SW Guiding and Carlin Bamboo

Summer Time and Cicada's

We had a great weekend's Safari fly fishing trip to a remote backcountry river and the cicada's were going off. Check out A 70's Safari Party clip!

I am now away again for a 2 day trip into Southland and the weather is looking great so no doubt more terrestials will get used to tempt the hungry trout to the surface.

We are staring to see more settle weather coming thru but as always the odd frontal system has been coming in but moving out quickly as the next good high ridges in so now is a great time to be Fly Fishing New Zealand

SW Guiding New Zealand Fly Fishing Report 12.02.09

Fly Fishing New Zealand Video Blog

Handcrafted Bamboo Rod update

Chris Carlin of Far North Rod Smiths emailed me yesterday to say that he had finished making my rod and is starting the big journey to NZ. I will be hooking up with Chris when he gets down my way and will be looking after him on the water for a day'a real New Zealand fly fishing and get him into some big South Island brown trout. Maybe I wil get a chance to cast the rod? Probably another day!

He sent me some photos of the bamboo rod, a 8'6" 5wt 3 piece of handcrafted beauty. I greatly admire the skill and effort that goes into making rods like this. Even many of the tools required to make these stunning rods can't be bought but have to be made by the rod maker themselves.

Check out the accompanying photos and remember to give Chris a buzz (when he finishes his NZ vacation) and order yourself one of his stunning rods - it will be a rod for life!

Tight Lines,

Simon

Fly Fishing New Zealand - another summer week

Oh, the NZ school holidays are finished so most Kiwis are back at work until the weekend so its a great time to becoming fly fishing in New Zealand over the next few months.