HVAV Newsletter March 2013 - Christchurch Fishing and Casting Club

FURLED LEADERSReview by John OldsRobin Bound obtained some of these from Cutthroat Leaders(www.cutthroatleaders.com) in the States and also got somefreebees at the same time which he handed out to committeemembers to try. I have had a 76” Ultimate Camo dry fly for a fewweeks. This has a micro ring to attach a further length of nylon (3feet). The positives of this leader have been that it turns over dryflies really well and punches out well into our Wellington winds.The only downside is that it needs to be treated with floatant aftera day on the river as it starts to absorb water and sink after awhile. You can buy floatant paste from the company with yourorder. This leader is USD12.50 so the price may not grabeveryone. But there are packages. I know that Ian Lawson hasalso tried the leaders so talk to him if you want to know more.There are a number of nymphing leaders one of which has anadjustable “thingamabobber” indicator. This is USD10.Have a look at the site. If you are interested let Robin Bound knowbecause the company has offered to arrange a discount deal forbulk purchases.—oooOooo—Woods WafflesThis being the first waffles for some time I thought I would startwith something that is good news. And that is the reports comingout of the Taupo fishery. For some time this has been in a state ofdecline, mainly I suspect because of the abundance of smaller fishdue to the lower limit bag, better river conditions etc. But becauseof the actions of DoC in dropping the size limit, allowing the smallersweeter eating fish to be taken, this seems to have seen anincrease in the quality of fish. Some of the guides have alwaystalked the fishery up, but as their livelihood depended on it I amnot surprised, but it got to a stage where the thought of fishingTaupo and environs was, well to put it bluntly, a little bitunderwhelming.So I didn’t. And I let other pursuits take over that I havethoroughly enjoyed ( enjoy a 42km Mountain Marathon is a bit ofan oxymoron I know, but the beer at the end tasted oh so nice –22Hutt Valley Angling Club Incorporated .March 2013