gulfgreyhound
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Think Spring and the Jam.That pretty much covers my two weeks in "The Last Best Place" Rain, more rain coupled with wind that would blow the hair off a dog made for just lousy conditions.That was the down side.The up side was being in a fantastic place that defies word to describe.Pictures do New Zealand no justice as well.
Just as at the Jam the problem was flooded stream and non stop rain. Like that trip finding fish-able water was the challenge and after I was told by a Kiwi friend that the Conway River looked like it had dropped and had cleared enough to make it worth the 45 minute drive to check out. The report was correct and the green tinged water held promise of a trout or two. Unfortunately I'd left my waders back at the house so my wading was severely limited and made a good stretch of river off limits. There was still a lot of fish-able water at my disposal and best of all no boot tracks were to be seen along the bank.
After a couple of hours and about a half mile of river probed with nymphs and streamers not one trout was raised. It was a discouraging start,but at least the sun was out and a promise of a better day tomorrow.
Driving back I checked another smaller stream and found it basically unfishable.
Just as at the Jam the problem was flooded stream and non stop rain. Like that trip finding fish-able water was the challenge and after I was told by a Kiwi friend that the Conway River looked like it had dropped and had cleared enough to make it worth the 45 minute drive to check out. The report was correct and the green tinged water held promise of a trout or two. Unfortunately I'd left my waders back at the house so my wading was severely limited and made a good stretch of river off limits. There was still a lot of fish-able water at my disposal and best of all no boot tracks were to be seen along the bank.
After a couple of hours and about a half mile of river probed with nymphs and streamers not one trout was raised. It was a discouraging start,but at least the sun was out and a promise of a better day tomorrow.
Driving back I checked another smaller stream and found it basically unfishable.
