'It's all part of the story' Fly Fishing New Zealand. 

Cheers, yeah it’s pretty crazy here for sure…

Chris Tharp Cheers Chris. Dream job - that's for sure

Thanks Eric! More to come...

Petty jealousy.

Yeah a bit odd but each top his or her own i guess...

I lived in Alaska for 30 years, some of the best fly fishing in the world. NZ is different in all the right ways, in my opinion if that were one of my Alaska trips I would be very very happy with those fish, a lot more dinks would have been caught here.

Cheers for the kind words bud

@@mikefsher Thanks , All the way from Las Vegas Nevada I fished 82 to 85 all over Both Islands. I was US Navy stationed in Christchurch NZ Operation Deep Freeze in Antartica I love watching the videos you produce!!

Thanks - it's important to look after these valuable creatures for not only yourself, but others that choose to make the same effort in finding them.

You're welcome. I am a guide in Western Australia and we do not have the quality of fish that you have nor do we have the same quality and volume of water. The main thing i liked about your clip is that it was so genuine and real. No hype un like others on here.

AUSTRALISFISHING Thanks buddy - means a lot coming from a fellow guide, and i'm not a fan of the overblown hype and just like fishing for what it is.- relaxation and enjoyment.

Yes it was never meant to be about money and hype , more about sustenance and enjoyment

No problem - glad you liked it!

Highcountry Flylife cheers for that and I'm stoked you are enjoying them so much - very humbling. This is one of Krestens favourites as well.

Chris Tharp Sure is a great place. More videos to come in the next few months and will be EPIC!

senza parole,NZ il paradiso

No worries Steve...

cb202cam Thanks a lot for that - enjoying both jobs too (not a bad office)

Thanks!! Means a lot

+Uncharted Fly Fishing Thanks a lot for the kind comments. Good luck with your own vids!

+Andrew Nelson Cheers mate, glad you enjoy them!

Thanks!

Cheers for the kind words. It’s a beautiful spot for sure and rest assured that it’s not going to get more traffic than it can handle as the few that know where this spot is, only know from having been there before, so as long as you keep river names out of videos, they remain largely unaffected

Thanks for that - glad you enjoyed it...

robbie5826987 He he - yeah, cheers :-)

Thanks!

He's a good angler for sure - i'll let him know! ;-)

it does - cheers!

MJcrazyeyesDK Cheers for that and yes they do! :-)

Cheers!

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it

+Marius_sa Cheers! I'll agree with you! :-)

+RiverFishing 56 Catch and release. It's quite a common thing here in NZ. Especially on species that are dwindling ;)

Amazing.not luck,

Marius_sa I totally agree with you. They inspire me to fly fish better. Experts. They make it look easy. Iy It's Not.

Thanks for the kind words!

Cheers for that :-)

Both are great places - do them both! Cheers!

Cheers mate - I’ll be here!

Thanks David. Woolly Buggers still work but are a little 'old school' now - my go to are the new style articulated streamers (Sex Dungeons, Zoo Cougars etc) that Guys like Pete Carty have refined to an art... So much more movement and life. Happy to hear the clips are well received. Good luck tomorrow.

No worries - binge away!

+XxQuick-Scopers101 xX Great to hear and anything is possible buddy

Robbie's Fly Tying Channel cheers! Check out my later clips, you may like them as well. 😬

+YulixBrah Cheers mate

+mikefsher no worries mate, is this Otago territory?

+YulixBrah A bit further north than that :-)

+mikefsher ah okay, there's alot of nice water in Otago thought this might have been one of the ones I visited with my farther when I was little.

Thanks a lot - glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Adam - the average on this river was probably more 23inches and 5.5 - 6lb. Glad you liked it!

Cheers!

Cheers and yes.

Cheers. It was late season so about 10deg Celcius at night and maybe 16-18 during the day

Thanks Miles for the kind words. Anytime you want to get over here let me know and i'll book you in for a trip you'll never forget

+will4918 Cheers!

arm bender Thanks a lot! :-)

+Santiago Scorpio Rex Thankyou

You're welcome Mike!

How on earth would they know where 'this fishery' is? I'm pretty sure most Californians (not sure why these fine US folk have been singled out) would struggle to ever know where it is and more to the point, be able to get there without getting lost or hurting themselves. If they can manage that - then good on them cause it's back breakingly hard just getting there. There are much much more pressing issues facing fishing here in NZ than this place...

Do American's visit NZ and hire you to guide them? If so, where do they originate?

