Merrie fly fishing Lake Wakapitu, South Island, New Zealand

My wife Merrie also enjoys the occasional cast. No luck this time on Lake Wakatipu (Queenstown) but she sometimes outfishes me! Her best catch to date is a 6lb brown trout from the Aparima River near Thornbury, Southland. It was about 10.30 pm at night. We had just returned to the car ready to leave when Merrie noticed the water was suddenly "boiling". Fish were literally jumping everywhere. We geared up again and were well rewarded. Ask us sometime about THE bull!

Queenstown, New Zealand, Nymph Fishing

My wife and I spent a lazy Mother's Day afternoon fishing at 12 mile beach, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown. I caught this little beauty within a few minutes of arriving on a size 14 pheasant tail flashback nymph.