Fjordland wilderness.
Picture perfect
May perfection!
Nymphing the riffles..
The moment of truth!
Great day with John and Dan..
Deep in the backcountry.
Heli-fishing..
Michael and Jaclyn..
Rain rain rain and happy anglers!!
Preparing to pack the 500.
Great machines.
As good as it gets!
A very happy Andres..
A 6lb Otago rainbow..
Gin clear water..
Sarah off to a great start!
The Mataura river..
One of my best browns.
12lbs..
Deep in a gorge..
There's a very large trout in there!
What a trout!
One of the best of the 208 / 19 season..
No point having a 4x4 if you don't use it!
Roads not necessary!
9lb trout!
Big trout, small dries..
10lb Brown Trout!
Only his second brown and a fish of a lifetime!
Kevin applies side strain on a feisty rainbow.
Dry - dropper success!
Backcountry New Zealand at its best!
Into a rainbow..
Back to his home!
Rainbow Trout, NZ
Chuan! Happy after a big climb out!
Gorge fly fishing
Sight fishing the silt flats..
Lake Dunstan.
Brown Trout country..
Man v's Fish!
Sight fishing on a cloudy day..
Size 16 nymph did the trick..
Brown Trout..
Back he goes..
Irish Lough Style in New Zealand..
Irish anglers right at home on a NZ lake!
Double Hook-up for the Irish brothers!
Central Lakes, South Island, NZ.
Deep in the gorge..
Robbie and Mike assessing the pool from above..
Kate into a solid rainbow trout..
Otago backcountry fly fishing..
First day casting a fly!!
The best of 3..
Dave, Garth and Kauby! Day one of a 3 day introduction to fly fishing & casting..
This might be my favourite guiding photo!! Soaked through, but happy to battle on.. Total beginners and they did great!
Dave Garth and Kauby...
Putting it together.. after the rain stopped!
Catch & Release
A healthy sea-trout swims away..
Fishing to a mayfly sipper..
Make the first cast count!
Heli-Fishing NZ, South Island
Using a helicopter to get deep into the backcountry..
South-Westland dawn..
Camping out means we see the sun come up!
Into an acrobatic brown trout..
Crystal clear water, backcountry NZ..
Cicada
There are lots of cicada species in NZ ranging in colour from light brown to dark green and in size from about 18mm to 50mm.
Travis blind-fishes a likely deep run..
Perfect clarity, Backcountry NZ..
Catch and Release...
A beautiful Southland brownie goes back..
Wade into a really big trout!
Unfortunately, this is "the one that got away"!
Fishing a backwater..
Backwaters on NZ rivers are hotspots.. don't pass one by without having a look!
A magnificent 7lb brown trout for Wade..
Brown trout are beautiful!
Trout and bulls..
These cantankerous young bulls were very curious about my client and I!
Back to eat more nymphs!
NZ Trout Fishing..
The Central Otago high country...
One of my favourite rivers..
You need to be half man, half goat to fish here!
Gorge Fly Fishing..
Lake Dunstan
Lakes and Still waters are a great option here in New Zealand.
Perfection!
Not a mark to be seen..
Brown trout never fail to amaze me!
No two are the same..
Iza with a FAT west coast river mouth seatrout..
A whitebait pattern did the trick..
West Coast sunset..
Time to kick back and have a beer!
8lbs of beauty! On a size 16 cdc.. Only in NZ!
Big trout, tiny dries..
Orange Hawkweed..
I like to notice whats on the banks as well as whats in the water!
What a shoulder!! Perfect condition, big NZ trout..
This one ate a cicada pattern..
Karearea
New Zealands only endemic falcon..
A size 16 nymph on 5x tippet lead to this capture..
What a battle!
Chaz again with another brute!
Two 8lbers and a 6lber... quite a day!
Spectacular water! Quite a walk to get here..
Backcountry walk-in..
Cicada..
They come in a range of sizes and colours.
We may be backcountry, but no need to rough it!
Steak, roast potatoes and beans... Oh yes!
Hardcore gorge fly fishing..
Half way through 8kms of extreme gorge.
Perfection!!!!
What a trout..
Lake Dunstan sunset..
The end of a great day on the lake..
They don't come much prettier..
