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Trout have often been blamed as invasive predators of whitebait by Forest and bird and DOC but a Waikanae whitebait Steve Veail, former national president of the NZ Deerstalkers’ Association, pinpoints that government and more especially the Department of Conservation … Continue reading
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“Vanishing Ice” subtitled “Stories of New Zealand’s Glaciers” by Lynley Hargreaves, published by Potton and Burton. Price $59.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Perhaps you’ve been fishing a wilderness stream and have paused to sit down and just admire the towering mountains? I … Continue reading
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From Epic Flyfishing USA (abridged) Ok, I’ve led you astray, there aren’t ten, there are three, maybe four. Stick with me here. Thinking back over the past 20 years or so, I used to haul around just about every fly pattern I … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman You may be too young to remember the little wet flies that were all the vogue in trout fishing prior to the advent of nymph fishing in the 1970s. My early teenage years trout fishing with a … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman Frank Murphy has fished the upper Motu River situated between Whakatane and Gisborne for just on 40 years.He spent some nine younger years as a professional hunter and operated a live deer capture helicopter base at Motu … Continue reading
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Orvis Staff Posted on January 8, 2020Categories Fly Fishing Written by: Donald Richard, Brattleboro Retreat Fly fishing and mindfulness practice can go hand-in-hand, allowing you to experience the moment completely.All photos by Bob Zingaro In 1855, physician and avid fly fisherman James A. … Continue reading
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Opinion from Pure Advantage There is a new risk to you – the taxpayer – from the government’s recent decision to back off from excluding exotic species like pine from the permanent forest category of the emissions trading scheme. Pine, Pinus radiata. We use … Continue reading
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(special report) An European scientist is calling on New Zealand to stop its poisoning of pests under Pest Free 2050 policy as it is impossible to achieve and is causing extreme cruelty to animals. Dr. Koen Margodt of the Jane Goodall … Continue reading
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By Tony Orman In 2017 the late Bill Benfield wrote an excellent book “Water Quality and Ownership” published by Tross Publishing, in which he criticised the new found novelty for fencing riparian strips along rivers and streams. He wrote “the … Continue reading
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Book Review: “Stories from Our Back Roads” by Ray Stone. Two volumes at $49.99 each, i.e. North Island and South Island. Reviewed by Tony Orman Here’s a twin set of terrific books on driving back country roads and … Continue reading
