Strike when the iron is hot!
One thing I’ve learned during my almost 22 years fly-fishing is that nothing can be taken for granted. This is true both in the short term and the long term. A few weeks ago I was enjoying some world class fishing in a remote part of one of the Southern Lakes. I had it to myself 3 weekends in a row. I got as much as I could from it because I knew my time there with that quality of fishing was limited. The last time I managed to get the boat in to get across the lake I got the truck stuck in the mud due to extremely low water and no boat ramp. The lake had been falling constantly so the following day, even though the weather was favourable; I didn’t chance it because the lake was lower still and more mud would have been exposed. Since then the weather has kept me out of the hotspot. Last weekend my outboard broke down and by now I expect most of the fish which were hanging around the mouths will have ran up to spawn. Strike when the iron is hot or you will miss out!
Here are the highlights from last weekend on the water with Camo Guy..
Later all.. Ronan..
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- Guy quickly off the mark with a superb rainbow.. Wind and big waves kept us from crossing the lake to the hotspot so we found a small stream mouth on the safe side instead.
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- Like I said before, It’s hard to show the true intensity of a wave with a photo! An Irish lake boat would be excellent in NZ. I’d cross almost any wave in one.
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- White caps in the distance while we enjoy the relative shelter..
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- Then the engine wouldn’t start.. I started it manually. I have an electrical problem to fix. That little fish is a salmon. Breakfast!
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- I tried another stream mouth on the way home but I could not wade through the surf to get to the good stuff!
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- Guy and I like both like to eat trout and this one was excellent! Dipped in egg then bread crumbs before shallow frying..
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- Day 2. Everything, lakes included were high and coloured.. This lagoon on Dunstan was pretty clear.
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- Into a little one!
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- They’re not all giants!
