Glenbow Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hi guys, Here's a few more pics of my last days fishing on the S Island. After a day of all kinds of weather, I finally landed the fish I came for - and 8lb Brown on a caddis larva on 5x tippet! It was a spectacular fight, I watched the take and set the hook and the fight was on! He immediately bolted all the way across the river into the current & deep water on the far bank. I had to run with him downstream to keep him under some control, but with 5x it is a risky game at best. These big boys are STRONG! I had to maintain a lot of side pressure & keep changing his head direction to keep him from bolting & snapping off. I was positively shaking when I landed him & got him into the net. After breaking off so many big rainbows on the N Island, I tried everything to keep that from happening to this big boy. It was a big day for me. It rained most of the day & was howling wind & I often had to wait for a lull in the wind for a cast - an errant cast often results in a departed fish so every cast counted. I find that tremendously different to the bulk of fishing we do at home. I think that if you spent any amount of time in NZ you would end up a far more technically developed angler. At least that is true for me. Also, casting 15-18 feet of leader with a dry & a dropper into the wind is much harder than I thought it would be, being used to 9-11 feet. I strongly recommend anyone coming over to practice with those long leaders for accurate casts. I often put the cast exactly where I wanted it only to find the fly 6 feet ahead of where I planned it! That is just where my brain is still used to expecting the fly to land because of not being used to the extended leader length. It is the trip of a lifetime, and I will definitely come back again as soon as I can. Enjoy the photos! Hook-up! The One I came For - 8lb Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Beauty fish. I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 beast dude...so jealous land any cute kiwis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 That is an awesome fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Holy crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 SWEEEEET!!!! Wicked broonie, Glen; good on ya, brutha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggp Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 What an absolutely awesome fish!!!!! Way to go Glen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Mission accomplished Glen...Congrats and thanks for sharing your great adventure with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Congratulations! I bet you'll have a Cheshire cat grin for quite some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonefisher Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 WOW....... Thats a serious serious fish...... on 5x..... sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 OMG... that's all i can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rocknbugs Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 :o WOW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbransfield Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Damn.... What a fish, im so enviouse!!! Now I can't wait to get school overwith and move down there!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 sick fish dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Glenn, That's fantastic. Hope I get to experience it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mditel Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Another memorable experience for you, Glen.Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 right on Glen!! Sweet fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltrout Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 BEEEYAAAH!!!...nice hawg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 lmaop ur right andy BEEYAHHH!!! freekin forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Whoa! I'll beeyah to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonefisher Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Did I stutter be- be- be- be- be BEEYAHH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanJuanWorm Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Lucky man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryfly Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Congrats Glen!! You went with a mission and were successful. Absolutely top-drawer accomplishment. Clive (Ignore the other smartass posts from me.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Very cool Glen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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