Opening day on the West Coast is always a chancy affair. September 31 saw us camped up at Craigs crib in Haast, the promise of perfect weather ahead, and access arranged for a seldom visited river involving a motorcycle, dinghy, 4WD and jetboat before we had even wet a line...http://www.wanakaflyfishingacademy.co.nz/documents/fl_far_downers.pdf

For a great read, check out The Trout Diaries by Derek Grzelewski. Both Ian and Craig have fished with Derek, a widely read author, for many years and feature in several of the many articles that he has published, as well as in the Trout Diaries.