Are you #$*!$#% Kidding…

After a great start to the season it has all pretty much turned to shit over the last couple of days.
Firstly as I tried to change spools on my reel the spool wouldn’t go on the spindle, a quick look revealed that the bearing had fallen to pieces so I re-fitted the spool holding the [...]

Old Fishing Books update

I have spent a little bit of time updating and improving the layout of the Free Old Fishing Books page.
The result is a much better way of displaying the books as well as a better way of hosting them.  It is really simple to open the file to read it and a very simple click [...]

The Maniototo… My first trip.

For the last couple of seasons I have intended to get inland and fish in the Maniototo area and until yesterday all I had done was think about going.
I was invited to join a friend on a trip to Lake Onslow as he was going to take his boat up and have a look around… [...]

WooHoooo It’s fishing season again…

For weeks I had been counting down the days until opening day, I had a license, my gear was all checked and I had arranged time of work.
Opening day arrives and I go to work… Yup that’s right I go to work it was a busy time and I thought I’d go in and help [...]