[yellowfin]

I have been fishing the Shag River in East Otago lately, there has been a reasonable number of large browns but with the lower water level they seem to be very wary.

Someone told me that March is a lousey time for trout and in particular a real lousey time to fish the Shag, any of you guys know why this might be?

There seems to be plenty of insects around and I have found the odd fish rising under or near overhanging willows, I thought it might be getting too late for willow grubs.

So far this season the old pheasant tail nymph has been the most productive, I have hardly had a dry fly on all season.

Today’s effort 4 1/4 Brown taken with a pheasant tail nymph.

[yellowfin]

nice trout there mate

[fishsnatcher]

nice big fella you caught there, is the shag suitable for spin fishing? or too shallow, im just starting out fly-fishing, so more confident with spinning.

Also is spring any good on the shag?

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