Nothing beats looking forward to a good trip out on the water. Well, actually being on the water does, but that's beside the point. As we are coming into weather that can be a bit on the wet side of things, nothing is worse than getting to the days before or day of the trip and finding your intended river running too big to fish. I know, it sucks! Luckily there are a few things to help.
Firstly the weather forecast. Obvious I know, but following long range weather patterns can help you better decide on areas to fish. Some weather patterns will break up before reaching your fishing area but the news weatherman will probably just tell you its raining or not. Its pretty much 50/50 for them... Some rivers will be less affected by rain, while others blow out at the sniff of rain. Some fish well before and some after.
Taking a bit of time to figure out which rivers are which can really be the difference between a good trip and an utter shit, sitting on the riverbank doing little to no fishing at all trip. Working out river flows isnt as hard as it may sound. Just jump on the internet, find a website for your local council and most should have an environmental or services section to it. Waikato regional council for example. There is a services section to it that has a link to local river and rainfall levels. Someone else has done the job for you. Brilliant!
Taking note of how the river fished last time and trying to match it up again with as many of the same natural factors as possible goes a long way to having another cracking day on the water. This could, in some peoples minds, require a bit of effort but it will surprise you how much info you will retain if you take note of things.
Lastly, well probably not really lastly, but lastly for now is get your gear in working order. Nothing sucks more than when all the conditions are right and you find your rod is snapped somehow (or by someone) and you need it fixed 2 minutes before hitting the water or finding that big fart you let go in your waders really did blow a hole in them somewhere (not the best thing to do in waders) and you end up wet wading unintentionally...
Enjoy the time leading up to these trips and enjoy the planning and monitoring weather conditions that go with it. Enjoy even more the little trips you just decide to up and go on because the city is driving you batshit crazy and you have to escape. Unfortunately for these guys, work is fun. They get to fish for a living. Oh and travel a lot. Hard life really... (pause) Not! Anyway, here is the Trout Bum crew with the awesome trailer for a project of theirs. You may or may not have seen them before but they are living the dream, chasing fish all over the world and enjoying it the whole way. Great success!
GEOFISH Trailer from GEOFISH on Vimeo.
You should probably buy the DVD too!
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