Fly Fishing with Chris Dore

'Chuck n chance' or is it more technical than that?

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It is shaping up to be the best snow season here in the Queenstown area in a long time they say, and whilst many are getting down upon the slopes, I’m getting down to where the fish are in the Wakatipu.

It’s that time of year where the browns are mostly up the tributaries getting busy and the rainbows are still remaining deep prior to gathering at the rivermouths. They can still be caught however wherever an inflow enters the lake, and hi density lines are the n...

It is important to preserve resident fish populations by correctly handling, and releasing your catch. Unfortunatly, whilst many anglers practise catch and release, their handling of the fish leaves a lot to be desired.  

Double Handers are the best way to efficiently fish our larger winter rivers

Plonking is a technique gaining popularity in competition circles and gives the angler another productive option on those calmer days, when the lake is like glass. Often in such conditions fish will shy away from a retrieved fly, and so we must do something other to grab their attention.

Chris is a Federation of Fly Fishers certified casting instructor and as such, is internationally qualified to teach, improve or correct your fly casting technique. Available for group, or one-on-one sessions, consult Chris for any of the following:

• The Foundations of fly casting - building a repeatable stroke
• Roll casting
• Improving accuracy
• Improvements and adjustments for distance
• Presentation and slack line techniques
• The 5 es...

Hey all, and I hope you're all still out there getting amongst it. Whilst the end of our annual freshwater fishing season has come to an end for many waters there are still a lot of opportunities out there for the hardcore angler.

A lake tributary

With little over a week to go on our southern lakes tributaries this is one of the...

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Well the short, sharp change to autumn sure has the Mataura firing! The past week has produced well with plenty of early fish nymphing throughout the shallower riffles and spinner falls once the grasses have warmed.

Brendon Nicholls with a great...

So the past couple of weeks have been interesting indeed! Summer disappeared with a bang, bringing snow to the hills and blanket flooding not often seen in these parts.  

Rob Vaz with a change-of-season monster

Howev...