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 – 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

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

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In other news- Robbie Angus, a grade school student, landed a new world record Black Marlin, for the under 12 age group, to compliment the world record Blue Marlin that he caught previously.

In February the intermediate school pupil scored a world record blue marlin and now he’s added a black. Fishing with his father, John, aboard the Allure out of Cairns, Angus junior hooked a 256.5kg black that will set a record for under-12s if ratified by the International Game Fishing Association.

They were in Cairns specifically to try for the record as Robbie’s 12th birthday approached. It was a good trip for the family with John winning the annual Lizard Island tournament with a black marlin in excess of 400kg.

I’ve got a few more posts coming tomorrow. Including some information on how get your kids out for world record fish, and how to properly document the event for judges. Again my appologies but work has been very busy this week.

“It was weird. I was sitting out there thinking, ‘Wow, this feels shark-y to me,’” Megan Halavais, 20, said Thursday. “It was straight out of ‘Jaws.’”

“A 16-foot shark is a big shark. It’s not just 16 feet in length. It’s big. I couldn’t fit my arms around its tail. Its fin, its main dorsal fin, was like taller than me,” Halavais recounted for reporters at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital as she sat in a wheelchair, her bandaged leg extended in front of her.

The attacked happened on Wednesday and by Thursday Megan was already in good spirits, with a shark bite that streched from her thigh to her calf. She is listed in good condition. Police believe the shark was probably a great white, possibly the same shark in one or more attacks in recent years, the beach is now closed and surfers in nearby locations have been warned.

Wow, I thought that shark caught in New Zealand was big & now I hear about a girl who escapes being eaten by an even bigger one.

“‘Jaws’ was the exact reaction, really,” Harris said. “It was quite unbelievable. (I) just couldn’t get over the sheer size of it.”

Story via NBC 17, includes pictures & video clip.