Perfect trout..
Mark walking into the gorge..
Gorge fly fishing is physically challenging..
Father and son.. a great team!
The lads did well in tough, cold conditions..
Camping out is a great add-on to any option.
Camping / fly fishing!
Backcountry cooking.
Steak, beans and potatoes..
Perfect blue sky day..
This is the day we all wait for!
A happy young angler with his first on fly!
Lakes & Still Waters can be a great option..
Westy and his son enjoying the lake option..
The rain did not dampen their spirit!
First brown on fly!
4 trout to the net on her first day fly fishing.. Not bad!
Matt with 6.5lbs of rod-breaking brown trout!
Big trout do this on occasion!
Bob and Robbie..
"the one that got away"
A modest campfire!
Gota stay warm!
What a fish!
Yours truly with one of the finest trout I've caught.. Top 3 contender!
Taking the chopper to work..
Flying over a river is a great way to learn it!
West Coast camp-out...
Steak, mushrooms and spuds ready to be cooked on the campfire..
Campfire cooking!
Plenty firewood..
Trout Flats..
Large expanses of flats can provide incredible lake fishing.
West Coast brown trout..
Beautiful!
A big west coast brown swims away..
Catch and release!
Ready to swim away..
Perfect clarity. I hope we can alway fish in water as clear and clean as this!
Trout fillets ready for the pan!
I practice catch and release 98% of the time but once in a while I take one for eating. This was a welcome addition to a West Coast camp-out.
Hunting rainbows in clear water..
Otago
One of the nicest fish I saw last season!
I love the definition in the shape of the mouth..
My local river..
There's usually a fish just up ahead!
Mouse fly from Manic Tackle Project..
Sometimes the mouse population explodes and the ever opportunist trout make hay!
Pine..
Great colours!
Tim with a beautiful brown!
Every day on the water teaches us a little more..
Triumph!
That great moment for both guide and angler when the fish is safely in the net!
Bryan with a great brown!
Happy guide and angler..
Katie and Hunter
Getting warmed up at the campfire after a cold day!
The camp-out option rocks!
Loving the heat!!
Dikran gets a great fish on a streamer..
Small creeks, big trout!
Charlotte with one of 3!
Feisty wee rainbows..
Heli-Fishing Option
Off to work I go!
Heli-Fishing Option
Emily does well!!
Sisters take the front seat!
Heading home from the wilderness..
Darren with his best from a 4 day Road-Trip.
Big brown!!!
Gene into another!
These fella's caught some fish!!!
A cold late season day on the river..
Fishing in the snow..
Casting lessons near Wanaka
Kevin, Andy and Austin..
A top end fish from the local river.
on a #14 dry.
Joe Creane with a magnificent brown trout..
Blind fishing pays off!
Back he goes..
Beautiful brown!
Tim with his PB, just moments after Bryan!
8.25
Chuan strikes again!
Big brown trout..
A large brown swims away..
Happy angler!!
Old Split-Fin lives!!
This is a very famous trout caught by many anglers and even painted by the great Martin Simpson. He's been around for a very long time!!
Lake edge fishing!
Plan B due to high water turned out to be a great option!!
Micks PB. 9.5lbs.
Brown trout perfection..
Wilderness tarn..
Heaven..
Stu's green cicada. Deadly!
Cicada time!
Some big fish in there..
The perfect pool!
Happy mike!
We had to go real deep for this one..
Matt & Rebecca..
Great fishing!
Back to the chopper at the end of the day..
Beats walking!
Helena with a cracking Southland brown!
Big river browns..
A super fish for Charlotte at the end of the day!
Browns on dries..
Beautiful brown trout..
Dark spots..
Dropped off in the wilderness..
Heli fishing is fun!
A beautiful trout from a small still water..
Sight fishing to lake edge cruisers is so flippin’ exciting!
Tim in Southland..
Sexyloops Hot Torpedo fly rod..
Late season exploring..
As a guide I’m always searching for new water..
It's not all about the trout..
Early season..
May in Otago..
A great time of year to fish..
Winter fishing!
Not many people come to NZ in winter to fish, but the rewards can be great! This is a 15lb rainbow.
Tom on his first day fly casting / fishing!
