I refreshed my first aid training recently. While on the course the topic of stingray wounds came up. This got me interested in researching how and what to do if somebody is stung. With the increase in activity around our shallow water areas in...

Fly Fishing in Nelson in October and November
Spring is in its middle stages at the top of the South Island in October and November. It is an exciting time to be fly fishing...
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Quest for the Old Mum Fish
When my eldest son was growing up we had all the classic children’s books: Scuffy the Tugboat, Cheer up Little Noddy, Here Comes...
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Targeting Kahawai on the flats
This summer I have placed a large emphasis on targeting Kahawai on the flats of Golden Bay with my clients to supplement our...
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Kingfish show up early
The season has started early here in the South. With the water sitting 4 degrees higher than normal for this time of year we are...
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Mako and his Kingfish
Here is Mako with his first Kingfish. He caught this at the flats near Collingwood when he was just 6 years old! He told me he...
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Whats your why?
“Poets talk about “spots of time,” but it is really fishermen who experience eternity compressed into a moment...
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Finding Gold in Golden Bay
With summer on the way, many fishermen and women are comtemplating making the journey over the “Takaka Hill” to chase...
Read MoreCollingwood is located two hours drive West of Nelson. It is more or less an “end of the road” destination. The main reason for a visit is to tickle ones curiosity about how the other half lives in such a rural setting or to walk...
I named my son Anton because (a) I wanted him to become a violinist, like Anton Stamitz or (b) a short story writer, like Anton Chekhov. He became a fisherman. There was nobody around during his formative years playing the violin but there was...
When Australian fly fisherman Matthew Daniel headed to New Zealand in early March 2017 it was for one purpose; to sample the world class flats fly fishing for Yellowtail Kingfish aka Seriola lalandi lalandi. New Zealand is likely the only place...
October got of to a wet but mild start. The trout in the backcountry were a little lean I felt but in amongst the catch were some really good quality fish. Going into November there were consistent hatches of large Add to Colorbrisus and Add to...
I have recently purchased 2 Nucanoe stand-on-top kayaks. The model I chose is the Frontier 12. I began talking with Gordy Hill (the NZ distributor) about the potential these craft have on the Golden Bay flats as a Saltwater fly fishing platform...