I'm not really a trout fisherman but when I get the opportunity I keep telling myself I need to do more.I haven't been trout fioshing in more than a year (jigging on Rotoiti!!) and prior to that more like 20 years.
I've only fished a handful of places, Kai Iwi lake in Northland about 20 times using baits and wet flies, Tongarir (wet fly) twice and Rotoiti once (jigging). Add to that Thompsons lake in Waiuku (wet fly) and Otatoa (wet fly). Ohhh and my first ever brown released in the Ohau canal 2 or 3 years ago. It's been a long time.
I'm looking at a hunting trip in the 1st week of September and will be at the Oamaru Hut on the Mohaka river.
I haven't even checked out the licensing stuff yet so don't know if it is open, fly only etc yet. So thought I would ask here and get the real story.
I don't own a fly rod (ok I do I just have a rod, no reel etc), but have plenty of spin gear.
There's no way I'm going hunting if there is a river near by and it's open. Any advice for an inexperienced but keen trout fisherman?
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