Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Wellington fly fishing club put on an open day today up at their pond.
Took the wee lad up there to have a go.
Was a good setup. Turn up,drop a gold coin in the box and then they show you how to cast or in our case hook up a trout and ya wind it in. Big smiles all round.


Sent from the swamp

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Nah. Three quarters of a kilo not 3-4 kilos
Don't think I've ever seen a brown in our local creeks other than up the Mohaka.

Actually now that I think about it I remember seeing a few horses in the Ngaruroro.

Horse as in BIG brownie, not the thing that costs more money than an English car to run but is only good for making glue.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Actually now that I think about it I remember seeing a few horses in the Ngaruroro.

Horse as in BIG brownie, not the thing that costs more money than an English car to run but is only good for making glue.

So not one getting washed down from the kaimanawas then 😂

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

not a trout, but tasts also very good
regards from austria

sent from my schmart-fon

Originally Posted by roberto

not a trout, but tasts also very good
regards from austria

sent from my schmart-fon

That is a very nice fish.

its a "zander"
good and not much fishbone

sent from my schmart-fon

Yesterday's effort

Couple for the smoker

It's getting to that time of year for reviews of the season! After having always been a spin fisherman, I decided it was time to give fly fishing a go. So with the the 2015/16 season approaching I got myself some gear & had a few practice sessions casting at the park before heading backcountry for opening with a couple mates (Alan who's been fly fishing almost as long as I've been alive & basically catches every fish he sees, & Gabe with a season or two experience). I'm not bothered about goin out & catching nothing, & really just enjoy getting out into the backcountry and hanging with these lads. My experienced mate believes the best way to learn is to jump straight in the deep end, so the waters we fished for our 4 day opening trip were not beginner friendly. After the four days our tally's were Alan with 25+ fish, Gabe with about 4-5 and me with none. At times was super frustrating losing flies to trees & dealing with the wind, but just being around these guys I learnt a heap, drank far too much whisky in the evenings & had a great time.

Took me 11 more weeks of fly fishing at least a couple times a week before I landed one (hooked & lost a couple along the way), but when things finally clicked everything seemed to come right. Ended up landing around 25 fish on the fly this season including three over 5lb (biggest was a 6.5lb Oreti brown on cicada), mostly browns but the odd rainbow & in a mix of still water & rivers/streams. While I'll never stop spin fishing completely, I've only picked up a spin rod a couple times this season. Thoroughly enjoyed my first season fly fishing, especially the sight fishing aspect & it's quickly becoming an obsession. Here's a few pics of my favourite fish caught on the fly this season...

How's everyone else's seasons been? Best of luck to everyone for the opening of the new season!

Originally Posted by Pixie Z

It's getting to that time of year for reviews of the season! After having always been a spin fisherman, I decided it was time to give fly fishing a go. So with the the 2015/16 season approaching I got myself some gear & had a few practice sessions casting at the park before heading backcountry for opening with a couple mates (Alan who's been fly fishing almost as long as I've been alive & basically catches every fish he sees, & Gabe with a season or two experience). I'm not bothered about goin out & catching nothing, & really just enjoy getting out into the backcountry and hanging with these lads. My experienced mate believes the best way to learn is to jump straight in the deep end, so the waters we fished for our 4 day opening trip were not beginner friendly. After the four days our tally's were Alan with 25+ fish, Gabe with about 4-5 and me with none. At times was super frustrating losing flies to trees & dealing with the wind, but just being around these guys I learnt a heap, drank far too much whisky in the evenings & had a great time.

Took me 11 more weeks of fly fishing at least a couple times a week before I landed one (hooked & lost a couple along the way), but when things finally clicked everything seemed to come right. Ended up landing around 25 fish on the fly this season including three over 5lb (biggest was a 6.5lb Oreti brown on cicada), mostly browns but the odd rainbow & in a mix of still water & rivers/streams. While I'll never stop spin fishing completely, I've only picked up a spin rod a couple times this season. Thoroughly enjoyed my first season fly fishing, especially the sight fishing aspect & it's quickly becoming an obsession. Here's a few pics of my favourite fish caught on the fly this season...

How's everyone else's seasons been? Best of luck to everyone for the opening of the new season!

Those brown's look awesome

Originally Posted by Pixie Z

It's getting to that time of year for reviews of the season! After having always been a spin fisherman, I decided it was time to give fly fishing a go. So with the the 2015/16 season approaching I got myself some gear & had a few practice sessions casting at the park before heading backcountry for opening with a couple mates (Alan who's been fly fishing almost as long as I've been alive & basically catches every fish he sees, & Gabe with a season or two experience). I'm not bothered about goin out & catching nothing, & really just enjoy getting out into the backcountry and hanging with these lads. My experienced mate believes the best way to learn is to jump straight in the deep end, so the waters we fished for our 4 day opening trip were not beginner friendly. After the four days our tally's were Alan with 25+ fish, Gabe with about 4-5 and me with none. At times was super frustrating losing flies to trees & dealing with the wind, but just being around these guys I learnt a heap, drank far too much whisky in the evenings & had a great time.

Took me 11 more weeks of fly fishing at least a couple times a week before I landed one (hooked & lost a couple along the way), but when things finally clicked everything seemed to come right. Ended up landing around 25 fish on the fly this season including three over 5lb (biggest was a 6.5lb Oreti brown on cicada), mostly browns but the odd rainbow & in a mix of still water & rivers/streams. While I'll never stop spin fishing completely, I've only picked up a spin rod a couple times this season. Thoroughly enjoyed my first season fly fishing, especially the sight fishing aspect & it's quickly becoming an obsession. Here's a few pics of my favourite fish caught on the fly this season...

How's everyone else's seasons been? Best of luck to everyone for the opening of the new season!

Attachment 55989Attachment 55990Attachment 55991Attachment 55992Attachment 55993Attachment 55994

All I can say is Great Beard

Beaut trout there Pixie Z

Cheers guys! It's been a fun season! & looking forward to the new one! All these fish went back to grow bigger! Kept one rainbow around 2lb for the table.

Originally Posted by Monk

All I can say is Great Beard

Haha thanks! Keeps my face warm during our cold southern winters!

I love your big shit eating grin in the last pic! It really shows the hard work that went into getting to that point good shit bro youve inspired me to pick up the fly rod more

Originally Posted by Blisters

I love your big shit eating grin in the last pic! It really shows the hard work that went into getting to that point good shit bro youve inspired me to pick up the fly rod more

Haha cheers @Blisters Big shit eating grins are my speciality! That last pic was actually the first fish I ever caught on fly! So after probably 30-40 days of getting out there with the fly rod & just seeing my mates catch all the fish I was fucking stoked to finally get one to the net! Beaut of a brown too! That fish also won me the biggest fish prize in the Otago Anglers Association catch & release comp! Came in at just over 5lb.