Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Twizel Canals – Should they be catch and release only? 3 days, 6 hours ago
by Allan Burgess
One of the controversies that surround fishing in the Twizel Canals relates to the percentage of trout that survive after being caught and released. Some of the big trout captured and let-go […]
Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Hi-Viz Surfcasting Rod Holders Using Reflector Tape 3 days, 12 hours ago
How to make hi-viz rod holders by Allan Burgess
Here is an inexpensive way to make your surfcasting rod holders stand out in the dark. Not only will it be easier to find your rod in pitch darkness it also makes […]
Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Makarora and Wilkin Rivers Lake Wanaka Otago 1 week, 3 days ago
By Monty Wright
Being on holiday Colleen and I woke at a respectable hour. We had stayed overnight at Makarora House which is a farm stay facility in the Makarora Valley. From our bedroom, we could look right […]
Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Harling Lake Dunstan – Best Fly Colours, Line Setups and Harling Tips 1 week, 3 days ago
by Peter Lemin –
Harling Lake Dunstan Part 1The main angling methods in Lake Dunstan have been trolling as well as fly fishing and thread-lining from the shore. During January, the fishing slowed down […]
Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Shadow-Box Trout Flies – How to make your own shadow-box project 1 week, 3 days ago
by Allan Burgess
Making a shadow-box to display your trout flies by hanging them on the wall is a great little project. They look super cool in your office, lounge, or “man cave”. They are easy to make […]
Allan Burgess started the topic National Environmental Approach Concerns Environmental Organisations in the forum Political and Environmental Issues 1 month ago
National Environmental Approach Concerns Environmental Organisations
Source: Fish and Game NZ – 26 August 2020
The National Party’s promise to scrap the freshwater reforms that are designed to protect our water for future generations is a licence to intensive agriculture to do what they want when they want, New Zealand’s environmental NGOs…[Read more]Frey Karts became a registered member 1 month, 1 week ago
Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Catch and Release or Catch and Kill – By Dick Marquand 1 month, 1 week ago
“A good game fish is too valuable to be caught only once.” Lee Wulff
Advice on Catch and Release to give your big trout the best chance of survival
The coolness of the approaching evening signalled the […]
Allan Burgess wrote a new post, An eye for the Water – A Study of Trout and Where to Find Them 1 month, 1 week ago
By Monty Wright
The habits of various kinds of trout differ considerably. Even though transplanted to new surroundings they still maintain their individual ways. The majority fish which we angle for in the […]
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Allan Burgess started the topic Precautionary Closure to Upper Tekapo Canal Trout Fishery over Winter 2021 in the forum Canals – Ohau, Pukaki and Tekapo Canals 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Precautionary Closure to Upper Tekapo Canal Trout Fishery
Anglers fish a popular stretch of the upper Tekapo Canal known as the Magic Carpet in July this year.
Angler concern over the sustainability of one of the world’s best “trophy” trout fisheries will lead to a precautionary closure during the 2021 winter fishing season.
The Centr…[Read more]Allan Burgess wrote a new post, Tongariro River Trout – Fly Bombs on the "Big T" – A Mainland Perspective 1 month, 3 weeks ago
By Tom Fraser
The Tongariro can be an intimidating river and sitting in the pre-dawn gloom with the frost settling on me, it dawned upon me just how easily someone could approach this river, be overawed and […]
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Allan Burgess replied to the topic surf fishing spots in the forum Surfcasting 2 months ago
Hi Paul, yes you can catch fish on the beaches you mention over winter. However, there will be a bigger range of fish caught during the summertime. I have caught elephantfish in mid-winter near Haast on the South Island’s West Coast.
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Tuesday 29 September, 2020
