Fiordland offers a wilderness experience that will leave you speechless to say the least…

Clear water that offers the fly fisherman the dream of casting to sighted fish.

Big boulders and fast water made this place a challenge to hook and land fish, lots of handy foot work was needed for sure!! Robb landed a nice rainbow from this pool.

Shooting some nice line at browns and rainbows that were keen to rise to a dry fly well presented..

Fish on brother!! Robb pulled a few hole in 1’s, at least 5 that day.

Nice brown to the net, 1 of 15 or so for the day..

Fiordland, special country for sure.

The release..

Typical water that makes you think that it is all a dream, crystal clear and full of wild rainbow and brown trout.

If you are reading this and a fly fisherman then i reckon that you would be pretty happy standing in the middle of this river. Over 4 days we never seen a foot print apart from deer and never once did we think about what was going on in the rest of the world..too busy living the moment…

Every corner you turn just gets better and better, this river offered a different clarity of water…chur bro,

More big boulders and cyrstal clear water and a healthy rainbow connected.. and landed.

The Camp Pool..

About to fish the flats, cruising browns coming up and taking drys..

What a river huh, never been to the amazon but i imagine it could look like this in some places?

Typical Brown, healthy and full of fight and keen to take a dry if presented right.

Double hook ups, fishing the flats…totally on…

Fish on..

Another nice rainbow to the net..

Dream water is all i can say about this place..

Another brown for the release..

Rainy morning, but still they came up and took dry’s.

The Camp Pool, Robb had travelled from Afghanistan to Queenstown, One of his requests was to sleep on the side of a river under a tree. The first night was as riverside as you could get, and them beech tree’s we slept under are no ordinary tree either. Next morning Robb even caught a rainbow on a dry from his sleeping mat, now that is priceless. I missed the strike from my sleeping bag a few minutes later!!

chur brother, this is the most amazing river, the water is something else..

The release..

Typical brown over the 4 days, nice fish all keen to take of the surface, hi viz parachute adams #14 all day long.

The reflection pool, robb hooked 5 fish in this pool, landed 3..

Check the water, unreel

Cruising Browns all pretty much the same size, really nice fish.

This is one of the most pristine rivers i have ever seen, just magic..

These are a few photos of 4 days of fishing in the back country. If you are thinking of coming to NZ for the fishing trip of a life time, give us a call we will make it happen. We access these areas by boat and helicopter and camp riverside, use tents, back country huts, or just sleep under the stars.

Wilderness fly fishing will put you in the places just like Robb Meyers, believe me Robb will be back and we have other place just like these to visit, there are 10 lifetimes of beautiful rivers to be fished here, you had better call us and make a start to visiting what we call dream-waters.

Photo seem to tell a good story of whats been going on around here lately.

Put yourself in some of these picture… if you can imagine it we can make it happen..

Winter time means heliski time for me, i reckon its pretty cool to ski in the snow that will fuel the rivers we fish juring the summer.

Fresh powder, NZ.

Big Mountains aye, our back yard Queenstown NZ

Put yourself right here??

Paul and Barney Fairbanks were in New Zealand for thier first time and a trip into the back country was the first of many to come.

We flew with Brendan from Alpine Choppers and had an amazing time with both rainbows and browns coming up to dry flies. The boys got a taste of what things can be like when everything comes together just right.

Barney and Paul, hanging out in the hanger before lift off.

Flying out of Queenstown, beautiful day to be a bird.

You have to agree, this place is beautiful.

Barney, wow is this place for real??

We chased a few red deer and fellow deer on the way in.

About 3km of water to yourself for the day!

Paul hooked up!!

Paul with a fat Brown Trout ready for the return.

Barney had to have some of the action!

I had to have of the action as well!pretty nice fish!!

A big bull that lives up in the valley

Barney, watching his dad have a go at some rainbows.

Yes NZ does have small fish, great to see!!

Barney hooked up on a rainbow!!

Nice fish brother!!

The kiss before the release!!

Paul and Barney Fairbanks, another great fish to the bank!!

Home Time with Brendan

Dream Water, fly fishing Queenstown back country

Flying home with Brendan Thow, Alpine Choppers

20 Minutes later we were back in town. What a day in Paradise!!

John and Peter were into some exploration of our high country rivers. The weather in the west was rough so we hit central Otago. This place is Cowboy and Indian country that offers some challenging fishing and will give your skills a test. We mixed up the accommodation with Local Pubs, and a overnight Tent camp.

Managed to fish the Greenstone for a day, flying with Brendan at Alpine Choppers. Over all we had some great fishing with a few shots at some good fish. My personal definition of a good fish is 7 pound + and we had shots and hook ups on more then a couple of good fish. One fish up in the Nevis would have been 10 pound + easily!

Cheers Peter and John, looking forward to the next mission code” FIORDLAND”

Trust me that is not a usual day by any means, but everything lined up on the day and when you understand about casting, presentation and getting the right drift things can work out just right!

After about an hour and making about 7 good casts this beautiful brown finally took a small pheasant tail (#18)  and we reckon he also had a go at the dry. What an amazing fish!

Good numbers of fish about this size were in places where you would expect a fish to be. Don’t be fooled though because they will still give you a run for your money and more often then not will take you for a walk down river if given the chance!!

Probably can’t tell by the photo, but the wind was on the nose and strong!! Wind on the nose is typical here in NZ so you have to prepare if you want to get results.

3 fish came up to the “dry” along this piece of water,  and gave some jumping action!!

The New Zealand Dream, back country river all to yourself!!

Over hanging Beech Tree, our NZ beech forest are masting this year?? Stayed tuned for what can happen to our trout by the middle of March next year!!

