and fishing our way to the bridge on the Taupo Napier road where we would pull out.
Last time in there a fair few years ago I was stalking a trout with the fly rod and had my rifle over my shoulder [just in case]. The rifle was hindering me so I took it off and put it on the river bank. I kept stalking and presenting a fly to the trout, ending up standing in the middle of the river. Heard a splash behind me, turned around, and bugger me but 3 hinds were crossing the river no more than 40m behind me. Fly rod in hand I watched them cross the river and disappear into the scrub on the other side. Turned back to the trout and he had disappeared as well.

I'd love to do a trip like that.

When I was a teenager we flew into Boyd an drafted down to kuripaponga.
That was an awesome trip too.

Cheers
Pete