Flying down from Queenstown was a experience on it’s own and cruising around the sound was breath taking to say the least.

If you and your friends are looking for something out of the box give us a shout because that is what we do, we like to take you to places where the only people you will see are who you choose. The rest will be some of NZ’s most pristine landscape.

You will get to have a pretty good feed along the way as well as fresh as it comes out of the cold pure waters of southern New Zealand.

Fying down over what we consider to be one of the most pristine places on the planet, our backyard.

Ross and Lex from Brisbane at the letter box to where??

Kisby Lodge, this place and area is rich in New Zealands early history. From the gold mining to fishing, sealing, hunting, and stories and locations that will tell the tales of the early Maori explorers to the area.

Landing on the barge and meeting our boat, unreal!!

Myself and Gordy, these machines are the closest thing i know to time travel. The only way in to this place is by water or air unless you have 3-5 days to spend hiking in and out.

Our boat for the day, ready to go for a cruise

Lets go.

Crayfish for lunch, yum yum

Ross and Graham tucking into some fresh Terakihi. Straight fromth cold southern ocean.

Garlic butter and cray tails, anybody for lunch.

Forget about the green stuff boys.

About to get aboard the helicopetr and head back to Queenstown.

Flying home

You haven’t seen rain until you see what it can do in Fiordland!! Milford Sound has been called the 8th wonder of the world and when you see the place after its been raining for a few days you will see why!!

Randy & Family had walked the Milford Track. Actually they had to be helicoptered out on the last day because of severe flooding and along with Brendan Thow we were the transfer back to Queenstown via a few special spots along the way.

Gordy, the wild west coast.

Randy O'connor and his family, the west coast of southern NZ

Isolation on the west coast NZ

The wild west coast, hut and Open fire, some good food and conversation...

Raining one minute, sunshine the next..

A brew and some nice food, pretty nice..

Exploring a deserted beach.

Sunshine 1 minute raining the next..

Getting away from the hustle and bustle...

The photos ran out about here, but beleive me the rest of the way back to Queenstown was pretty nice, calling in at the haast pub, then flying through to makarora and finding some trout and putting a couple on the bank to be released again. Then back to Queenstown about 4 hours after leaving Milford Sound. Heli exploration of the west coast NZ, if you want to over dose on scenery the this is for you!!

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!!

The best excuse to go back country i reckon is a fishing rod, camera and even a rifle for some venison! Just being in the places we go is special, and to catch a sighted trout on a fly and then release it however big or small is an experience to be remembered.

I love showing people what is sitting on our doorstep and sharing a few stories that go with the place. NZ is a small island at the bottom of the world and at the bottom of that island is the place that i like to hang out in..

Our fly fishing season is nearing an end as the trout prepare to start spawning up into the head waters of what i reckon are the most beautiful rivers in the world!!

Here are a few images of the summer of 2009/10..

Billy Gates with a baby brown trout.

Billy & Randy, pinot riverside, why not?

Going fishing, back country NZ

Randy, hooked up!!

Typical Rainbow, that dont give up easily!!

Randy with another good Rainbow.

Helicopter time, beats walking for 7 hours 1 way!

Billy Gates, Good times..

End of the day, pinot noir, riverside waiting for the heli.

The Fishing Dairy has lacked evidence of our busyness,  I’ll let the pictures tell a few of the stories of some of the adventures we have been getting into.

This one in particular was with Bob Payne and his family from California. A heli-scenic into Milford Sound and some Fly Fishing on the way. Not a bad way to finish 2009 off and see 2010 in..

Some of the people we have been showing around..

And some of the fish we have been meeting..

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.

We flew to a special high country river that presents a challenge to any fisherman. Flying out across the southern alps is something special that has to be experienced while you are in N.Z. And to land beside a river that is full of rainbow trout is a dream come true.

That is what we did with the brock family from Toronto.. See for yourself what the pictures say..

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 

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