This day was Epic, when you boil it down. Richard hooked well over 20 fish with his skills!! Using his Winston 5 piece #6 for what it was built for!!

Fighting Wild Rainbow and Brown Trout in NZ.

As a guide it will be hard to forget this one!!

New Zealand Fly Fishing at it’s finest!!

Typical water.

If there was ever the perfect river that was built for trout, then this is one of them right here.

Richard quietly moved into this position and made 2 casts and hooked 2 fish 1 after the other.

That’s pretty good in my books!

This is the Greenstone River and requires a full season license with a back country stamp.

Many people ask us, what do you get when you take a helicopter??

If you don’t feel like it, or haven’t got the time to do the 5+ hour walk in and out then its not a bad option?

I reckon Richard would tell you the right answer, he’s lining up for more of the same next year.

The pictures will tell the story..

Couldn’t help ourselves, these are healthy fish that run and jump, so much fun!!

Wind on the Nose.

We found what we were looking for, and managed to get some filming done which was the mission. Stay tuned for the trailers.

Turns out they left their husbands behind to fend for themselves, while the the Golden girls Hit the West Coast with some heli-hiking, Milford Sound, Canyoning in Glenorchy, TeAnau, and Queenstown.

Also turns out that the boys back home love Fly Fishing. Research and Development was the order of the day, and it wasn’t long before we were somewhere up the Head of Lake Wakatipu.

Walking through groves of Matagouri Tree’s on the rivers edge is pretty cool. Everybody was up for some adventure but especially to see one of the main reasons we go Fly Fishing… because you see all the beautiful palces.

The river was running a touch high and smokey from a combo of rain and snow melt. 

Theresa with a good sized Brown to contend with.

Having a tussell with a wild Brown Trout is an experience to be experienced, they are good fighting fish!!

A great fish to the bank, Terrie and Theresa holding the largest trout ever.

It only takes 1 fish to make a day!! After hooking a couple of  other fish and having one other tussell with a rainbow that finally got off, this brown  was the reward.

The “Golden Girls” with an awesome brown.

The river was running a touch high and crossing had to be done with care. These  guys were up to the task and will have some great memories of a day of that was spent in a beautiful place , hiking, fishing, crossing rivers, bird song and beech forest..

Never ever thought they would cross a river, they did it well.

The walk home….. That was a great day….. next time the boys will be here i reckon….    

Myself,Gordy Watson, Craig, Wendy & Shane Cole, Just being there is special. If there was ever a place to go fly fishing in your wildest dreams?? This could be it!!

Gordy and Shane, stalking some dream-water. Put yourself in the picture??

Gordy and Craig with a nice Brown that put up a great fight amonst some fallen beech tree.

Craigs, Healthy Brown that will live to battle another day.

Wendy with a nice fish to the net, gordy in the guiding seat doing what he does best. Showing off our backyard.

Wendy and Gordy with a beautiful Brown. 

Shane with a nice Rainbow that put up a great fight, we would name this pool the Trifecta Pool after Shane, Wendy and Craig would land a fish each within an hour of fishing.

The Trifecta Pool.

Wendy with a nice brown from the Trifecta Pool.

Shane and Craig with another nice Rainbow from the Trifecta Pool.

Wendy’s, Hardy “Princess” about to be put to work, these are classic reels. I think this one is about 40 years old and still going strong!!

Gordy selecting one of Craigs “Scruffy” nymphs that worked a treat!! Can you see the fish up ahead between Gordy and Craig?

Rod and Rifle at the ready with the chance of seeing Deer on the river side. No such luck, anyway there were plenty of fish to keep us busy.

Craig done the job with the Sage/Prince/Scruffy/Gordy combination. Another nice brown to the net.

As a Professional Guide, not only do you need our eyes and skills to get hooked up, but more importantly safety on the water is paramount!! Learning to read water and cross in the right places and correctly is why you need us on your side.

Snow covered mountains, beech forest to the waters edge, and crystal clear water. Dream-waters at it’s best. Wendy, Craig and Shane living the dream.

Lord of the Rings country, like i said this place is well worth more then a thousand words, much more!!

Put yourself in this picture!! Shane and Gordy hooked up on one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.

Some great guiding and fishing skills got this rainbow to the net, with smiles all round.

2 days spent on some dream-water in what we call our back yard and you get an experience that makes you smile as if it was yesterday that we were standing in gin clear water, watching wild trout feeding as if nothing else mattered. The privilage of seeing a rare blue duck (whio) and listening to it’s unique call, while listening to the sound of waterfalls and running water…. I think you get the picture….

If you want to see some of this country and cast at some wild Rainbow and Brown Trout and have an experience of a life time then best you get in touch with us.

Shane, Craig and Wendy are already thinking about the next mission, and Gordy and i know exactly where we will be going… somewhere in what we call our back yard. 

This pool held 4 great fish!! Anyone want to go??

Waking up to this from our camp…. priceless….

The camp pool, holding nice bows.

Craig with a nice bow, photo and release.

We spotted a few fish and even though it was the first day of the season, they were not making it easy for us!! The stretch of river we chose is known for large fish, but also for the fact that there are not big numbers.

For us as always it is about being there!! And the valley we were in was looking at its best. Lunch and a nice cup of tea or coffee riverside is always a pleasure.

We did get to meet some locals up close and personal and a bonus with one fish happy to take a dry fly. All in all a nice day out in our back yard. Bring on the rest of the fishing season!!!

The result was 1 load of Japanese Snowboarders doing a photo shoot for Burton, and 2 loads of skiers and riders who had the best days riding of their life.

Landing at around 2200m and getting picked up at 1550m gave us some powder and fresh lines to yahoo about until next season…