He landed 3 big browns that day deep in the backcountry!
Controlled burn off in the background..
Early season water..
What a brute!
A late season trophy brown for John. A little worse for wear from his migratory run but a magnificent fish none the less..
7lb Winter Rainbow.
The fishing doesn’t stop here in NZ! Some river and most lakes are open all year.
Beautiful Southland!
Kevin down there onto a number of fish on the edge of the riffle..
It's all about having fun!
Mike battling a feisty rainbow as the reel screams!
A 6lber goes back..
Backcountry lakes can be superb!
On my days off I go fishing!
A superb 9lber..
Mike into a wilderness rainbow..
What a place!
Fjordland wilderness.
Hard to find a more beautiful place.
Bryan, happy with his prettiest fish to date!
Backcountry beauty.
You don't have to rough it in the wilderness!
Steak, spuds and beans.. I never tire of it!
Home time!
Heading out of the wilderness after 2 great days!
Happy anglers!
Heading out..
One of the nicest of the season!
Tank!
Brendan with a spectacular brown trout!
Perfection!
A backcountry stream..
Walking out..
Lovely water..
Fishing with your pack on is sometimes the only way to go to cover ground..
Summer cicada fishing at its best!
Lyle had a magic day with 4 super trout..
Beautiful!
Plenty fish about too!
Healthy!
Brown trout powerhouse..
Not a bad place to spend a day.
Wilderness river.
A great spot to camp..
The Camp-Out option is a great way to get into the wilds..
Torrential rain!
An hour later we had to bail out as the the river became too high and dirty to fish.. But we had 2 super fish in the morning!
Fjordland river estuary.
Super trout fishing in the salt.
I try to see more than just the fish!
Wild flowers..
Back he goes..
Catch & Release helps ensure fishing for future generations.
Almost in the bag!
Backwaters always hold trout!
A red letter 10 fish day for Pat..
Flats fishing to rival bones!
Magnificent!
Trout flats..
Me releasing a Mikes superb 10lber..
A day worth celebrating..
Otago gold - the real thing!
Powerful..
Mike and Jackie..
They love it!
Jackie with a fat seatrout!
Sea run brown..
Lakes & Stillwater Option.
Joe into another on his own fly - “the snake”..
Robbie with an 8.5lb brown..
What a trout!
A brute..
Back he goes..
Come hail, rain or snow!
Fishing in the snow..
Chasing seatrout..
High water.. and we found trout!
Unique markings..
These marking are unique to late season seatrout.
Clambering over rocks is only for fit, tough anglers!
Watch every step!
The ultimate prize!
A late season, copper coloured seatrout.
Small still waters can be very exciting..
Otago wilderness..
Relaxing by the campfire..
A fire after a big day on the river is a great comfort..
The New Zealand Blue Duck..
These are rare!
Chuan climbs to get to a fish..
Clear water!
Magic pool!
We had one eat but it didn’t stick!
Fishing in May..
Foreboding skies but the fishing was good!
Farm dams can be excellent!
A jumping brown..
West Coast perfection..
We took a chopper to get here..
A cold November day..
I love this shot!
The ultimate prize..
To me, the condition factor is more important than the size..
"just there beside the white stone"
Fish spotting!
A beauty for Dan!
Perfect fish!
Bryan scopes some likely water.
The local river.
My buggers and streamers.
Very effective flies..
Brown trout skin.
Great colour..
One of my favourite rivers..
Otago gold…
Seatrout!
I love targetting these..
A great and cost effective way to get into the backcountry.
Fixed wing fishing.
A super winter run rainbow.
Some great options for fishing through winter.
Backcountry brew!
Breakfast..
Home for the night.
Pretty rough inside but we made it okay!
Winter fishing.
Some great lake sport in winter.
One from the local..
Fatty!
Highcountry
In search of big fish!
Perfection
From a highcountry dam.
The beautiful local river.
It’s a super trout stream..
Windy day..
If you can cast the fishing can be great.
Gin clear backcountry river.
Beauty doesn’t guarantee fish!
Wilderness waterfall.
Beside camp..
Luxury accommodation!
Camp-outs are a great way to go..
Crayfish, spuds, beans and beer...
Does it get any better?