{"id":16639,"date":"2024-08-05T00:10:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T22:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/?p=16639"},"modified":"2024-08-05T00:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T22:57:33","slug":"winter-update-and-april-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/05\/winter-update-and-april-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Update and April Highlights."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By now in Central Otago things are usually warming up a little, but they’re not! It’s been a very cold winter here. Hard frosts most mornings making it hard to get motivated to go out. Some days it warms up a bit for a couple of hours. There’s been very little rain but I see no impediment to fish running the rivers to spawn. I think with the settled and consistent river flows this will be a very successful spawning season. I haven’t fished very much this winter. Certainly the least I’ve ever fished through June \/ July. I’ve been putting all my attention into our old house keeping on top of an ever increasing job list. It’s a labour of love. Over the next couple of months the lakes will fire up. I think the first glimmer of spring will bring some brilliant lake fishing and I’ll be there to cash in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 17th I’ll be in Patagonia Queenstown for an informal event. I’m not one for giving speeches but I’ll be there to chat about my fly patterns with Fulling Mill and how they came to be. I expect I’ll tie a few flies too and generally talk fishing! If you’re around pop in and say hello. It’s free but can register your interest here<\/a>. I’ll be donating all of my payment to Doctors Without Borders working in Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are some photos from April and into May. They tell the story of a good month! The highlight was taking Will out with his dad Brendan who is a regular client. Will is 12, The same age I was when my grandad gave me my first fly rod. We started with a lesson for about 2 hours and then put it into practice. I could see the ability was there but he just lacked a little confidence. After a few near misses Will connected with his first on a fly and landed a super trout. On the dry too. With more confidence he got another fish later in the day. He managed 2 for the day which is a solid day for any angler in NZ. He’s coming back for more in September! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also had a great session with my own 2 kids. We popped out locally just in time for a great little hatch. Adaline and Lochlan learned more about wet wading than anything and Lochlan managed to fall in (again). They were great with the net and helped me land a big brown! I think they’re starting to understand what it’s all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a look at my flies check out this link<\/a>. and if you’d like to book some dates for next season check out my website<\/a> or email ronan@sexyloops.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tight lines. Ronan..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another great couple of days with Skyler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Great water..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One on a trusty Royal Wulff! Once a fly that I
had great faith in.. of course it still works!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A great start!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The never fail pool!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lovely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eyes on the prize..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The one that got away! Got the photo anyway..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some late season fishing for myself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A super 6.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wesley onto one..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Good one..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Then this tank! 6.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Late season..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off to the high country..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wesley trying to get in range of a rising fish..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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off to another spot. No fish for us today!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off to the river!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They’re a great team on the net!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Quite a big fish in the bag!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wet wading..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Loving it..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adaline helps him the last bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brendan and his son, Will. A good start!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My very trusty hotspot! Soon to be available in a 14 (as well as a 12 and 10)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The day was about to get even better!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I gave Will a casting lesson in the morning
– now he’s into his first on fly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A super fish on my kiwi dun. Very well played!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I expect he’ll always remember this..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brendan had a great day too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A solid trout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Will with number 2. What a day for him!
2 super fish on his first day with a fly rod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A small stream with Mark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A 7lber on my Midnight streamer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cows. The most important things in NZ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shelen with a good start to the day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One for me showing late season colour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fishy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shelen into another.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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About to go back..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One for me during a great hatch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back with him..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The start of a few hard days with Andrew.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lovely water..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not many fish about..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We did manage a couple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A welcome trout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Near the end of the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A good start on day 2 but this was the only fish of the day!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There were a few there but they quietly melted away..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off to the lakes with a handful of buggers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I really expected a lot of fish here..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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..but we struggled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Surely.. but no..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finally! Late in the day. And another better
fish came shortly after. Thank feck!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Time to walk back..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Last day and sun was out..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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..but the fish weren’t!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Very hard to find any fish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finally a good one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back he goes.. Another came later, so 7 fish for 4 days!
Every day was tough but we persisted and did okay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rahel was our au pair for 7 months. Past time she learned to cast!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Playing one like a pro!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First NZ trout! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By now in Central Otago things are usually warming up a little, but they’re not! It’s been a very cold winter here. Hard frosts most mornings making it hard to get motivated to go out. Some days it warms up a bit for a couple of hours. There’s been very little rain but I see […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1386,1199,1224,1387,1372],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16639"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16715,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16639\/revisions\/16715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}