Thread: Freshwater pics

Write a message on the bale. When we finally get a flood this bale will enter the Pacific Ocean. It is 300kms away from the sea now.

haha. I very much doubt it will have any plastic left by the time it gets to sea.

Oh well then write "the balance boys tour 2014" on it

Its on its way

Got ready for a fish tonight after work but after seeing @BRADS picture crossing the stream up in the head waters of the Ruahine Ranges.
It was a fail,those buggers have been shitting in the water again

Got down to the river at 1800hrs still high but clearing. Fished for two hours and only two bites. The last hit was a rainbow,seen it drop the hook and leap out of the water.The rise started at 1900hrs. Got a fishing seminar coming up,prize is a fly rod but that would make trout fishing to easy.

Sticking to the lures at this stage.

Very jealous of you having water like that in your backyard!

Storm blowing off the Ruahine Ranges tonight so I went to the river. It was very cold but calm for the first time in weeks.


The ranges were covered in the storm clouds,hail and rain at the river but I got a few pics in between showers.The Ruahines are usualy visable from this location.

Trying out the new "Mitchell" reel thanks @Chris it is a solid bugger but nothing solid got anchored tonight down there.

The rise was later than usual about 2035hrs and I was home by 2100hrs but good to be back into it after shit weather for a week.

Good onya for getting out mate, feels like a winters night here in dorkland. .....got my Fukin socks on!!!!!........what a wus........!

I figured seeing how you get rods smashed regularly the reel would be getting a hiding too ,Mitchell reels are what I use for fresh & salt water .Gets a bit expensive buying another reel every few months cause the japa has fallen apart or shit itself.

Does it cast & retrieve OK Mr D ?

Yes it does thanks Chris. PT must of wacked some old nylon on it,once I took that off an respooled with new nylon it was fine.

The river is getting low and have finally been able to cross it in my gumboots.

Having a bit of a looksie tonight in waters that haven't been visited since last summer.
Had one hook up but didn't land it.
My dog checks the depth of the water to see if its safe to cross.If he gets wet nuts I get wet feet He is looking back saying safe to cross.


Seen some good ones in here.



Going to do a day reccy when I can see the snags as I have only been down after work and fading light and don't want to lose my gear.

Left one kid camping upstream with a mate.

Me and the Mrs went down stream 25km too 'Breast Hills'

The mrs hooked a good one but it got off. Saw some breasts bobbing in the water but got threatened with divorcrce if I show them

Anyway here is a few pics from down at breast hills

Good pics their mr Dundee

Now who wants to see the breasts?