With many fly patterns readily available to the angler nowadays its all end up being a little complicated! There are actually 100s and 100s of various patterns in various sizes, weights and colours readily available to purchase from take on stores and online shops. If you are taking a trip to NZ to fly fish, aiming to streamline your fly choice and even simply beginning heres a few of my “go to flies” that I bring in my fly box every day both directing and fishing personally. Every New Zealand fly fishing guide will have his/her preferred flies, a number of which they will have invested hours improving both on and off the water. Numerous a winter season night is invested connecting brand-new patterns with the hope of producing a pattern that will deceive the trickiest fish in the coming season. Essentially, the fly option through the spring-summer-autumn duration is determined by weather condition and subsequent water conditions. Seasonally the pest activity modifications likewise … so having a mutual understanding of this is vital when selecting what to bring with you on your NZ fly fishing experience. Below are my “go to” nymph patterns all of which I incorporate differing sizes however primarily in sizes # 10s – # 18s both weighted with Tungsten beads and likewise unweighted. My terrestrial flies remain in sizes # 8- # 14 and Might fly patterns # 12 – # 18. Banner patterns I connect primarily in sizes # 4-10 weighted incredibly heavy with tungsten beads/lead and some unweighted for fishing shallow lake edges, weed beds or back waters. I discover these fly sizes cover basically all the circumstances on the water the majority of the time!
