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Post by tongariro on Mar 10, 2006 3:45:44 GMT -5
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Post by JayP on Mar 10, 2006 7:57:54 GMT -5
Great pictures Paul that third fish is a stunner and all taken on the dry as well!
There was some knob jockey on the forum not so long ago trying to say that all the Brownies are on the South Island and that the North only has Rainbows! T wat!
Cheers Jason
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Post by ScottRods on Mar 10, 2006 18:49:17 GMT -5
I am certainly no chocolate cowboy, but i said that the rivers in the South carry mostly Browns and the rivers in the north carry more rainbows. There was no stocking of rainbows in south island rivers in the 1860's, they stocked the lakes with this type of fish, which obviously migrated by natural movement. However there was a consistent policy of introduction of rainbows into the north island sea run rivers of steelheads and rainbows in the taupo an tongiriro area.
British immigrants first introduced trout fishing into New Zealand in 1867, when brown trout eggs (obtained from fish transported from Britain to Tasmania), were sent to New Zealand. Rainbow trout eggs were imported from the Russian River Hatchery in California and arrived in Auckland in 1883. The eggs were rushed to Lake Taupo (in the North Island), where abundant food sources allowed the fish to grow to sporting size within three years.
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Post by davidarmes on Mar 10, 2006 20:22:28 GMT -5
Great pictures Paul that third fish is a stunner and all taken on the dry as well! There was some knob jockey on the forum not so long ago trying to say that all the Brownies are on the South Island and that the North only has Rainbows! T wat! Cheers Jason Paul ;D Will have to brave the 29 Hour plane trip ( Again ) from uk Just keep on posting these pics!! to remind me that I must come back Again !! Tight lines DAVE ARMES
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Post by JayP on Mar 11, 2006 3:16:40 GMT -5
Jonathan,
The knob jockey I'm referring to is a well known arm chair fly fisherman and self-proclaimed NZ expert who unfortunately still resides in the UK.
"Chocolate Cowboy" You could win an Oscar with that mate! ;D
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Post by tongariro on Mar 11, 2006 23:12:03 GMT -5
Jonathan I think this is the Quote JayP refers too:
" Without wanting to appear too fierce, can I suggest that this should take place on the South Island. The fish are bigger and they are Brownies. All the fish on the North Island are smaller and Rainbows. Wanaka would be a good base and is an easy drive from Queenstown."
Posted by the "NZ expert" when planning a possible NZ trip for Forum members.
Paul
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Post by greenkingfisher on Mar 11, 2006 23:53:09 GMT -5
Looks fantastic. & the trout are superb. couple of questions: 1. How did you do the thumnails with links to the bigger pics? 2. How long did it take to land that stonker? 3. tights?
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Post by JayP on Mar 12, 2006 2:13:45 GMT -5
Jonathan I think this is the Quote JayP refers too: " Without wanting to appear too fierce, can I suggest that this should take place on the South Island. The fish are bigger and they are Brownies. All the fish on the North Island are smaller and Rainbows. Wanaka would be a good base and is an easy drive from Queenstown." Posted by the "NZ expert" when planning a possible NZ trip for Forum members. Paul Nooooooooooo! The actual thread I'm refering to is on the Anglersnet Forum. He's actually been to NZ! However I had forgotten about this thread, Knob Jockey! ;D I've tried to figure out how you post the pictures so that they enlarge in a new window and can't, is it a photobucket setting? JayP
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Post by tongariro on Mar 12, 2006 2:21:17 GMT -5
Hi Greenkingfisher I use Photobucket, I select all pictures I want to post, left click on ' Generate HTML and IMG code' then select ' IMG clickable thumbnails for message boards' select all, copy, then paste to your post.
Normally these fish only take a few minutes to land, they either stay in the Pool where you can put pressure on them to land quickly for release, or they run downstream through a rapid or two, by then they can be landed quickly. Paul
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Post by ScottRods on Mar 12, 2006 3:03:10 GMT -5
Well I'm getting mighty itchy fingers wanting to go out again. I'm off to lake taylor in the hurinui range on St paddy's weekend. Must remember to take insect repellent. Sandflies abound.
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Post by johnk on Mar 13, 2006 5:05:45 GMT -5
I'm guessing that the tights are an anti-sandfly device, correct me if I'm wrong though If you've been wading in shorts and leave a gap between your shorts and the water you'll end up with a ring of bites round your legs, not pretty. They could also be for sun protection though.
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Post by tongariro on Mar 13, 2006 5:18:14 GMT -5
johnk Yes the "tights' or thermals do help against the sand flies, also the sometimes very cold water when wet wading doesn't seem quite so cold with thermals,they also give you some protection when bush bashing between some pools. Paul
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Post by moustique on Mar 13, 2006 9:59:56 GMT -5
A lovely set of pictures, and thanks for sharing them with us!
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Post by noggininnewzealand on Mar 15, 2006 4:45:48 GMT -5
Hi guys I don't want to be picky Scottrods but rainbows weren't introduced into Lake Taupo . They were put in the Waikato Stream on the Desert Road in 1898 fifteen years after you suggested. The fry were dying in transit and were released into the nearest waterway!! From here the great Taupo fishery began. Lake Taupo did not have abundant food and firstly bullies then smelt were introduced to feed the trout!! Just a little research would have given you this info! Cheers Noggin. PS Tongariro is off to the 'Big O' this weekend and I can't go!!
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Post by joey1 on Mar 15, 2006 6:24:39 GMT -5
Hi guys I don't want to be picky Scottrods but rainbows weren't introduced into Lake Taupo . They were put in the Waikato Stream on the Desert Road in 1898 fifteen years after you suggested. The fry were dying in transit and were released into the nearest waterway!! From here the great Taupo fishery began. Lake Taupo did not have abundant food and firstly bullies then smelt were introduced to feed the trout!! Just a little research would have given you this info! Cheers Noggin. PS Tongariro is off to the 'Big O' this weekend and I can't go!! Bloody Ex-pat Tourists, stealing our fish not knowing our history. ;D J.
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