Omarama Lodge South Island

 I know NZ is asleep but Comments in the morn'

 I know NZ is asleep but Comments in the morn'

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 Seb the country side is pretty but the people pretty awful. hahahahahahahahaha
Okay some are not too bad!
When I have nothing better to do I will pay a visit one day.

Beeno I would love to be there...with my trout rod in one hand and Cloudy in the other very innocentlyr...Wardad, Dr Win and Sasuke serving a breakfast  of bacon and eggs...charged up to bring a fat, wild trout to be smoked for lunch, the TV going on where the Sharks are smoking the Chiefs for supper...dream on.

 Seb when I was a young single bloke a mate of mine and myself worked our way around the Sth Island ,we were both riding Motorbikes and we were both keen fishermen [ we actually started from my former hometown of Turangi and stopped to fish the Rangataiki river and Admirals pool of Zane Grey fame] We worked in Queenstown for 6 months and at least once a week I would go down to the jetty on lake Te Anau to gaze longingly at the massive brown trout [ and one huge blue eyed duck eating eel !] swimming around in water so clear you could see every grain of sand 10m down......and if you tried to catch 'em you would end up in that lake with a boulder tied to ya ! NZ is the fly fishermans paradise alrighty ! When I went to a family reunion last year they had been fishing the day before and caught an enormous number of trout [ which strangely enough was exactly the catch limit for each fisherman !] on both fly and lure .Brownies fight better but crayfish fed [ koura] rainbows freshly smoked are definately the biz .Seb if you havent been then bucket list brother for sure .

Too cold down south, Cloudy .............. would play havoc with me ole arthritic limbs

 Hey Cloudy ! Whanaus all good how are your mob ?Seb you should try salmon fishing on the Rakia river ,might be first cast more  likely 501st cast but there used to be some hefty fish if ya put in the effort.

 Great vision there Seb!!!! But make it the Mighty Stormers whipping the Crusties etc!!
That mean boil plays on my mind at times Cloudy!

 Very bucolic. But I prefer the vibe of the big city.

 Good day to you Mozart and a very good day to Herr Beankop ,and in the spirit of all this kameraderie I think Mr Mozart should dumb it down a smidge to help unknit poor beaners brows .He probably thinks your referring to some form of Antipodean outdoor drunkenness .....Beaner bring that brain/boil over here and I'll lance it for ya ,mind you yer head may well cave in !

 Beano, they're pulling your leg ........... its getting some kai (food) & having a boil-up

Boil ups usually consist of, Pork bones, water cress, potatoes, dough-boys and maybe some pumpkin and kumara - all of these ingredients cooked in a big pot. - Ka Pai (very good) .

Not that I wish to compare, totally different places, but Stillbaai will always be my favorite coastal destination. Love the place! Been going there since I've been a toddler.Wiki   note the Blombos reference.
Please take note of the fish traps as well!
PS Wardad, there used to be some good fishing going on . Haven't been there in 10 years, so things might have changed...high time for a trip methinks.

 WTF? can't edit the post. all the stuff added after "high time for a trip methinks" was added by the gremlins! Sorry oaks!

 The ingredients of my boil up ended up in your blombos .    Boil ups usually consist of, Pork bones, water cress, potatoes, dough-boys and maybe some pumpkin and kumara - all of these ingredients cooked in a big pot. - Ka Pai (very good) .

 Bob, are you planning to ever cross the Indian Ocean again in your lifetime? If so, give me a heads up, we can enjoy a cold one under the mountain!

 That boil up is enough to warm any Maoris heart [ and belly !]Draad I notice you guys have some very similar species to Oz and NZ like Mulloway [Kob ] and Tailer [ bluefish ]Cheeers !

 Pwrhaps there is a herb in nz that might assist with warped DUD's insanity. Probably he is on the wrong herb/grass ! Bwhahahahahaha

 Are you calling me a drug user you horrid wee beankop ???

 DbD, natuurlik .......... I was intending to come over this Christmas but that's looking unlikely for a variety of reasons . Hopefully next year we can have that beer & I'll bring a bag of samosas from a corner cafe ( they called a dairy in NZ ) that I know on Sir Lowry Rd ,  . Every now & then I'll try the local variety but they don't even come close & could easily be used as a doorstop .

A friend of mine who is a well known fly fisherman, along with another well known guy in this activity visited this part and others in NZ, just raves about the rivers and trout of NZ...it's a paradise...you guys are very fortunate...the fish are big and require huge skill to catch in the wide crystal clear water. They fish to sighted trout which in itself requires tremendous craft and stalking without spooking them. The choice of flies has to imitate those insects they are feeding on...most often so small that you can put several on a small fingernail. This is a major part of the fun.

They always release these beauties gently so as to maintain the stock...an unselfish gesture to conserve fishing for younger generations to come

 Something different,  but close to my heart.
Stilbaai

 When I was a wee laddie just about started school in Turangi my fishing kit consisted of a sharpened pitch fork .Not very sporting but very effective ,at least till me grand dad took it off me and gave me his old split cane rod and well used hardy reel .Not as effective but slightly more sporting !