Last Hurrah

I have finally got my shit together to write a post... So what have we been up to? Nothing really! The weather has been awful and the couple of times we get a weather window there is work to be done. First world problems I know, but when things start getting in the way of your precious little fishing time it really does start to get to you! The best thing to do in the dying days of the season when the wind is howling and the rain is pumping the rivers brown is to look back on the season gone by. Sitting down at the vice with a cold beer handy and whipping up some of the seasons finest flies is pretty darn good.
Our last hurrah for the 2013/14 season was down the Rotorua lakes. We were hoping to time it right with one of the small spawning runs that the creeks experience in the area and hopefully land a big fatty that had been gorging itself over the past few weeks. Although a huge array of flies were thrown at fish we could see stacking up in the currents, none of the monsters we were hoping for could be enticed to bite. Though this sounds like a bit of a dud trip it was a good blow out away from the city and was good as always to soak up the serenity of the area.
So now that our season has ended (for most areas that is) it is always good to browse back through the archives and relive a few of the finer moments, give your mates shit for the good fish they lost and the ensuing tantrums they threw from losing said fish. It is these fond memories that fuel the trips to come and help us slog through the winter.
Here are a few of ours that hopefully can make a few nights by the fire a bit better...

One of the flies of the season

                                Pretty good specimen! Good colours and went like a steam train!

                    One of the many special places we were privileged enough to fish this season

But hey, its not all doom and gloom. There is still plenty of fishing to be done over winter. Get yourself a nice warm get up and get amongst it! Don't let the fishing gear gather dust!
There should be a bit of footage making its way out of hiding soon so watch this space!