I guide a good number of Americans every season along with anglers from Europe, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Scandinavia. My clients from the US come from all over - Montana, Wyoming, Upstate New York, Texas, California, Colorado etc...

Let me try to explain my comment Mike: The fly-fisheries of CA have been decimated by 1. over-fishing and abuse, 2. mismanagement by state regulators and 3. an attitude of greed and a culture of selfishness that is pervasive in CA, and 4. the never-ending pursuit for more H2O. . The American River system, where I reside, is a perfect example; once held trophy rainbow and brown trout..as did the Yuba - and other, now depleted and abused, areas. The only remaining fine fly-fisheries exists where the fish-killing, dough-bait, beer-can dracks can't reach them, i.e. a natural filter - an example is the McCloud, which is, thankfully, does not run next to a major freeway system. Many CAs have given up on CA fly-fisheries -- and they now ruthlessly pound waters in other states,,,and other countries. I know this b/c as an Oregonian, we constantly had to "lecture" the abusive fishing practices of arrogant CAs on places like the Deschutes (fishing from boats, violating catch-and-release and size limit regulations, using live bait etc etc etc). I am happy that you have a great fishery ---- but once you take clients to your secret spot, how is it now secret????

I hear your pain. What you speak of is endemic of an increasingly busy and popular fly fishing world in a dwindling resource internationally. As a sport it is a simple reality that we need good numbers in both local recreational anglers and business interest (in this case guiding) here in NZ, to have a large active base with which to have a strong voice in terms of opposition to increasingly intensive land use, bad farming practice, forestry, and excessive irrigation etc. There is a fine line between not having enough sway, and too many anglers, and we are in the process of legislating protection for our 'blue ribbon' fisheries with emphasis on protecting our local anglers. With regards to your assertion that i may be 'outing' my secrets spots, i can assure you that these places are earned by clients by only being shown to my regulars after a few trips and having earned my trust. These anglers form the majority of my client base and have all become very good friends to a man (or woman) and in 18 years as a guide i've never had one disappoint me by betraying that trust. They are all as invested in the protection of the fishery as i am and know deeply the value of this precious resource. I've been able to hand pick my clients in the latter part of my career with emphasis on friendship, trust and integrity. Thanks for the opportunity to clear the air on that one and i love the passion! Tight lines mate.

Freestone rivers - no clay in sight... they only color up in heavy rain

Awesome! I live in Texas and the river water here is as clear as mud.

Thanks for that!

+Drake Walker www.latitudeguiding.co.nz is my site Drake, get in contact and we can discuss options although this season is fairly booked out

+Drake Walker also thanks for the kind words!

+Brady Wessel Lower density than US rivers for example but this place has good numbers of good sized fish throughout

I use a Scott Radian 5wt with a Waterworks Lamson Vanquish to match

Cheers! I use MacPac for my large 100L pack and Markhor for my larger day pack

Hey Dave, not sure on how or why the rod broke. It was fairly new so maybe a weakness in the blank - happens...

mikefsher Another very enjoyable video, your buddy Kristen is a cool customer after his misfortune with the sunglasses AND the rod (Wasps are a fact of life!) I hope the rod was insured or a Hardy/Orvis so it didn't cost him too much to replace, people baulk at the price of high end gear but with Orvis's 25 year no quibble replacement guarantee and Hardy's lifetime (to first registered user) guarantee, it may be costly to gear up initially but we all tread on/shut in the car door/poke into the ground a rod occasionally and their guarantees certainly soften the blow! I suggest looking into the dear-gear stuff for these reasons (obviously you don't need to mention cost to the wives!) Keep up the good work you guys, always a pleasure to view your videos.

Cheers, mainly nymphs of varying weights and dries in sizes 14-18

***** Glad you enjoyed it!

mikefsher Can you tell how much these trout weigh on average? I'm trying to decide on a line weight... and all the suggestions vary.

undefinablereasoning On this clip just under 7lb, but go with either a 5 or 6wt - in a perfect world, one of each.

Ty.. I went with a 5wt, i just wanted to make sure.

undefinablereasoning On this clip just under 7lb, but go with either a 5 or 6wt - in a perfect world, one of each.

+FeldwebelWolfenstool No natural predators here apart from us and as they are naturally shallow water feeders, do what is in their genes. Also we certainly do very much have to be incredibly accurate and careful with our stalking - makes it look a tad easier when you know what you can get away with. The closer the better here with regards to casting possie to avoid drag which will put them down in an instant. Local knowledge counts for a lot