Ian sent some lumo (glow-in-the-dark) materials, several intriguing lumo flies, and a whole bunch of beautiful brochures on the New Zealand fisheries he enjoys. Drool!
NZ Fish & Game really knows how to cater to flyfishers. Brochures are informative, have great maps, color photos, access info. Even have a great pamphlet that we all wish were all over the place in the U.S. called "Angling Manners". Love these New Zealand river and lake names (why they just roll off your tongue!): Tutaekuri, Waikato, Rotorua, Waioeka, Ranitaiki, Tukituki, Mohaka -- try saying those three times, fast. Here are some online sites for the Taupo (pronounced Toe-Paw) region: http://taupo.com/pro_reports/tongariro.html?1128700803851 http://taupo.com/pro_reports/waitahanui.html?1128700849664 http://taupo.com/pro_reports/tauranga-taupo.html?1128700862309 http://taupo.com/pro_reports/trm/index.htm http://www.taupo.com/fly/chapters.html New Zealand Flies http://www.umpqua.co.nz/nzflies.htm http://www.umpqua.co.nz/archive.htm http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/2353/flies2.htm#dry Blowfly Humpy http://www.umpqua.co.nz/blowfly.htm General Guides to Fishing NZ http://www.bestofnzflyfishing.com/articles/index.html Mike, I have a lot of NZ links. Please ask if you are looking for some info in particular, including tourism links. For an interesting series of articles from an ex-patriate Yank who is now living in NZ, see: http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/69/Living_In_New_Zealand.html Thanks, Ian! (Australia) Wes Wada Bend, Oregon
