Thanks Jim and Debbie! I haven't been on the board for a while, I have been busy with the move back to England and we are now based in the Portsmouth area on the South Coast, no more than half an...
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Thanks Jim and Debbie! I haven't been on the board for a while, I have been busy with the move back to England and we are now based in the Portsmouth area on the South Coast, no more than half an...
Hi Jim, thanks very much! That was a lovely day on the Waiomu, hope all is well with you?
I am moving back to the UK in the next couple of months and will miss the fishing down here more than...
Hi Guys thanks very much I had a great day, no fishing but a good day anyway!
Jim where did you fish and how did you go?
All the best.
Mike
I am English and live in the trout paradise of NZ and last year during a visit "home" to England a very kind gentleman invited me to fish with him on a couple of Chalk Streams close to Salisbury,...
Sounds like a fantastic trip Hap, look forward to seeing some pictures.
All the best.
Mike
I bought a Redington Butterstick last year, it is a lovely rod to fish, relaxed casting style and every fish is a battle even the smaller ones!
All the best.
Mike
Good to hear you are getting out Jim, thats more than I have managed lately, new job keeping me busy!
All the best.
Mike
I don't know how it works in the States, but down here for Sage or Reddington repair I take my gear to the local retailer, pay a NZ$50 handling fee and they sort it out from there, usually takes...
As they say down here, "SWEET!"
All the best.
Mike
My thoughts, prayers and best wishes are with you and your family, Betty.
All the very best
Mike
I'd keep the rod you have and look for a back up rod, something like the Redington Predator would be good, very affordable and a really nice rod to cast.
All the best.
Mike
Hi Guys, I took a visitor from the UK out for a fish after work yesterday, we started off at Point Chev in the upper harbor but the water was very murky and no luck so we moved to Meola reef, a...
Jim, my thoughts are with you and your good lady as well as with Rene and Justin.
All the very best.
Mike
That is very good news! Superb!
All the best.
Mike
Hi Jim, hope all is well with you?
I am using a #9 the fish in the picture are do-able on a #7, but only a few inches longer and you need a #12! The biggest King was not legal, probably only 65cm...
Have seen some very cold looking pictures from the USA in the papers, hope you are all wrapped up warm! It is 25c here in Auckland today, come on down for a cold beer!All the best.Mike
Hi Jeff, they are fantastic fun, but the ones that hang around this spot are mostly around 50 to 60cm long so not legal.
The ones we catch from the channel markers are a bit bigger, but harder to...
Hi guys managed a quick trip out with a mate on his boat on Monday after work. We quickly got into some small Kingfish not 5 minutes from the launching ramp.
They might be small but man can they...
Nice Jeff, good to see you are getting out. I drove down to the Ohinimuri just before new year and it was high and brown! So I drove on the Waitatheta and it was high but clear, it is a lovely river,...
NZ style is always the way to go:razz:! Actualy I usually use a dry fly as an indicator, but the NZ style indicator is a good way to go, you can adjust it easily, it does not kink the line as much as...
Thanks Jim, must be all downhill from here:D!
All the best.
Mike
Nice shot Kerry, I must invest in a polarized filter soon.
Here are a couple from last weekend down under.
A Kakariki, or red cap parakeet...
Have a look at some of the British forums, the poms are regular visitors to Cuba and it seams to be one of the "top of the bucket list" places for them.
If you google search flyforums uk you will...
Hi Kerry, good to see you posting, even if it is bad news!
I hope all goes well for you and the Steelhead return to the Skagit, if they do be sure and post some pics!
Good luck and god bless
All...
Thanks guys, jeff the access is very easy, a little bit of gravel road is the biggest problem and it is no problem at all! There is a doc camp ground about 2 miles downstream from that pool so you...