Trout

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Favourite Trout Flies. Brown trout.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
    • Favourite Trout Flies and Favourite Trout Lies

    The Nymph and the Dry Fly by Paul Corliss They are no absolute rules in.

    13/03/2024
    Fish & Game staff sampling a Wairarapa spring creek as part of their stream health monitoring programme. Photo: Fish & Game NZ
  • Trout
    • Electric Fishing – Fish & Game scientists research New Zealand’s rivers with technology

    Electric Fishing – Fish & Game scientists research New Zealand’s rivers with technology The effects.

    13/03/2024
    Richard Thomson releasing a nice brown trout. Trout fishing afternoon.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
  • Otago
    • Trout Fishing Afternoon to Remember

    Trout Fishing Afternoon to Remember By Chris Dore The sunlight beamed through the windscreen as.

    13/03/2024
    Fish Mortality and Angling Methods. A rainbow hen about to be returned to the Ohau Canal. How likely is it to survive the experience?
  • Trout
  • Trout Fishing
    • Fish Mortality and Angling Methods

    Fish Mortality and Angling Methods – Fly Fishing Versus Spin Fishing by Don Jellyman Some.

    11/03/2023
    These little brass trout lures are often described as hardware for obvious reasons.
  • Trout Spinners
    • 7 Brass Trout Spoons For You To Try This Summer!

    7 Brass Trout Spoons By Allan Burgess Here are 7 “Old School” brass trout spoons..

    14/01/2023
    The author with a brown trout taken on a dragonfly nymph.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
  • Nymphs
    • Dragonfly, Creedon’s Creeper, Mud-eye, Bragg’s Dragonfly Nymph

    Dragonfly By Martin Langlands The adult dragonfly is a reminder of summer days in the.

    13/03/2024
    Pre-season preparation pays off! Here, Tony Gutbelert releases a fine West Coast brownie. New trout season prospects.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
    • New Trout Season 1 October

    New Trout Season Starts 1 October 2022 By Tom Fraser The days are getting longer.

    15/03/2024
    This brown trout took a RTB Legend bibbed minnow fished on spinning gear at Lake Dunstan. Photograph Dick Marquand. Bibbed trout minnows.
  • Trout Spinners
    • Bibbed Trout Minnows for Trolling and Spin Fishing – Old Lures

    Discover the best bibbed trout minnows for trolling and spin fishing in New Zealand. Find lures with perfect action, diving depth, and durability for trout and landlocked salmon. Bibbed trout minnows are a popular choice for trout and landlocked salmon fishing in New Zealand, particularly for trolling and spin fishing techniques. These lures are designed to mimic the swimming action of small baitfish, making them effective in attracting predatory fish.

    14/10/2025
    There's a good frosting of snow on the ground in this winter scene of Lake Pearson, in the Canterbury high country. Canterbury Winter Fishing Blues
  • Canterbury
  • Trout
    • Canterbury Winter Fishing Blues

    Canterbury Winter Fishing Blues By Piscator As an angler, don’t you hate winter? The salmon.

    17/03/2024
    Muz looks a bit like a wasp himself. The flowering gorse in the background sends clouds of bees across dangerous waters. Photo Andy Trowbridge.
  • Trout
    • Terrestrials and the Trout: Fly Patterns Guide | Fishingmag NZ

    Discover how to target New Zealand trout using land-based insects. Author Paul Corliss explores essential terrestrial fly patterns—including beetles, cicadas, willow grubs, wasps, and mice—complete with historic angling lore, rigging tips, and tying techniques to elevate your dry fly fishing game.

    13/07/2026
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