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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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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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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We climbed aboard Alpine choppers with Stefan and headed across the lake to see what was going on. The weather was about perfect for doing anything outdoors.

 With a river that was crystal clear and trout that were willing to take a dry fly with the right presentation, we had an entertaining day to remember. Noels even found time to take a wee knap on the path beside the river.

That is a pretty priceless day to be having, i’m sure we will be giving it another go sometime soon………….

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Brian and Mick make me appreciate the abundance of crystal clear water that we have here in N.Z!! We managed 2 days of fishing around Queenstown while they were here holidaying with family friends The Cole family.

Arriving in Queenstown with new fly rods and ready to use them for the first time we chose our days and went out for some fishing. These guys enjoy every moment of the day, taking in the awesome scenery and amazed at the amount of fresh cold water that flows down our rivers.

www.savethemurray.com is something that is close to Micks heart as he and thousands of others are directly effected by the Murray River. Do some research for yourself and learn about what is going on with the worlds 14th longest river and show your support.

In the mean time come and see what we have to offer with some of the clearest trout filled rivers in the world……. Dream-waters is what we call it…………  

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The weather was forcast for Premium, so we packed some food and wine, tents and gear and planned to watch the New Years fireworks display from Cecil Peak.

Richard and Janets first New Year in N.Z, everything was about perfect…………………

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