The weather Forecast was terrible!!

Wake up in the morning and look out the window and see what it doing is normally the answer!! The rain clouds did not arrive and the blue sky and sun shine did, so off we went for a relaxed afternoon fishing safari. Everything was about perfect, Dale Landon from the San-francisco Bay Area got a taste of some dream-water not to far away from Queenstown, and also got to feel what a healthy local rainbow trout is like to catch.

They don’t give up easily and will put your skills to the test…………Around here the trout is the final Judge!!!

Yasu Kobayashi arrived in Queenstown after 14 hours flight time from Tokyo. We drove 15 minutes from Queenstown and had a brown trout to the net within hours of Yasu being in N.Z.

This is Yasu’s 9th trip to New Zealand in a row, you guessed it?????

The fishing is worth the travel, and it makes me appreciate what we have here in N.Z that makes people the world over come to see…….

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Leo and Marcy, love the great outdoors and made a special trip to New Zealand to fulfill a life long dream to see what it really is like?

We made a flight into one of the most beautiful valleys you could imagine, chasing deer, landing on top of a mountain peak along the way, and then landing beside a dream-river to spend the day sighting and fishing to wild rainbow and brown trout.

I have a funny feeling that this was the first of many visits to Queenstown and N.Z, and am looking forward to sharing it all again…………………….. Henare 

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We were fishing in a place with an audience of cows that is in the back of beyond. You would think you were in the wild west of the states somewhere, but no we were on some dream-waters not far from Queenstown. (By Helicoter)

An amazing Fishery that on the day can offer dry fly fishing that fly- fisherman the world over dream of………… 

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We went to one of those places that makes you feel like you are the only people on the planet. A place where you can drink straight out of the river, and the pools are crystal clear and i think the trout call it Trout Paradise. We went to one of those places not  far away from Queenstown and  hung out with Loren & Jenaya. We cast to some Rainbows,  hooked a couple and pretty much had a magical day that will be hard to forget. Thats what you do when you are in the Wakatipu Basin, hang out and enjoy what we have in our BACK YARD………..

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We went for a search, Gordy Watson (TroutStalkers) and I found a stash of awesome water out there??. There were’nt many fish, but you know what they are BIG.

We know where they live, and if they happen to be home when we go calling and everything goes to plan the rewards could be great if you are a fisherman, not so much if you are the BIG FISH………. 

If you think you know these places?? or would like to know these places get in touch with us……….

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The Weather could not have been better, we lifted off at 8.15am from Alpine choppers and headed into Milford Sound via some magic spots, a scenic over dose really!! After a 2 hour boat cruise we flew over lots of dream-water, parked on a mountain over looking Glenorchy and Lake Wakatipu and had some lunch, played some guitar, enjoyed the magic views then dopped down onto a river and cast and caught some local trout. First time on a fly Rod for both Nev & Jenny and they both got fish to the net!! That is awesome!!! Flew back to Queenstown and had a speights on the way and landed at 6.15pm.

That was Valentines Day 2009, a day to remember for sure!! Take a look at the photos and see for yourself, every day is a valentines day we reckon………….

Dream-waters

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Queenstown is right on the doorstep of one of the worlds largest World Heritage Areas. Fiordland National Park is on the list of places to see when you visit New Zealand. Photographs don’t do the place justice, you have to see it for yourself to beleive it and more so feel it. If you have travelled from the other side of the world and your time is limited, let us organise a day that will feel like a week long  journey of experiences and leave you thinking that it was all just a dream…….

We even caught some Rainbow Trout on the way. Now that is a day that is hard to forget!!

If you ever talk to Anthony and Angela Hamilton or Leon and Fiona Christianakis  or Bruce and I then we will tell you how it was…..

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But did not prepare me for fish two, three, four, five, six and seven…… an epic of epoch days on some dream-water, back country, Queenstown.  Tony from N.Y

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The weather was looking Epoch, we researched some new water and developed a thirst for a cold beer by the end of the day…. dream-water and a river full of healthy Browns and Rainbows….

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