Tactics changes for shorter, cooler autumn days
Tactics changes for shorter, cooler autumn days
Autumn is here and with it come lower water temperatures. I can tell, as I wade wet.
Mike Weddell
Westland's deluge has had little effect here
Westland's deluge has had little effect here
Amazingly, the heavy rain on the West Coast this week had very little effect on this side of the Alps. The Mataura and the Oreti both rose but within a couple of days they should be right again....
Making the most of continuing ideal conditions
Making the most of continuing ideal conditions
The golden weather continues for us anglers and the only down side is that we will take even more badly to less pleasant conditions when they inevitably arrive.
Riches mean choosing where to go the hardest call
Riches mean choosing where to go the hardest call
As I type this column it is raining, and the temperature has dropped 12degC since this morning.
Finding satisfaction in contrary conditions
Finding satisfaction in contrary conditions
The end of the fishing season is not far away but it does not seem long since it started, so we need to make the most of it.
Cool nights, hot days make for good fishing
Cool nights, hot days make for good fishing
Cool nights, hot days and settled weather has provided good fishing conditions over the past week.
Weather bringing ideal river conditions
Weather bringing ideal river conditions
The recent run of warm, dry weather has ensured ideal river conditions for fishing over the last week.
Rivers rise and fall but fishing fine
Rivers rise and fall but fishing fine
Rivers have been up and down a bit this week, but not enough to spoil the fishing.
Several options for weekend
Several options for weekend
As Murray and I drove south at the weekend we said that the weather was typical of spring - cold, showery and windy.
Cicadas: different approach often needed
Cicadas: different approach often needed
Another week, another weekend with rain raising river levels, but luckily, they have dropped during the week and are now lower than they were a week ago.
Low river levels make for good prospects this weekend
Low river levels make for good prospects this weekend
The rain last Sunday raised the level of most rivers and streams in the region, but the subsequent warm weather has dropped them to good fishing levels for this weekend.
Forget the rain - always somewhere to fish
Forget the rain - always somewhere to fish
As I write, it is raining heavily and a look at the rain gauges on the regional council websites show that there have been significant falls around the South, which does not bode well for the weekend.
Warm weather should encourage fish activity
Warm weather should encourage fish activity
The big positive for the fishing at the weekend is the warm weather that is forecast.
Cooler weather may knock fishing back
Cooler weather may knock fishing back
Winter and summer continue to alternate every few days and it looks like the winter phase will last until the start of the weekend and if there is enough rain or snowmelt, it may knock the fishing...
Pre-season practice pays off on pleasant opening day
Pre-season practice pays off on pleasant opening day
I mentioned last week that I was getting some practice in for the season by fishing on Thursday. We are lucky in being able to fish year round on our doorstep, as Sullivans Dam is open all year for...
Another season gets under way
Another season gets under way
A new fishing season is upon us, which brings with it hope of memorable days on the water.
Roll casting on windward shore best option in a gale
Roll casting on windward shore best option in a gale
The changeable weather has messed up the end-of-season fishing. There is snow melt in the rivers rising in the mountains and low-country rivers are above normal.
Promise as river levels fall
Promise as river levels fall
Wet days lately have kept some rivers high and dirty but, as the weekend approaches, it looks as though there will be fishable water.
Small streams and still waters best for now
Small streams and still waters best for now
No sooner have rivers dropped back to a good fishing level than they are rising again, and it will be quite a few days until they drop.
Angling: Practice makes perfect - and catches fish
Angling: Practice makes perfect - and catches fish
I am writing this early in the morning.