Well to say December was an interesting month for Guiding and fishing in general in regards to the variable weather which brought gusty westerlies, showers and at times heavy rain, flooded rivers and streams certainly made life interesting. Alot of miles were covered to clear water in the lakes and although they too were high at least we were able to cast a line and land a few trout.

Normally the month of December heralds the arrival of the Brown Beetle and the start of the Cicada season in some areas of NZ, here in the South it is usually around Waitangi (6th Feb) but with the amount of rain , the hatching of these two species hasn’t eventuated (yet).

However the lakes still hold the Damsel nymph, Midge/Chironomid (The Chironomidae comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution and are an excellent trout food source) and there is always the Blowfly about and which again the trout love as a food source.

By using the above mentioned flies/nymphs and the correct technique successful days were had by all.