One of the very first times I took a thermal monocular out in the field it was a cool but sunny day in early winter. I got to the top of a spur that overlooked a gully and sat down and began glassing...
Liked On: 19-05-2023, 07:42 PM
Ran some eggs down to a weighted nymph 6ish feet long off a float/bobber at the Hāwea outlet again before work and got another nice rainbow. Just using a cheap telescopic rod with 8 pound mono (6...
Liked On: 19-05-2023, 06:41 PM
Not a trout but close. On the way to work today we drove across a small stream and I saw what I thought was a good size trout take off upstream of us. On the way home we stopped for a look and...
Liked On: 18-05-2023, 10:05 PM
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Liked On: 18-05-2023, 07:07 AM
Haha just farm casties mainly
Liked On: 18-05-2023, 07:07 AM
Hāwea dam has very low flow at the moment so have been fishing the lake outlet. Just a couple lures to snags so put a nymph on a float and landed a little rainbow hen for breakfast. The Upper...
Liked On: 17-05-2023, 08:14 PM
Had a family friend down for a couple of days so went for a look and found this big fella224067
Liked On: 17-05-2023, 07:57 PM
Its probably the longest single cut ever made by one of those things :)
Liked On: 16-05-2023, 08:54 PM
In relation to finding the OP's gear I went to the horses mouth. Had a yarn with the chief pilot, know him reasonably well. He was flying HS's machine when searching. To give everyone a rough idea of...
Liked On: 16-05-2023, 08:34 PM
Got this 12 on saturday morning. 350 yard shot with the old faithful 300wm dropped him on the spot. 2 of his mates took off up the ridge but they got away. Pretty happy hes my best head in 18 years...
Liked On: 16-05-2023, 06:55 PM
These are the 3 sika stags we took back in April. All were roaring or came into roars. 223916 223917 223918
Liked On: 15-05-2023, 07:48 PM
Ohiwa Harbour produced the goods again, With an evening low tide last night it was off to a spot on the channel edge to target the last of the outgoing tide and slack water tide into the cool of...
Liked On: 14-05-2023, 07:49 PM
One in full flight coming down towards me at about 100. One half speed going up hill at same distance. All the rest still or slow hopping. All of my Wally hunting is glassing and shooting. Mostly...
Liked On: 14-05-2023, 07:37 PM
Bumped him in some thicker stuff but he wasn’t sure what was going on and then mewed back and fourth to each other for 15 seconds and he walked out 15m-20m away. Was a very wet trip but well worth it!
Liked On: 10-05-2023, 07:41 PM
A second ferret down in the garden – couple of days after the first one – the Fenn6 trap disappeared out of the tunnel – he was caught across the shoulders and had four feet on the ground so ripped...
Liked On: 09-05-2023, 01:29 PM