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Been in the upper reaches of a local river having almost to much fun casting cicada’s today… Gear failure resulted in two lost fish
First had my drag way to loose so got a massive bird nest when the fish run, got the second fish into the net only to have it half slide out through a massive hole in it
, skillfully got it back in but while thinking of what to do is slipped back out of the hole and broke off 
Best fishing I have had in that river for years, now to buy a new net bag
My Awatere adventures on hold for a while I returned to a nearby river, because the river was so low I decided to fish a stretch which requires deep wading (was upto my neck in one spot), not the smartest idea on a 18* day. The fish were still quite hooked on Cicada’s, had two take my fly but due to muppetry on my part I failed to set the hook. The cold was partly to blame for the second fish. Strangely the fish were not holding in their normal haunts.
Had a quick flick in another river on the way home, and when I was not paying attention a fish took my cicada. By the time I realized it was on the bottom spitting out my fly.
Still a fun day, and I hope to make the most of the last few weeks of Cicada season.
Landed a trout last night while fishing for Salmon on a colorado spoon, a bit later Paul got one on a zeddy.
Tonight, saw a couple of nice fish in a very small backwater, might give them a hunt tomorrow. I am hearing fewer and fewer cicadas now
Did not catch anything, but got asked for my license today by a ranger. A first in about 6 years of trout fishing
Caught this fellow and a couple of others in a Mountain tarn today. Perfect weather, barely any wind. Only downside, the small tarn had 12+ anglers on it. I got there first
Stuffed the strike up on 4 others, and saw heaps more. Also caught one in the river on the way home. Slipped and hurt my knee when trying to net her.
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