Hatch Fly Fishing Wanaka New Zealand guided fishing update: Wednesday February 17, 2010

Fishing report - Rivers are running clear, low, and a wee bit warmer than ideal. However, they are much colder than the top layers of the lakes, so there is a few fish moving up to take advantage of this.

These low clear stable conditions have made the fishing increasingly hard over the last week.

There is some rain forecast over the next week, which will be good for the fishery.

We have had some nice fish taken on the dry this week however, a nice 6.5lb rainbow in exeptional condition being one of these.

Cruising fish are being taken on cicadas and damsel patterns, with good browns chasing the big dries well, and charging the sub surface patterns, which makes for much excitement!!

The West Coast has been going well, with Cicadas again being flavour of the day.

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 March/April/May 2010 - 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.