Monthly Highlights
Below are photos and a story from the recent month's guided fly fishing trips in New Zealand's Central South Island.
December 2025
It's been 12 years since I last saw Hiroshi so it was a real buzz when I received his email saying that he wished to return to Twizel for some fly fishing. He also took in a number of other activities including star gazing and a glacier visit.
Both these tours, I was amazed to learn, were accompanied by a Japanese speaking tour guide.
The words that have stuck with me was Hiroshi's excited exclamation "strong fish, strong fish!"
This happened with nearly every trout as Hiroshi, not being so big in stature, struggled at times to get his fish under control. To his credit, only one trout managed to avoid the netting and photo procedure over his 4 days with me!
Beautiful big brownie after a really tense battle!
Hiroshi with another large brown trout in a pristine location.
My favourite Singaporean couple were also back for their annual fix of NZ fly fishing! Seetow and Sock Chin have been coming out to New Zealand for many, many years.
It's incredible to think that their yearly fly fishing happens in this country over a handful of days only. I call that true dedication! Back home in Singapore trout fishing obviously isn't possible so it's remarkable to see how dedicated this lovely couple is to their preferred pastime!"
Sock Chin with a real beaut brownie hooked on the very first cast!
Seetow in on the action too!
This little guy rarely fails when the trout are rising to emergers
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