The hardware ... Fly reel on the river bank. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

Hard life ... Flies are an angler's armoury. These are on a well-used fly-vest patch. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

I'm outta here ... A Canada goose prefers not the company of anglers on the Waipahi River. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

Fast water ... Chris Hyndman, of Dunedin, searches a riffle. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

Slow going ... The trout fishing was tough for Mike Sawyer, of Dunedin, as he fished his fourth season in the Waipahi Gold Medal competition. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

'This beat looks good.' ... Dunedin angler Chris Hyndman, who's fished in the Waipahi Gold Medal for about 20 years, nets a brown trout taken on a nymph pattern. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

All in a day's work ... A catch is weighed at the Waipahi Gold Medal competition. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

Fish scales ... Otago Anglers' Association secretary Dan Rietveld calls the kilos during weigh-in at the end of the day. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

It was this big ... Dunedin's Gordon McManus, an honorary Fish and Game ranger, weighs and measures a trout for research records. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

Woolshed hospitality ... (From left) Waipahi Station owner David Linklater cooks up a storm with his son Jonathan Linklater and son-in-law Robbie Craig-Brown for anglers after the competition. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition

Tall tales and true ... (From left) Ivan Steel, from Hillend, silver medallist Shane Hansen and Norman Moody, both from Balclutha, dissect the day's events at Waipahi Station after the Waipahi Gold Medal competition. : Waipahi Gold Medal Fishing Competition