Born to be Wild – the natural approach to salmon management
The sea-run Chinook salmon fishery in New Zealand is little more than a hundred years old.
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Kayak Fishing for Big Perch
A few years ago, I changed from being almost totally focused on trout as my freshwater fishing obsession to targeting perch in our local area.
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Trout Spinning Technique – Made Easy
‘Where, what, how and why?’ That old chestnut! I’m pretty sure the first time I heard that, I was at school.
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Mentoring an Enduring Legacy
The trout was lying exactly where my brother had hooked (and lost) it the previous month; but instead of lining it up himself, he generously directed me to a casting position downstream.
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Mentoring the Family
There was a piece of paper sitting by the photocopier. Under the heading ‘Boys’ were three questions: ...
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Whitebaiting – The Proposed Changes
“To whitebaiters, many things about whitebait remain a mystery. But one thing they all agree on is the need to monitor and manage the pastime so that the generations to come can also share the camaraderie, the peace and beauty of unspoiled coastal river environments, and most of all the thrill of catching a tasty feed.”
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A Nymph Fishing Philosophy
Trout fishing and the fanatics who indulge in it have one failing in that they tend to make the task doubly difficult by creating an air of mystique about the ways and means to catch a trout.
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The Mentoring Cycle
Most of us who hunt or fish can recall the names of those who’ve mentored us. In the same way that we’ve benefitted from their willingness to pass on ...
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Backing it up.
You say to someone, “Let’s go backcountry fishing”, and the first thing they think is, “Hell, no!” And the second is, “How do we even do that?”
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Saltwater Fly Fishing Within New Zealand
To many, it’s curious that estuaries house large predatory fish, such as kingfish.
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NZ Freshwater Fishing Guide – Whitebaiting Trout 2019/2020
Humans aren’t the only ones who flock to river mouths, in search of whitebait! Many creatures have learnt to take full advantage of this seasonal bounty.
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Saltwater Fly Fishing Within New Zealand – Part Two
Fly fishing for saltwater fish can be taken to the extreme; these species are abundant in New Zealand’s shallow waters.
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