You got that right! I lose way more flies in overhanging foliage than bottom snags. It's just the price to be paid for fishing in my preferred bush streams.

Yes, some times trout fishing equipment seems more designed catch everything except the trout 😁. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

Hi Joe, Thanks for watching. I was due some luck that day, with all the snagging the long grass, losing flies in overhanging greenery, and a couple of face plants from the slimy boulders. Good luck with opening day. I'm looking forward to the movie.

Thanks again, Joe.

me too joe

I needed a beer after the editing 😖🍺.

Thanks for watching and your very kind comments. I really appreciate the feedback.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Yes, it was a nice fish in a beautiful river. I feel blessed to have access to such a place.

Thanks, Joe. I was almost tempted to leave this one alone to continue stuffing its face, but I couldn't help myself 🫣.

Thanks for watching & commenting, Joe. It would be a big trout in some of our rivers, too. Just not this river 😃.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I think that when I filmed these clips, I was experimenting with lighter drag settings. I read or saw a video where it was claimed that a lighter drag kept the fish from bolting downstream when hooked. It worked to a degree, but not always in faster flows. Now, I do run with a higher drag setting.

@@TroutSoloNZ it's tricky, my drag is always one/two click up from free spooling and that works for me in fast flowing waters, but all drags are different. I tweak my own drags. Have fun mate.

Thanks, and will do.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Greetings to you from the North Island of New Zealand 🇳🇿 . It's mid summer here, but you wouldn't know it. We have been getting a lot of cooler unseasonable Southerly winds lately, but the Trout have been benefiting from the cooler water temperatures. So, no complaints here 😀.

No, only wild Rainbow and Brown Trout. There are some native fish like Long Finned Eels as well. As far as I can research, this river was last stocked with Rainbows in 1985 after 1 in 100 year flood. The Browns have found their way here without human help.

Thanks for visiting, and taking the time to comment. Greetings back to you from New Zealand.

That was me working out 😁!

Well played

Thanks for watching Davie.

Taranaki province, North Island, in the country of New Zealand 🎣.

This filmed on the other side of the planet, I'm afraid. In the North Island of New Zealand.

Thanks for watching.

Hi Garry, Thanks for watching. Your autopsy observations line up with what I have seen in the field regarding Brown Trout. You can add ducklings and mice to the list. It is a pity the attack wasn't caught on camera, other than the violent splashing. I clearly saw the Brown grab the smaller Rainbow twice during the early part of the fight. I called in on that pool on my way home and caught another rainbow, but I missed the hookup, so I haven't uploaded it. The whole time that Brown just carried on surface feeding like I wasn't there. He resides in that one spot on and off and has been there for at least three years. It might have been more of a territorial attack than hunger. Who really knows what they are thinking 🤔.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Sometimes they come easily, sometimes you have to work hard to catch one. It's always worth it, though 😀!

Thanks, Joe. I had a pretty good start to 2025 that day. I'm still editing footage every evening after work, and tomorrow is another fishing day. It's a good problem to have 😀.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment.

Hi Joe, Thanks for watching one of my earlier videos. They don't get many views. It is currently mid summer here, and I have been fishing and editing videos in what free time I have. I have been enjoying your videos too. Specifically your South Island ones. I have yet to fish that half of this country, but I plan to when I retire. Are you able to fish during your winter/closed season, or is it all fly tying and videos? Here in the North Island, we have some rivers and lakes open all year. The fishing can be hard, but the upside is less fishermen.

@TroutSoloNZ it's only trout fishing I do so my season starts February 15th to September 30th, there are stocked private trout fisheries but the nearest one to me is 2 hours away. I use to fish them years back but don't now. I'm just fascinated at the quality of the trout in your rivers compared to Ireland, I see what you mean about less fishermen I fished a total off 19 venues in NZ and met anglers on 4 off them, pure paradise 👌

I strongly recommend it 😃.

Many thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it and took the time to comment.

