{"id":7052,"date":"2015-08-27T11:39:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T09:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/?p=7052"},"modified":"2015-08-27T12:19:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T10:19:18","slug":"nz-vietnam-ireland-jordan-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/27\/nz-vietnam-ireland-jordan-nz\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ &#8211; Vietnam &#8211; Ireland &#8211; Jordan &#8211; NZ&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iza and I are just back in NZ after our multi-country adventure. For the first month we did our own thing before meeting up in Ireland for my sisters wedding. I only did a days fruitless fishing in Vietnam, the rest of the time I was tearing around the country on the back of my brothers motorbike. We also made time to drink the worst beer in the world, eat some of the best food in the world and see the sights. I also only did one days fishing in Jordan with limited success. Don&#8217;t get your hopes up about seeing anything amazing but I will have some good information on Jordan&#8217;s fly fishing potential.. The rest of the time in Jordan was spent diving and snorkeling in the Red Sea. Fishing was not priority (for a change) for much of the trip but I had a few weeks at home in the west of Ireland where it was. Some of the fishing was excellent, mostly on Lough Inagh for grilse and Kylemore Lough for big sea-trout. I&#8217;m not sure when exactly I&#8217;ll be able to put a report together but it will include salmon, seat-rout, brown trout, pike, some saltfly and being hospitalized in a military hospital in the south of Jordan, actually, that&#8217;s enough said about the latter. It was hell.<\/p>\n<p>The photo&#8217;s below are from before we left NZ about 9 weeks ago. My intention was to get a report out before we left but better late than never! Some good stuff to come but I&#8217;m waiting on a memory card in the post from Ireland so a NZ report may come first. Needless to say I&#8217;ll be on the water all weekend!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good to be back!<\/p>\n<p>Ronan..<\/p>\n<p>Just over a month to October 1st! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Groovy&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7052 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-007_576x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-007_576x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7053\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7053'>\n\t\t\t\tHeading to the river!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-009_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-009_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7054\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7054'>\n\t\t\t\tSome more Clutha exploration.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-012_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-012_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7055\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7055'>\n\t\t\t\tIza and I didn&#8217;t do so well on Saturday but the tea was good!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-013_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-013_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7056\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7056'>\n\t\t\t\tKevin and I took it on again on Sunday. A change of tactics from the day before made the world of difference!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-019_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-019_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7065\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7065'>\n\t\t\t\tThe one that got away!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-016_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-016_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7057\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7057'>\n\t\t\t\tLovely water. Nymphing worked best. We also had a few on egg patterns.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-023_1024x223.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-023_1024x223-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7058\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7058'>\n\t\t\t\tClutha panorama..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-025_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-025_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7059\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7059'>\n\t\t\t\tA wee brown goes back..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-029_edited-1_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-029_edited-1_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7060\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7060'>\n\t\t\t\tA superb rainbow!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-030_edited-1_1024x582.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-030_edited-1_1024x582-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7061\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7061'>\n\t\t\t\tBack she goes. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ed1_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ed1_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7064\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7064'>\n\t\t\t\tKevin into a heavy fish..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-039_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-039_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7063\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7063'>\n\t\t\t\tWe hooked about a dozen, landed 7, this was the best !\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-001_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-001_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7075\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7075'>\n\t\t\t\tA week later. A flood during the week changed the fishes locations and habits.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-004_576x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-004_576x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7068\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7068'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sun broke through eventually.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-007_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-007_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7069\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7069'>\n\t\t\t\tMore exploration and another braid. This one I&#8217;m looking forward to trying in summer.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-026_edited-1_934x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-026_edited-1_934x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7072\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7072'>\n\t\t\t\tI fished alone on Saturday, Kevin joined me on Sunday. Fishing was tough! \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-029_1024x768.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-029_1024x768-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7073\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7073'>\n\t\t\t\tWinter fishing has a lot to offer in NZ.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ed3_1024x551.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ed3_1024x551-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7074\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7074'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fish in the braids are looking closer to spawning than a week ago. Time to leave them be and hit the main river. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-light\" style=\"height: 500px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"7078\" data-style-name=\"style-light\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Clutha-June-2015-011_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"I've been working on a possum streamer for a while. The longest fibres are in the possums tail which I tie in as the tail of the fly giving it the required length. The fuzzy body hair bulks up the body of the fly.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">I've been working on a possum streamer for a while. The longest fibres are in the possums tail which I tie in as the tail of the fly giving it the required length. The fuzzy body hair bulks up the body of the fly.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-007_576x768.jpg\" alt=\"Heading to the river!\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Heading to the river!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-009_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Some more Clutha exploration.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Some more Clutha exploration.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-023_1024x223.jpg\" alt=\"Clutha panorama..\" width=\"1024\" height=\"223\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Clutha panorama..<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-016_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Lovely water. Nymphing worked best. We also had a few on egg patterns.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Lovely water. Nymphing worked best. We also had a few on egg patterns.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-013_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin and I took it on again on Sunday. A change of tactics from the day before made the world of difference!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Kevin and I took it on again on Sunday. A change of tactics from the day before made the world of difference!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-012_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Iza and I didn't do so well on Saturday but the tea was good!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Iza and I didn't do so well on Saturday but the tea was good!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-025_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A wee brown goes back..\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">A wee brown goes back..<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-029_edited-1_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A superb rainbow!!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">A superb rainbow!!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-030_edited-1_1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Back she goes.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Back she goes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-032_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Clutha, June 2015 part 2 032_1024x768\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Clutha, June 2015 part 2 032_1024x768<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-039_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"We hooked about a dozen, landed 7, this was the best !\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">We hooked about a dozen, landed 7, this was the best !<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ed1_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin into a heavy fish..\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Kevin into a heavy fish..<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-2-019_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The one that got away!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The one that got away!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-002_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cool and crisp, Great to be out in it!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Cool and crisp, Great to be out in it!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-022_edited-1_934x768.jpg\" alt=\"Clutha, June 2015 part 3 022_edited-1_934x768\" width=\"934\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Clutha, June 2015 part 3 022_edited-1_934x768<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-007_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"More exploration and another braid. This one I'm looking forward to trying in summer.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">More exploration and another braid. This one I'm looking forward to trying in summer.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-004_576x768.jpg\" alt=\"The sun broke through eventually.\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The sun broke through eventually.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-026_edited-1_934x768.jpg\" alt=\"I fished alone on Saturday, Kevin joined me on Sunday. Fishing was tough!\" width=\"934\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">I fished alone on Saturday, Kevin joined me on Sunday. Fishing was tough!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-029_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Winter fishing has a lot to offer in NZ.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Winter fishing has a lot to offer in NZ.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ed3_1024x551.jpg\" alt=\"The fish in the braids are looking closer to spawning than a week ago. Time to leave them be and hit the main river.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The fish in the braids are looking closer to spawning than a week ago. Time to leave them be and hit the main river.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Clutha-June-2015-part-3-001_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A week later. A flood during the week changed the fishes locations and habits.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">A week later. 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For the first month we did our own thing before meeting up in Ireland for my sisters wedding. I only did a days fruitless fishing in Vietnam, the rest of the time I was tearing around the country on the back of my [&hellip;]<\/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":[728,726,461,607,199,165,155,63,145,727,277,729],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7052"}],"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=7052"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7084,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7052\/revisions\/7084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}