New Zealand River Diehard Fly Fishermen

2006-06-11T14:48:00.000+08:00

Rain or shine. That is the moto of this group of ah laus, me included.

Kuan hiding from the rain in my bus.

This is all you can see when we arrived at the river.

Hardly anyone and anything for that matter.

Ady as usual is the first to wet his line. Casting and carrying an unbrella.

Kuan with the raincoat Uncle Wong brought for him.

Tying the black Uncle Wong fly that looked like a tadpole.

A NZ River diehard fan. Rain or shine.

Uncle Wong already caught a few Peacock Basses while we were still wondering if we can catch one.

Kuan went over to beg Uncle Wong for a tadpole fly which had seen non-stop action for Uncle Wong this morning. He begged one for me too.

Uncle Wong trying again with Kuan.

Kuan, still yet to get one.

Casting with his new 13 strip bamboo rod from Swiss Bamboo Rods.

Kurt Zumbrunn, the rodmaker from the eastern Berner Oberland, is building rods with semiparabolic to fast action, which allow due to a special taper a very delicate presentation. Inventor of the unique 13 stripes split cane rod. His wife designs the incomparably beautiful rodwindings and the handmade reel seats. He owns a lodge for fishermen at the Reichenbach near Meiringen. Fish with him in his beautiful little creek at the Sustenpass or let guide you to catch nice fish in the young Aare river or other mountain waters near Meiringen.
Check this out: http://www.bamboorods.ch/index_bamboo_e.html

Finally I got a hook up at a small cove.

Rod left and rod right.

A beautiful specimen.

Caught with my Jas Gordon Cave Bamboo Rod.

I was roll-casting most of the time. Until I discovered that I could stick the umbrella between my fat tummy and the utility belt.

Yes. I could cast too...................... muahahahahahahaha

Uncle Wong is wearing a Gortex rain jacket. I think it is time I get one.

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New Zealand River Diehard Fly Fishermen