HVAV Newsletter March 2013 - Christchurch Fishing and Casting Club

18Meet the Member –My name is Brian Jones, I was brought upin Wellington, went to Victoria Universityand worked for the then Department ofAgriculture and Fisheries in the FisheriesResearch Division.My first student job was working as atechnician for the late Dr Bob McDowall(the authority on NZ native freshwaterfish).I graduated as a specialist on diseases offishes and continued to work for theDepartment but in the marine section. In1995, when the Fisheries ResearchDivision became part of NIWA, I left totake up a position as Fish Pathologist withthe Western Australian Department of Fisheries. This year I havereturned to NZ to work as an advisor on fish diseases for theMinistry for Primary Industries, based at the WallacevilleLaboratory.My trout fishing skills started in my teens when my father took mybrothers and I fly fishing on the Tongariro River. I've fished theriver on an irregular basis since those days, more recentlyincluding the odd trip "over the ditch" as a tourist! My time withthe Department of Fisheries enabled me to fish many of the riversaround the North Island and West Coast of the South Island, and Iwas a keen tyer of my own flies. However, in the 18 years spentin Western Australia I only once took up my rod there - so myskills are decidedly rusty.I am married to Priscilla (for 36 years), have two daughters, a sonin-lawand three grandchildren in Western Australia. We arecurrently living in Featherston while we look for a house to buy.—oooOooo—What Style of Fly fishing should I use?Having watched a number of good fishermen competing in a coupleof fly fishing competitions lately, I observed that the majority ofthese anglers employed the Czech Nymph style for most of thetime. This has to be considered in context of course. The riverswere both populated with a mix of Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout.Hutt Valley Angling Club Incorporated .March 2013