Blood Knot Magazine – The Blue Collar Issue

The latest issue of Blood Knot Magazine is hot off the press and is as impressive as ever. A photo of my tattoo even appears within its sacred pages! Check it out!

Once In A Blue Moon

Since I’m going to be a the Spring Fishing & Boat Show today, I thought I should leave you with something awesome and inspiring for the day. We’ve shown the teaser clip for Once In A Blue Moon, but this five minute HD clip is going to blow your mind.

In an unpredictable chain of events a mass flowering of the ancient New Zealand Beech forest leads to an excess of seed production. Mice and rodents take advantage of this abundance and numbers reach plague proportions. Incredible footage follows these rodents as they embark on a strange migration, attempting to swim across the expanse of New Zealand’s rivers and lakes. There they fall prey to the largest predators in the lake – monster Brown trout. Gorging themselves on swimming mice, these fish become extremely aggressive and grow to epic proportions. For a fly fishing Angler, this is the stuff dreams are made of.

I really wish I had the time and a few guys who knew cameras this well the next time Clive and I wen’t on a trip. I’m actually on the look out for some trout and steelhead gear this year, and might even get my line wet as early as monday morning in search of a species I’ve never caught in my life… I will try to post again this evening with photos from the event and maybe even some sweet gear.

DVD available from On The Fly – onthefly.co.nz

Once In A Blue Moon Teaser

Heres a quick teaser from one of the most stunning looking fishing films yet, Once In A Blue Moon. I may have to order the DVD next payday, looks too good not to!

Once in a Blue Moon – the fly fishing adventure of a lifetime.
Set amongst the spectacular scenery of southern New Zealand, a truly strange and bizarre tale unfolds. The stuff of folklore, ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ unravels the mystery of an event that occurs briefly once a decade.
This strange and unreal journey takes us into some of the most remote and beautiful parts of New Zealand as we follow one anglers quest to document and unravel a childhood mystery and catch the fish of a lifetime.

via On The Fly

This Is Fly Issue 20

The latest issue is hot off the virtual press, check it out!

New Zealand Fisherman Catches New World Record Colossal Squid

Not to be left out in all the Giant Squid news, the Colossal Squid makes its appearance with a new world record. The first ever adult colossal squid to be landed intact, weighted in at an estimated 450kg (990 lbs) and 10m (33 ft) long, and over two hours to land. The Colossal Squid is the largest known squid family in the world normally found in deep Antartic waters where the men were fishing for Patagonian Toothfish when the squid, also feeding on the toothfish, was caught. The fisherman quickly realized the importance of such a catch and took great care to make sure the specimen was in good condition freezing it below deck.

One expert said calamari rings made from it would be the size of tractor tires.

Saturday Reading

• Canadian shark – The Underwater Times reports that a Quebec woman catches large rare rare shark while ice fishing.
• New Zealand shark – According to TVNZ, a huge six metre long great white shark has been sighted off the coast of Taranaki.
• China tragedy - Xinhuanet.com reports that a fishing boat caught fire on the Yellow Sea.
• 100 days on a raft – Where do I sign up for this? “The greatest fishing trip
• Weird catch – Bass fishing pro, Steve Daniel, reveals his weirdest catch at bassresource.com.
• Scary catch – The Sun Times repports that two teens have discovered a human head in the water while fishing in Florida.
• Table manners – The Underwater Times report that a dog trainer has been teaching sharks new feeding behavior.
• Pink dolphins – Traveling to Hong Kong? According to CNN, it is one of the best places in the world to see the rare pink dolphin.