Went for a fish on the Puniu river on Saturday, used my Sage XP 5# for the first time and had a good time, very impressed with the rod.
The fishing was no better than poor, only 4 fish all day, 3 browns and 1 rainbow all small (12 to 15 inches).
The wind blew hard all day, I would estimate it was at least 15 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots+, it was enougth to blow the leaves off lots of the willow trees and remember it is the middle of summer down here! The wind has hardly stopped since early november.
All the best.
Mike.