55 days till

Hope the nikkon is ready for the trip!

Oh my God Oh my God Oh my God...
Will be there for this hatch in it's prime time...





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One of the most anticipated times on the fly fisherman's calendar here in NZ,with the first cicadas of the season usually starting to chirp in mid to late November.January and February are the two best months to hit the back-country fishing cicada patterns, chasing fish that were fussy and harder to catch earlier in the season, they can now be lured to feed off the surface with big dries.There are 42 different species of cicada here in NZ and they can be found throughout the country ,from our native forests and tussock lined river valleys to the sand dunes on the coastline.


The female lays her eggs in the bark and leaves of trees,once the larvae have hatched they drop to the ground and burrow in to the soil.During which time they may live for between 2 and 12 years,until conditions are right for them to hatch. They will then make their way towards the surface ,moult their skeleton skins to emerge as young adults.Some species have amazing coloration's, and are fairly large in size, ranging between 2cm up to 4cm in length,so a good size mouthful for any trout! Below is Wynne with a nice fish taken on a small tan colored tussock cicada pattern mid January.


A nice back-country rainbow that fell for a cicada pattern mid summer,some days the sound of them in the river valleys can be deafening.

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Below are a few different colour combos of cicada I have tied recently for the coming season,most are tied with foam for durability and floatation,mainly in sizes #8-#14. Tan coloured ones I find work well in tussock lined river valleys and the Black and Green more so in the Back-country rivers and streams lined with native bush.

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These larger flies tend to hit the water fairly hard as does the real thing, creating a disturbance on the surface which usually gets the trout's attention,over the past couple of weeks several clients have come up short on their final cast with the fly landing a meter or so behind or to the side of the fish but still close enough to trigger the trout to turn and inspect the fly with most swimming over and eating it..A great time to be on the water with some exciting fishing to be had,nothing better than watching a big fish peel off the bottom and nail your fly!

Oh my god...
Here's whats in store only 5 more weeks...
Just look at that fish and the water it came from...
Smile Mr. Brown....

this brought tears...
http://www.boredpanda.com/nature-travel-photography-johan-lolos-new-zealand/

Our rented house short walk to lake..1 week.

Man every river shit looks so green and pristine, I can see why it's like a Mecca of sorts. I'm excited for you my friend!

What's the travel time like?
Wife and I are in store for a 18ish hour trip to Delhi next month. Aside from the flight I am beyond excited to finally visit Asia.

Take train to san fran. will over night, then leave 7pm arrive 5am 13 hours, then board plane for southland 1.5 hours get in rental car may head south more or book hotel and rrst ill be jacked way up. air new Zealand is pretty nice even in coach...

30 days till this....
Full on dry fly season, peak..summertime
A friend who is a guide will be down there next Monday. he will be in the region were going to first. He will have fishing figured out and a sack waiting...
If no sack no big deal. With spots like this and the fish therein who needs weed...

I would bet stripping a wooly bugger would be absolutely insane....

You are going to have a blast!
I can't wait. Lol

ShroomKing said:

You are going to have a blast!
I can't wait. Lol

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Can't wait to share ..
Just look at the pic above, no trail beside the water...

chickenman said:

Our rented house short walk to lake..1 week.
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Cancelled this place, they have sandflies that are swarming for some reason bugs bite wife like crazy me too stinky...

chickenman said:

Can't wait to share ..
Just look at the pic above, no trail beside the water...

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It looks beyond pristine. I hope you are ready to match the hatch!

Did you buy a new rod and reel to take with you?And a new camera?

fishwhistle said:

Did you buy a new rod and reel to take with you?And a new camera?

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Taking 3 rods, all St Croix
For streamers, 9 ft.6wt. Bank Robber, For drys, 9ft. 6 wt.legend Elete, for nymphing 10 ft 5wt High Stick Drifter...Equipped with Ross Evolution reels and brand new Rio gold fly lines
Got nikon 3200 two lenses back from shop and shooting well...
Tent back pack and sleeping bag for a few over nights in the back country..
My farm kids got me all the floro carbon tippets, leaders will literally have hundreds of flies my guide friend has researched out and tied up for drys, streamers and nymph's
Along time friend from 40 years ago way down in Southland has invited us to stay with him.
I have not seen him in 33 years, His nickname is Lofty, he is a tall buggar.
The nicest fella. I found out His wifr is very spiritual, meditation, positive energies in the Maori tradition, just what my wife was looking for and while they are doing that It's fishon for Lofty and I....
wow..

23 days
Getting flies tied for me
Two dozen traded for half zip
Cacacdia patterns will be in full hatch
One of our farm kids is leaving today
He is a guide and will have the fishing figured out and sack waiting on arrival

Do you use worms as bait Chickenman? I am breeding night crawlers for fishing purposes, but I think the red wigglers stay alive longer in the water and wiggle. Any thoughts?