Hatch Fishing New Zealand

Craig Smith has fly-fished the South Island for 30 years, and specialises in sight fishing backcountry rivers of the lower South Island and South Westland area. He personally guides all his clients, as well as designing and tying many of the flies used to fish for the beautiful wild brown and rainbow trout theses areas have to offer. He has a real passion for the fisheries, and promotes catch and release, with minimal handling of the trout – just enough for a great photo.

Name	Hatch Fishing New Zealand
Contact	Craig Smith
Address	9 Flora Dora Parade Lake Hawea
Contact details	Ph +64 3 443 8446 Mobile: 027 646 9419 Email: info@hatchfishing.co.nz Web: www.hatchfishing.co.nz www.wanakaflyfishingacademy.co.nz
Fishing waters	Wanaka Ahuriri Hunter Cascade Turnbull Okuru Makarora Young Wilkin Dingle Motutapu Clutha Nevis Pomahaka Waikaia Hawea and South Westland There are also numerous small streams, spring creeks and stillwaters fished that you won't find in any guidebook.
About Hatch Fishing	Craig Smith has fly-fished the South Island for 30 years, and has been featured in numerous fly-fishing magazine articles from NZ, Australia, Sth Africa and the UK. Craig specialises in sight fishing backcountry rivers of the lower South Island and South Westland area. He personally guides all his clients, as well as designing and tying many of the flies used to fish for the beautiful wild brown and rainbow trout theses areas have to offer. He has a real passion for the fisheries, and promotes catch and release, with minimal handling of the trout – just enough for a great photo. Based in the Southern Lakes, Craig also has a fishing shack on the banks of the Turnbull river near Haast that is used a base when fishing Sth Westland. If the weather is bad, there are plenty of fallback options - it is extremely rare that we cannot go fishing. In fact, one of these “B” options turned up a 10lb trophy brown on the dry fly earlier this year! Craig works in with a network of other quality professional guides, and if he can't guide you due to other bookings, he will make every effort to introduce you to another guide that will give you a memorable experience.
Fishing options and rates as at 1 Nov 2011)	Guiding rates for 2011/2012 Full day one rod $690 Full day 2 rods $750 Half day one rod $390 Half day two rods $490 Included: Clean modern Toyota 4WD transport Lunches Refreshments All equipment Please note licenses are not included – they are $23 per day and available from Craig on the day. Fishing Options Helifishing – there is an additional charge for the helicopter of approx. $2000, which allows 1.5 hours helicopter time to give us access to many of the remote backcoutnry rivers that we can't access by 4WD or foot. There is the added bonus of an amazing scenic flight over the Southern Alps! Jet boat fishing – also with the bonus of a spectacular scenic ride to get to the fishing, there is an additional charge of $170 per angler. Overnight Camp out - a great way to really experience the NZ backcountry, we stay in either private huts or comfortable tent camps. There is an additional charge of $300 per night for one angler, and $200 each for 2 anglers, plus a charge for the use of private huts if used. All equipment and food/drinks are included. We access by 4WD or helicopter.
Equipment	Craig supplies all the equipment you will need if you can't manage to bring your own. This includes Goretex waders, Simms boots, Sage rods, lines and reels, Rio leaders and tippet, his own hand tied flies, as well as polarised glasses. There is also additional clothing if needed – rainjackets, warm hats and coats, sunhats, thermal underwear etc.
Bookings	Please inquire about dates you are wanting to fish as early as possible to avoid disappointment, using the above email address. There is plenty of additional information on the Hatch Fishing website.
Conditions	Trips are cancelled only under severe weather conditions. If cancelled, Hatch Fishing endeavors to offer an alternative date that suits your itinerary.

Craig Smith, Hatch Fishing

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