Tom McAuliffe Guided Fly Fishing

03/02/2023

Good fun fishing a cicada hatch on the Otago tussock lakes. The trout were smashing em! Perfect way to spend the last day of school holidays..

12/11/2022

3 days around the South with good bu**er, Dave. An accomplished angler, he picked up our sight fishing and NZ techniques quickly and put plenty of trout in the net. A pleasure to guide and spend time with.

23/08/2022

The action is warming up around the river mouths on the east coast. Found a pocket where the trout were hard on bait fish, attacking my flies & naturals with gusto. Very fresh & fit fish, this one was spotted a foot off the bank in ambushing mode.

17/08/2022

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02/07/2022

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Plenty of tying over the last few weeks, the fly boxes are starting to take shape. Here are some cased caddis fresh off the vice that match the species in Southland and Otago streams. Tied on a B110 for strength in a s14. Quick and simple.

02/06/2022

💥TOM MCAULIFFE GUIDED FLY FISHING 💥
A spectacular valley deep in the South Island wilderness. Home to both brown and rainbow trout averaging 6 pounds. Trips like these require a good fitness level & a healthy appetite for sandflies.

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01/06/2022

27/05/2022

TOM MCAULIFFE GUIDED FLY FISHING 💥
Winter guiding days now available for the coming months. Email/ DM me now to get on the water. Cool mornings and sunny days make for some exciting & invigorating fly fishing, on our larger rivers, stillwater's, southern lakes or coastal esturaies.

Learn the refined tactics you need where your summer time rig won't cut it.. special winter pricing applies for a limited time!!

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16/05/2022

Streamers for an up coming mission. 1/0 and 6 long shank. FTD bu**er dub is the goods.


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08/05/2022

Solitude in the South Islands backcountry. Come and experience it, bookings available now for 2022-23 New Zealand.

03/05/2022

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No, we’re not talking about the huge mouse eating browns of New Zealand’s South Island, but a tiny, manmade water-storage dam located in the shadow of the majestic volcanic peaks of New Zealand’s central North Island. It’s beautifully barren, epically isolated, and the trout? Magnificent in ...

29/04/2022

Last of the regular season with Dad in a quiet corner of the South Island. The cool winter like temps kept the trout slow until the sun come out late afternoon for a couple of hours.

Plenty of opportunities coming up in the month of May before the winter season fully kicks in!

Now is a great time to book in a trip for the 22/23 season, the calendar is filling and there won't be enough days available.. pm dm sms email me any time

20/04/2022

Quick flick on the Clutha with the boy, and a small rainbow to the bank. Then a driving lesson in the landcruiser. The good life!



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05/04/2022

Autumn feels in the south.

Now is a great time to touch base and start planning your next fly fishing adventure. NZPFGA registered guide. Link in Bio 💥



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07/03/2022

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05/12/2021

A lovely trout from a recent solo mission during a stunning patch of weather. This one come up to eat my rough impressionist sedge pattern

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14/11/2021

This weeks blog up, a couple of thoughts on dry fly eats!

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Plenty of bug life around the trout streams in the last couple of weeks! With some sustained periods of settled weather the trout have really got into a feeding groove, or so it seams. In the mornings

11/11/2021

Another day another mission 🎣💥

01/11/2021

I tie my s18 Emergers on heavy gauge grub hooks for good reason.

19/10/2021

An outstanding PB trout for Blair last week, who fished exceptionally well. Clear water & rising trout during a very wet week, happy days.

03/10/2021

Quick blog post up on my website.. have a read.. tight lines for the new season!

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Fantastic to be back on the rivers again, now that the new regular season has started in NZ. I quickly realized (after of course landing a couple of fish) that what I missed the most over the winter was the tangible aesthetics of being on the water

01/09/2021

This weeks post up ~ over on the blog. Getting ready for the start of the NZ season.

31/08/2021

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28/08/2021

Great stuff from Martin, be sure to check it out!!

Edition 3 of Salmoscope looks into the fabled mouse years and an incredible sunken mouse pattern . https://www.troutlands.com

21/07/2021

Steadily working on refilling the fly boxes, don't let these simple scraps of fluff fool you.. they are deadly.

06/07/2021

Winter trips available now. Don't wait until October 1st, there are rivers, lakes, lagoons, and estuaries just waiting to be explored over the coming months. Email [email protected] for special pricing.

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Winter fishing - Now until Sept 30th Get in touch with Tom for special pricing

19/06/2021

How's the serenity? 💥 The mountains of New Zealand's South Island is a playground for fly fishers & outdoor enthusiasts 🇳🇿

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18/06/2021

Looking back on some of last seasons photos. This was one of my favourite Rainbows. I had breifly lost sight of the fish even in the super clear water, and pitched my nymphs in well to the side to avoid unintentionally spooking it. As soon as the flies landed I saw the fish again and it speed several meters towards my stonefly and nailed it aggressively. The fish battled hard in the cool dreamy mountain water.

I've been taking guide bookings for this coming see season. DM or message me through my website to kick start the planning of your next South Island New Zealand adventure. Aussies and kiwis you have first crack to experience this for yourself 💥. Link in bio..

06/06/2021

I read an article on fly casting recently that was complete and utter bo****ks. Worse still, it was being liked and praised up in the online community. It made me want to talk a little more about casting through my own online outlets.

Let's start with this. Accurate, consistent fly casting is something that takes practice, exactly the same as any other discipline in life. It doesn't just happen, and it's nothing to do with 'natural ability'. It's also very hard to practice when you are on the river with an 8lb brown swinging in the current, 30feet away.

Good fly casting not difficult to learn, and will do more for your fly fishing than just about any other aspect. We know more about fly casting, and how to successfully teach it, now, than we ever have. Forget what sort of rod you own, forget 10-2 o'clock casting, and definitely forget trying to 'load the rod'.

I like to get on the field and throw to targets. Learning to lock and hold your eyes on a target will have a huge impact on your accuracy. No different to archery, or shotgun shooting. Rember , we don't cast in the general direction of the trouts rise, do we? Accuracy is one of the cornerstones of fly casting and vitally important in the New Zealand fishery, for consistent success.

There is lots of good information available to all of us these days, I'd encourage you to seek it out!! I hear way too often "I not a great caster, but I can sure catch fish". How many more fish would you catch if your casting skills improved? If any locals want to throw some casual loops over winter, hit me up..