Thread: 2016 Opening Day

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I don't share Islay whisky, and I prefer something a bit more stimulating than lolling around on a boat dredging for trout.

Then I suggest you take some good looking babes with you ......... Won't be much lolling around happening then.

And if there is its sure to be stimulating

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Odd logic. Have yet to get a free lottery ticket by getting rego on my truck either

Maybe visit F&G website to see what I get for MY licence.
Im pretty happy at that, plus I get to fish at around $2-3/kg for fresh fish. YMMV

You get roads bridges and traffic lights for rego on your truck, you get released fish and managed fisherys and apparently up to a ten grand prize for your licence fee.

You say Tasman has a low licence buy up I say of course it is low! There is no stocking no competitions why the hell would you buy a license ? To fund somewhere elses fishery you may never visit let alone fish?

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Our rivers don't normally look like dairy shed run off.

Ours aren't named after shit dog And our water is drinkable

Originally Posted by Dundee

Ours aren't named after shit dog And our water is drinkable
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Bro your river is the most polluted in the southern hemisphere last time i checked.

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Bro your river is the most polluted in the southern hemisphere last time i checked.

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Downstream from the towns and cities maybe

Originally Posted by BRADS

Bro your river is the most polluted in the southern hemisphere last time i checked.

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Heart stoppingly polluted in fact

So much so that a Man would almost be afraid to cross it

Cheers
Pete

Do what P38 says, and take some refreshments for old GA

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

Do what P38 says, and take some refreshments for old GA

And some babes

Originally Posted by P38

And some babes

Jeeze this trout fishing is really getting into rich mans sport now!

yup and some of those to, I will take them fushing.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Bro your river is the most polluted in the southern hemisphere last time i checked.

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Grows plenty of nice trout tho...no problems drinking out of it up from the Te Apiti Gorge

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Originally Posted by hotbarrels

So when did that happen????? I thought opening day was the first Saturday in May!!

Bloody hell, I need to get the decoys out and paint them, get the mason bees out of the caller, load some more ammo, check the outboard on the dingy, prep the maimai ........
So much to do in such little time!

Posted in the Fishing section for a reason

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Posted in the Fishing section for a reason

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.

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

Originally Posted by P38

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

My dad had one of the very first AVON river rafts imported into the country 40 years ago through the AVON agents at the time, just before river rafting in NZ took off. I can remember that it cost almost as much as a new Kingswood in the day. Had a 1,000kg pay load so as you can imagine, you lived like kings for 10 days. Even took real spuds with us instead of flaky potato, and a cast iron camp oven!