UppaCreek Ltd.

Hey everybody, How was your fishing season? Or if you are from the Northern hemisphere hope you are having a good start to your season.

Our season in NZ was good again although there seemed to be a few less fish around, but you could still have good days if you could find them, and exceptional days if they were on the dry fly hard.

This season was a little wetter than  it has been the last few years, but that kept the rivers in fine fettle for most of the year. Although we did have some very low water at the end of the season, which was a little bit backwards.

Anyway to the fishing, as mentioned earlier the fishing was a little bit slower than other years with a three fish day being a good day as opposed to a five fish day the past few years. But in saying that the fish were in great condition and three 5 - 8 lb Brown trout is a great day in anyone’s book.

I didn’t  see the hatches this season that we usually get, especially in the evening. But there was still some great dry fly action most of the year and some lovely late season hatches of of duns on our local rivers. Lets hope for some better hatches next season!

For anyone interested in coming fishing next season cross your fingers that the predicted mouse season actually happens. If it does it will be some of the most spectacular and exciting brown trout fishing that you or I will ever be lucky enough to take part in. The fish will jump from 5-6lb to 8-10lb with some exceeding even this huge wieght. There is even chances of multiple double digit fish day. Lets all cross our fingers and toes and hope for the best.

Good luck to everybody on the water for the rest of 2009, and we hope to see some of you here in the coming season.

Aaron