Thanks, Davie. I must admit my casting with a normal fly line has suffered from my change to predominantly using the Euro style. Dry fly is my favorite method, but I only get about three months a year to practice. I love watching your small creek, tight cover fishing videos.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. More often than not, my "fishy feeling" pays off. I just need to back myself by starting the camera first 😆.

Hi Joe, Thanks for watching. I'm glad my humble efforts trigger memories of your time in NZ for you. Any plans to return any time soon? All the best for 2025.

@TroutSoloNZ I'm hoping to return to New Zealand but it will be a while, it's a wonderful country to fish in even if I caught nothing it's still very enjoyable. The river fishing is totally different to what I have here in Ireland Keep the videos coming so I can day dream about NZ

Same to you from New Zealand! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. It was a good start to a great day. It's going to take me some time to edit all the videos and up load them.

Thanks for watching. It weighed 4.5 lbs (2.0 kgs), and was "Fish of the day".

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Happy New Year to you and your family.

Thanks for watching, and your kind comments.

Thanks, Davie. I was having a pretty lean day up until that fish. It did refocus me. I'll get the other two videos up as soon as I finish the editing.

We have some vicious plants though 😁. Blackberry to shred waders, stinging nettles to attack bare skin, and a hundred different ferns that are designed to snag tippet.

It is a "Primal" branded rod. I think they are marketed here and Australia by a company called Manic Tackle. The model is a "Zone" 10' 6" 3 weight. This is a Euro style rod i.e. long, and with a 3 weight tip section. The butt is more like a 6 or 7 weight. I can't remember if it is Chinese or South Korean in origin. These rods are around $250 USD equivalent in NZD. I have landed around a thousand fish in the last three seasons that I have owned it, and have broken it three times (all my fault). The importer replaces the broken sections at a reasonable price, and I have several other "Primal" rods for trout fishing. I hope that helps. Please reach out via the comments section if you have any other questions on the gear, flies, or methods that you see in my videos. I don't plan on doing any "how to", or "gear" videos, but I will answer any reasonable questions in the comments section.

Yes, Euro Nymphing. Well, my version of it anyway!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. The river splits into two channels with the shingle bar in the center. This makes it look like a creek 😄.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Yes, it is late spring/early summer here. We are still getting plenty of rain, too. So all the plants are bright green. This valley is very picturesque during all the seasons and provides a nice backdrop for my videos. I feel very lucky to have access to this river.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Yes, I think it is a great spot too.

Thanks for watching. Yes, it sure is. My happy place 😄.

Hi Keith, Thanks for taking the time to comment. I plan to continue with the current format. I don't think me babbling on would add anything to the nature's sound track 😁.

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for watching and your kind comments. I plan to stick with the current format, as I don't feel I can add anything to nature's soundtrack by babbling on to myself in the background. Most New Zealand Rainbows are fairly colorful and have a pronounced pink stripe. The ones in this river are generally in good condition, spawn naturally, and are full of fight. I like it that way 😃.

Thanks, and I couldn't agree more! I managed another couple yesterday, but they are in the editing cue at present.

Thanks for watching and commenting. The pool is not as big as it appears when filmed on an action camera with their typical wide FOV. I can easily reach the whole pool from the head and see into the tail of it. I left the pool after catching the smaller Rainbow in part 1, returned around 40 minutes later, and caught the larger Brown in part 2. The fish avoid the shallow parts (tail end) during daylight hours to prevent becoming the lunch of one of our larger birds. I hope that sort of explains things. Another thing I have noticed, is often when fighting and landing a trout, another one will almost follow it to the net. I often catch the second fish in one or two casts after releasing the first one. So, playing one fish seems to excite the others. To the point where I occasionally get double hookups. However, I have never managed to land both fish.

Hi Joe, Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I see you have visited and fished here at least once.

Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm sure you will understand that I can't name the river, as there will be no fish left fairly quickly. All I can say is it is in the North Island of New Zealand. There are many similar rivers here, but this one is special to me.

Ohhh, on the other side of earth😊! Thanks and tight lines…