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When preparing for the annual trout fishing sojourn it is necessary to tie some of the favourite flies. They seem to disappear with fish or into willows, briar rose, matagouri or lupins.
The first item to go on the desk is a generous nip of single malt whisky - HELLYERS ROAD DISTILLERY TASMANIA seem to sooth my feeble efforts at producing a suitable product.
Fishing one of my favourite streams requires a generous number of mayfly imitations - the KAKAHI QUEEN as they seem to be continually ending in the streamed vegetation.
For those interested see link right to MAYFLY LIFE CYCLE
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| Kakahi Queen Dun (Photo by Richard H.) |
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| Size 12 Tiemco Hook - remove barb |
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| Tie in 6/0 thread to bend |
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| Add furnace hackle for tail |
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| Tie in black hackle for wings |
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| Use thread to stand hackle upright |
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| Tie in Yellow Mallard |
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| Take tread to hook bend |
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| Tie in stripped peacock herl |
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| Tie in hackle in from of wings. |
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| Wind hackle to back and front of wings. Whip finish and add head cement |
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| Finished Fly |
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| The Results a lovely brown trout - returned for another day |
Fishing with friends 
And some great NZ Birds
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| Male Paradise Shelduck with family |
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| Making the Call for Dinner |
Home Delivery: Black-fronted Tern
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| No Answer - call again. |
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| Food arrives by Air - fresh Mayfly Duns |
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| Well caught |
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| Enjoying the Meal. |
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Waiting for the next course - Mayfly Spinners Perhaps? |
