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PHOTO GALLERY ARCHIVES 2004-05 FISHING SEASON

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Spring on the Clutha River. Two big browns were gulping mayfly emergers immediately below this point. September 05
Roy Washburn of Texas, USA, with a golden flanked Central Otago river brownie. May 05
Fishing the late fall for browns. May 05
A fly in the salt. Fly fishing for estuarine browns and kahawai at a South Westland river mouth. April 2005
Fly fishing the margins of a South Westland lake for cruising browns. April 2005
Dead centre of this image is a marvellously camoflaged brownie. The ability to spot fish such as this one is what sight fishing is all about. April 05
South Island brown trout water. April 2005
A Royal Wulff dry and Chris Young of Taupo, New Zealand, were more than a match for this beautifully marked brownie. Chris commented "Awesome browns on the dry fly." April 2005
A Central Otago brown trout stream. April 05
A brownie goes back to fight another day. The angler is Chris Young. April 05
Chris Young of Taupo, New Zealand, with a pretty Central Otago brownie. April 05
Fishing for brownies during the fall. April 05
Fly fishing during fall. The angler is John Downing of the UK. April 05
John Kerr of Northern Territory, Australia, with a nice rainbow, taken on a mudeye nymph. John and his wife operate Cape Don Experience on the Coburg Peninsula. March 05
Patrick Elder of Queensland, Australia, with another nice dry fly brown. Success on a tough and wet day. March 05
Charles Bradley of Victoria, Australia, with a nice brown taken on a dry fly in a high country river during other than ideal conditions. March 05
The privilege of being a fly fishing guide is that you meet the nicest folks. Donald Niemann and daughter Kathleen of Washington State, USA, are amongst the best. March 05
Bill Lester of Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand, fishing a braid during early fall. March 05
Reid McLachlan of NSW, Australia, working a feeding brownie. March 05
Bob Hart of Sydney, Australia, with a Southland spring creek brownie. Feb. 05
At least four pounds and eating! Feb 05
An unusual US tied cicada variant proved to be the downfall of this chunky brownie. Feb. 05
The carefully presented Corixa pattern was accepted by the cruising brownie. Feb. 05
Terrestrial patterns are important for fly fishing during February
Dr Ron Woody of Montana, USA, was a happy chappy when I slipped the net under this beauty. A perfect cast with a cicada dry paid dividends. Feb. 05
This pretty Central Otago brownie is enough to make any fly fisher smile. The angler is Bob Hart of Sydney, Australia. Feb. 05
Terry Trudel of Oregon, USA, with a fine Lake Dunstan rainbow. Great sport from a belly boat! Feb. 05
Charney Trudel of Oregon, USA, with her best trout, a respectable brownie caught while float tubing Lake Dunstan. Feb. 05
This happy angler's face belongs to Bill Elliot of Virginia, USA. The trout's expression is one of resignation. Feb. 05
Contemplating a complicated cast to a big brownie. The angler is Dan Brown of Virginia, USA
Cliff Cole of Brisbane, Australia, with a nice brownie taken on a Blowfly Humpy. Feb. 05
Fly fishing beautiful locations. The angler is Cliff Cole of Brisbane, Australia. Feb. 05
Nymph fishing at the edge of Lake Dunstan. Kyle Schellinger of Montana is the angler, and he is wearing waders. Feb. 05
Kyle Schellinger of Montana, USA, with a nice brownie taken on a damsel nymph at the edge of Lake Dunstan. Feb. 05
Not big, but a beautiful South Westland brownie nevertheless. Feb. 05
Fly fishing the wide open space of the MacKenzie Country. Feb. 05
A productive MacKenzie Country river, coloured but fishable. Feb. 05
Pietro Garbolino of Italy with a nice high country brownie taken on a cicada dry. Feb. 05
Franco Perelli of Italy was pleased with this big old jack brownie taken on a cicada dry from an Otago high country river. Feb. 05
Central Otago has a rich history of gold mining. Linda Kahn works her way past the remains of a gold dredge in a high country river. Feb. 05
High country magic! Linda Kahn of Idaho, USA, with a pretty high country brownie taken on a cicada dry. Feb. 05
Sight fishing for big browns in a Central Otago river. The angler is Robert Kahn of Idaho. Feb. 05
Intense concentration as Robert Kahn casts upstream to a rising brownie. Feb. 05
Robert Kahn of Idaho, USA, with a well deserved high country brownie, taken on a dry fly after a thrilling stalk. Feb. 05
Bruce MacDougall of Sydney, Australia, with a colourful high country rainbow taken on a cicada imitation. Feb. 05.
Return client Robert MacDougall of Guernsey with a high country brownie from a headwater fishery. Find the spider. Jan. 05
Robert MacDougall of Guernsey, with another nicely marked brownie. Robert's comment, "Good fishing and good company." Jan. 05
A portrait of a South Westland jack brownie about to be released. Jan 05
Coralie Clark of Hamilton, New Zealand, with a beautiful brownie taken on a cicada imitation while drift fishing on a South Westland coastal lake. Her comments, "Great fishing, awesome scenery, awesome fish!" Jan 05
Denis (Clarky) Clark of Hamilton, New Zealand, with a typical South Westland river brownie taken on a cicada imitation during a four day South Westland Fly Fishing Package. Jan 05
Nature's beauty. Artwork by Salmo trutta. Jan 05
The challenge of small stream fishing in the MacKenzie Country. Bill Bagshaw of California, USA, hooked up with a fine rainbow. Carol Bagshaw's comments, "Great fun in gorgeous scenery." Jan 05
Steve Halstead of Maryland, USA, giving a brownie a bit of stick. Jan 05
Steve Halstead of Maryland, USA was very pleased with this nicely marked Central Otago river brownie. Jan 05
Richard Bass of Worldwide Fishing Adventures, UK, with a colouful Central Otago brownie that fell for a Parachute Adams. Richard's comment, "Really exciting fishing!" Jan. 05
UK angler Richard Bass puts his dry fly into a brown trout feeding lane. Jan. 05
Persistance and careful casting paid off for Will Davies of London, UK, when this stubborn brownie finally accepted an imitation stick caddis nymph. Dec 04
Californian Chuck Parrino waiting for the take. Dec. 04
Chuck Parrino of California was pleased with this brownie, the smallest of three caught sight fishing in a Central Otago river.
James Robertson of London, UK, casting upstream to a feeding Central Otago brownie. Dec. 04
John Cleaves of NSW, Australia, with a nice brownie taken on a Parachute Adams dry. Nov 04
Bruce Attinger of Louisiana, USA, with a big old rainbow jack that fell for a beadhead midge nymph. Oct 04

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