Hatch Fly Fishing Wanaka New Zealand guided fishing update: Friday July 23, 2010

Fishing report - Rivers are running slightly high again after a small amount of rain, accompanied by cold strong North Easterly winds.

Currently both lakes Wanaka and Hawea are getting low. At these levels or lower, especially lake Wanaka, there will be some good rip fishing to concentrated rainbow trout prior to spawning.

The browns have mainly finished spawning, and are back out in the lakes. While they are quite easy to spot cruising, they are not particularly active with the cold weather and minimal insect life. However, this will change with the start of August, and some good polaroiding can be had on sunny days.

The team at Wanaka Sports on Helwick street have a good selection of flies. It pays to stock up when a pattern is working as it doesn't take long for the word to get out resulting in empty trays at the store!

Good luck and tight lines.

Guided Fly Fishing

I am now organising bookings for the 2010/2011 season - There are still some great dates and weeks left. 

Our main season runs from November until May.

Please feel free to fire any questions you may have my way regarding trip booking and fly fishing around Wanaka, Hawea, and the Southern West Coast.

Best regards,

Craig.