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NZ Fishing News - July Issue30 June 2009
Many of the trout streams and lakes are closed pending new season starts in October or December, but the salt water addicts don’t have quite the same excuses not to get out there. John Eichelsheim’s lead feature this issue is on fishing soft baits over the cold winter months. While the fish might have slowed down a little, soft bait are still a good option to complement the angler’s armoury. Noted big snapper skipper Damian Clayton looks at fishing after dark and livebait tactics while reader Aaron Houghton’s piece on a summer trip to the Far North land-based fishing will whet the appetites of many for the warmer weather to come. Staying with the land based theme, Craig Worthington looks at guided fishing from the guide’s perspective. Surfcaster Bruce basher checks out the ‘one’ rig, terminal tackle that has universal application over a wide range of beach fishing scenarios. This is a time of the year when a number of Kiwis head overseas to get their fishing fix. Editor Grant Dixon recently spent time in Borneo where he fished a tournament with a difference before heading to more familiar territory – Vanuatu – where he boarded Island Passage for a mothership operation in the untouched Banks Islands. Sam Mossman looks at canoe fishing Indian style while Rob Vaz uses another water born contraption, the float boat, to get him closer to he trout action. In his back to basics style, Adam Clancey checks out the tools of his trade while Julie Reynolds completes the second and final article in her series on buying your first fishing kayak. As well as the above, there are all the regular columns, , news, views, area reports and reader contributions. Enjoy your reading.
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While we are in the depths of a particularly miserable winter, there are still plenty of fishing opportunities out there.
