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Post by tongariro on May 6, 2006 21:30:29 GMT -5
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Post by flyfisher100 on May 7, 2006 0:44:27 GMT -5
i wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice pics
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Post by osprey on May 7, 2006 3:09:54 GMT -5
Awesome mate!
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Post by 3lbgrayling on May 7, 2006 4:37:29 GMT -5
looks like you had a pretty good time.i was down the west coast a month ago. saw some huge trout and salmon.i will go back on a fishing holiday ! ;D ;D
jim
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Post by ScottRods on May 8, 2006 2:56:35 GMT -5
you got very lucky. I went to the west coast over anzac weekend for 4 days and it pissed down the whole time. All the rivers and creeks burst their banks.
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Post by tongariro on May 8, 2006 6:30:32 GMT -5
Scottrods
We started off with all the rivers around Murchison/Greymouth in flood so we headed down to Haast and found clear rivers and lakes then worked our way back up the West Coast, if you are preparared to shift catchments you can usually find clear water.
Regards
Paul
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Post by stylie on May 8, 2006 7:53:47 GMT -5
Lovely pics,,i really appreciate them. Im wondering from early season ? the trout look like early season trout do here , long in length with large heads ?
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Post by JayP on May 8, 2006 14:33:27 GMT -5
Don't think luck comes in to it when Paul goes fishing! Paul are the Salmon landlocked? Must be one hell of a bulge in the surface as they follow the lure! Those brownies look just like the ones I fish for on the Whitewater  well maybe the Whitewater fish are a third of the size and with slightly dubious parentage. Cheers JayP |
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Post by killipso on May 8, 2006 14:48:04 GMT -5
Hi All ........... The water spider might be of interest to the fly tying members. Regards Paul Errr......just how big is that thing? It looks more like a tarantula! |
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Post by ScottRods on May 9, 2006 0:41:59 GMT -5
I couldn't move bases unfortunately as I had the family with me and we were staying in Hokitika. But I'm definitely booking a trip over next year. Not a lot of fuel stops over that direction eh?
I concur, the trout look early season colours.
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Post by joey1 on May 9, 2006 5:38:10 GMT -5
Scottrods We started off with all the rivers around Murchison/Greymouth in flood so we headed down to Haast and found clear rivers and lakes then worked our way back up the West Coast, if you are preparared to shift catchments you can usually find clear water. Regards Paul Kia ora... Paul Bro, Choice flicks mate. Did you knock those brownie fullas on the head for the old manuka smoker, with a few kumara Chips, Bro? Not like it's a North Island Rainbow mate, worth putting back. Hope you asked the local tribe, if you could take their fish mate, without upsetting the Iwi. Wouldn't want them to set the local river Taniwha on you.  Che Che... I'm out. J. |
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Post by tongariro on May 9, 2006 5:53:10 GMT -5
Stylie
Not early season fish, but certainly not brilliant condition fish, I was a bit disappointed with some of the fish we caught, some of the rivers we fished we hooked ten or more fish from some pools, small fish 1 to 2lbs excellent condition, but the bigger fish were not good condition, I think the little ones might have been getting more of the available food.
Regards
Paul
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Post by tongariro on May 9, 2006 6:03:48 GMT -5
Jayp
The Salmon were not landlocked, they run the Paringa River from the sea take a right turn into the Hall River then arrive at Lake Paringa and eventually run into Windbag Creek to spawn.
We didn't see the takes they hit the lures deep and very softly, as soon as they were hooked they did some massive runs, on average the fight lasted between 10 minutes to half an hour.
Paul.
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Post by tongariro on May 9, 2006 6:09:11 GMT -5
Killipso
The water spider was about 60mm from leg to leg, I think they are quite harmless but I didn't get too familiar with it.
Regards
Paul
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Post by tongariro on May 9, 2006 6:22:07 GMT -5
Joey1
Didn't kill any fish, if I killed all the fish I catch, there wouldn't be any left when you come back home!
Regards
Paul
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well maybe the Whitewater fish are a third of the size and with slightly dubious parentage.
