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| Week Four - January 31 - February 6, 2009 |
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Left: One of the rivers we fish when the sky is not blue Right: Gary displays a typical small river rainbow |
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James double checks his knot before approaching the next fish |
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Another hook-jawed brute - the fish that it is, not Geoff |
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Sight fishing often requires a spotter on higher ground or on a different angle to the fisherman |
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Longy catching some zzzs on one of the most uncomfortable surfaces known to man
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We're on! |
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Chasing an angry brown downstream |
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Not the best composition but the fish is wonderful
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Left: Brian with a solid slab of salmo trutta Right: A tiny feeder creek that has some good fish in it |
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Casting to rising fish on a creek somewhere |
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James captures the moment for posterity |
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These fish really put on a display in the faster water |
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A bit of elevation and you can see every stone on the bottom |
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The reason some rivers are designated as trophy waters. Paul was pleased with this one |
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Another 'fish of a lifetime' |
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One more |
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We don't only fish the bigger rivers for the biggest fish. Chasing rainbows near TeAnau |
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Seconds later |
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Smelling the roses |
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I have been fishing these rivers for a long time and the water clarity never ceases to amaze |
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A long pool that often has rising fish |
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Willow lined trees fish very well on the dull days or when the wind is knocking willow grubs in |
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Low water conditions mean that spooking a fish in the tail will result in ruining the whole pool. Trying to throw a careful line at a fish |
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A didymo affected river proving that regular flooding helps keep it at bay |
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Southland |
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The view at the end of the day |
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Rainbows are not found in many rivers down south, but good populations exist in certain waters |
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