Hi Everybody!
Today was an amazing day for so many reasons. Karen and I decided to visit our favorite lupen covered river We are down to probably one day of fly fishing before we make our way to Christchurch to begin our long journey home. Yesterday we got to experience a 'norwester. The head wind made casting tough. Today we woke up to a clear cloudless day and we decided to have one more kick at the river. Flashback to two days ago when we had an intense storm that left several rivers quite muddy. Well, today the rivers were emerald green and we had wind at our backs for most of the day. The "fresh" made the fishing close to outstanding. All the fish seemed to be interested in our flies. We sight fished and we both caught some beautiful fish. The big drama for the day started in a big bouldery run. I spied what I thought was a rainbow feeding midstream behind a submerged rock. Finally I got a good cast in and a very large brown took my dropper. The battle was on and this fish did not want to see the inside of the net. The battle was fantastic. Karen was able to net the trophy sized brown after some "drama". We were both excited.
The day showed us a high blue sky all day. The birds were singing. The sun and the water were warm. The wind was a nonfactor. We saw no other people. We caught loads of fish and the river was in perfect condition. We have but one more fly fishing day. Karen and I were tired as we walked a roadway back to our van but we both agreed that today was the kind of day you just don't want to come to a close. We both loved all the situations that we were presented with. We changed our set up 3 dozen times (just a guess). It seemed that all our experiences/lessons prepared us for an amazing day of fly fishing today.
Days like today do not come along very often.
Today was an amazing day for so many reasons. Karen and I decided to visit our favorite lupen covered river We are down to probably one day of fly fishing before we make our way to Christchurch to begin our long journey home. Yesterday we got to experience a 'norwester. The head wind made casting tough. Today we woke up to a clear cloudless day and we decided to have one more kick at the river. Flashback to two days ago when we had an intense storm that left several rivers quite muddy. Well, today the rivers were emerald green and we had wind at our backs for most of the day. The "fresh" made the fishing close to outstanding. All the fish seemed to be interested in our flies. We sight fished and we both caught some beautiful fish. The big drama for the day started in a big bouldery run. I spied what I thought was a rainbow feeding midstream behind a submerged rock. Finally I got a good cast in and a very large brown took my dropper. The battle was on and this fish did not want to see the inside of the net. The battle was fantastic. Karen was able to net the trophy sized brown after some "drama". We were both excited.
The day showed us a high blue sky all day. The birds were singing. The sun and the water were warm. The wind was a nonfactor. We saw no other people. We caught loads of fish and the river was in perfect condition. We have but one more fly fishing day. Karen and I were tired as we walked a roadway back to our van but we both agreed that today was the kind of day you just don't want to come to a close. We both loved all the situations that we were presented with. We changed our set up 3 dozen times (just a guess). It seemed that all our experiences/lessons prepared us for an amazing day of fly fishing today.
Days like today do not come along very often.
The river we were fishing last night.
Lupens have almost gone to seed.
A friend I found in a quiet back water.
A beauty - look at that yap!
Sight fishing can be a real challange.
Got him!!!!
Unreal guys!!!! Glad to see the last few days of fishing are rewarding, now if tomorrow is just as good your not gonna want to leave :)
ReplyDeleteTwo more exams to go and I am done :)
Looks like a great day of fishing, good for you guys. Looks like a nice 6.5 to 7 lb trout - lots of head and mouth there!
ReplyDeleteA great way to finish.
:)