A Note from @theanglerslogbook:
“Nestled in a remote part of the South Island of New Zealand surrounded by mountains is a river that we have dubbed ‘The River Of Giants’. And for good reason – this is the home of some of the largest brown & rainbow trout in the world. For a few years now, a small group of us guys have been making the annual pilgrimage to fish this river, but this year only Lance (@fishthedriftnz) & myself could make it along. With a deteriorating weather forecast, the pressure was on to make our first day of fishing this river count. Luckily, the first stretch of water we investigated was loaded with big dark smudges, but after Lance put a few drifts past them, it seemed that none of them were too interested in what he was throwing down. He decided to increase his depth and swapped to a pole position, and sure enough on the second pass he was hooked up to the biggest of the smudges. Lance’s experience fishing this river proved invaluable, as he quickly worked this beautiful rainbow towards the nearby bank where I was ready to assist with the net. This stunning fish measured 25.5 pounds and after a few quick photos, we got to film her as she swam off strongly. After years of fishing this river, the first fish of the day turned out to be the second biggest that Lance had ever landed on this particular river, so The River Of Giants once again lived up to it’s name! If you want to check out the full video of this adventure, you can watch it on our YouTube channel | The Angler’s Logbook – Episode 87 & 88″
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