Greetings from a hot dry New Zealand!
Here’s what we’ve been up to over the past two months…
Alas, drought conditions have taken hold in many parts of the South Island but we’re enjoying being out there catching trout…
Low river flows and warm water are never easy fishing conditions, but our years of fishing experience, ability to go early, move around, and target the best waters, has worked well. On a positive note, we’ve actually found many new places to fish and have been able to access many previously inaccessible locations.
Over the past two months we’ve enjoyed some epic adventures, via hiking, 4WD, helicopter, and boat access. On a recent fishing day out, our biggest catch of the day was a wild pig that ran under the front wheel of the Toyota Hilux on our way home in the dark!
This summer we’ve been as far south as Wanaka, and caught trout in Nelson / Marlborough, West Coast, North Canterbury, Central South Island, and Otago Fish & Game Districts.
Everyone knows that January and February aren’t always the best months to fish New Zealand. Our favourite time is Fall / Autumn, and in our opinion March and April offer the best fly fishing of the season.
Late season fishing offers great weather, cooling waters, the most colourful & best conditioned trout of the year, few other anglers, and fish migrating up into open water were they haven’t been for months…
If you’re looking for an adventure fishing trip in March / April then give us a call!
Kind Regards, Aimee & Zane Mirfin
www.strikeadventure.com
Zane +64 274 733 192
Aimee +64 274 726 079