Allan Burgess
How to Catch Whitebait – An Easy Beginner’s Guide with Allan Burgess
New to whitebaiting? This beginner’s guide by Allan Burgess covers everything you need to know – from the rules and best gear to choosing the right rivers, tides, and safe fishing techniques. Learn how to spot the whitebait runs, use pole nets effectively, and prepare your fresh catch for the perfect fritter.
NZ Pilchard Guide: (Sardinops sagax) – Bait Fish Facts
The New Zealand pilchard (Sardinops neopilchardus), also known locally as Mohimohi or Picton herring, is a vital pelagic bait fish species. Discover how to identify this silver-bodied fish by its unique row of black spots and explore its massive role in the New Zealand marine food chain.
Jack’s Sprat Trout Fly
Jack’s Sprat trout fly is an excellent New Zealand smelting pattern. It can be fished to imitate common smelt, and in smaller sizes makes a good whitebait fly. It has long been a popular pattern with anglers seeking rainbow trout in the lakes, rivers and streams of the central North Island.
Contents, Acknowledgements, Introduction
The Complete Guide to Sea-Run Trout Fishing. As I’ve gathered the information for this book about sea-run trout fishing many anglers have willingly shared their most successful, and time-tested fishing methods and techniques. I am very grateful for their assistance and enthusiasm to help out with my projects in any way they could. The willingness to pass on information to help a fellow angler is a commendable trait many of us share. So often with fishing, a few small changes to the way you are going about it can improve your success rate considerably.
Chapter 1 – Where Do Sea-Run Trout Come From
Sea-run brown trout in New Zealand originate from European stock and share the same species as river-resident trout. Learn how and why these trout migrate to the sea, their feeding habits, and what drives them back into rivers to spawn.
Chapter 3 – Tackle for Sea-Run Brown Trout
Chapter 3. Tackle for Sea-Run Brown Trout The Complete Guide to Sea-Run Trout Fishing by.
Mrs Simpson Trout Killer Pattern with Allan Burgess
The Mrs Simpson is a famous New Zealand trout fly and one of the original “killer patterns.” Learn its origins, tying materials, and how to fish this proven trout catcher. It is one of the “must-have” trout patterns for fishing New Zealand streams, rivers and lakes.
Cicada Dry Fly – The Cicada is a large bulky insect
Cicada Dry Fly The cicada pattern is a popular surface fly to use when this.