Cool nights, hot days make for good fishing
Cool nights, hot days make for good fishing
Cool nights, hot days and settled weather has provided good fishing conditions over the past week.
Mike Weddell
Weather bringing ideal river conditions
Weather bringing ideal river conditions
The recent run of warm, dry weather has ensured ideal river conditions for fishing over the last week.
Rivers rise and fall but fishing fine
Rivers rise and fall but fishing fine
Rivers have been up and down a bit this week, but not enough to spoil the fishing.
Several options for weekend
Several options for weekend
As Murray and I drove south at the weekend we said that the weather was typical of spring - cold, showery and windy.
Cicadas: different approach often needed
Cicadas: different approach often needed
Another week, another weekend with rain raising river levels, but luckily, they have dropped during the week and are now lower than they were a week ago.
Low river levels make for good prospects this weekend
Low river levels make for good prospects this weekend
The rain last Sunday raised the level of most rivers and streams in the region, but the subsequent warm weather has dropped them to good fishing levels for this weekend.
Forget the rain - always somewhere to fish
Forget the rain - always somewhere to fish
As I write, it is raining heavily and a look at the rain gauges on the regional council websites show that there have been significant falls around the South, which does not bode well for the weekend.
Warm weather should encourage fish activity
Warm weather should encourage fish activity
The big positive for the fishing at the weekend is the warm weather that is forecast.
Cooler weather may knock fishing back
Cooler weather may knock fishing back
Winter and summer continue to alternate every few days and it looks like the winter phase will last until the start of the weekend and if there is enough rain or snowmelt, it may knock the fishing...
Pre-season practice pays off on pleasant opening day
Pre-season practice pays off on pleasant opening day
I mentioned last week that I was getting some practice in for the season by fishing on Thursday. We are lucky in being able to fish year round on our doorstep, as Sullivans Dam is open all year for...
Another season gets under way
Another season gets under way
A new fishing season is upon us, which brings with it hope of memorable days on the water.
Roll casting on windward shore best option in a gale
Roll casting on windward shore best option in a gale
The changeable weather has messed up the end-of-season fishing. There is snow melt in the rivers rising in the mountains and low-country rivers are above normal.
Promise as river levels fall
Promise as river levels fall
Wet days lately have kept some rivers high and dirty but, as the weekend approaches, it looks as though there will be fishable water.
Small streams and still waters best for now
Small streams and still waters best for now
No sooner have rivers dropped back to a good fishing level than they are rising again, and it will be quite a few days until they drop.
Angling: Practice makes perfect - and catches fish
Angling: Practice makes perfect - and catches fish
I am writing this early in the morning.
Angling: High flows problematic
Angling: High flows problematic
Heavy rain at the end of last week knocked out most rivers and streams for the weekend after they were looking good for most of the week.
Angling: Water cooler with low clear conditions
Angling: Water cooler with low clear conditions
The midweek rain had little effect on rivers other than cooling the water.
Angling: The pick for Easter? The Mataura
Angling: The pick for Easter? The Mataura
From the angler's point of view, things are looking about as near perfect as you can get for fishing during Easter weekend. Rivers are low and clear and the weather forecast is good.
Angling: Conditions excellent for fly-fishing
Angling: Conditions excellent for fly-fishing
There are showers forecast for the weekend but not enough to radically change river levels, which are still very low.
Angling: Fishing waters as good as they get
Angling: Fishing waters as good as they get
For the second weekend in a row it looks as if fishing conditions are about as good as they get. All waters are at a fishable level, although some may be too low or weedy for some anglers. The difficulty will be which water to choose.