Sight Fishing ~ Sight fishing is the method used in New Zealand on gin clear rivers with low populations of trout. In our years of travel to fly fish there, we've loved the optics of sight fishing, getting quite competent at the particulars of sighting trout, and then not only improving approach, positioning, and presentation for the fly, but also for the video camera. It's a lot of fun. Most North American fly fishers fish the water or fish 'head hunting' style. While we head hunt often. our passion is to sight individual trout as you see in these videos! And there are scores of good waters through the season to sight fish. From the Bow to the Ram, to our brown trout or cutthroat trout streams, sighting fish can be great sport.
If you've never tried sight fishing, we invite you to book a day to learn how - all the ins and outs of what to look for, how to approach the water, and apply the proper technique and presentation to the trout. It's a fascinating method as it typically puts you in quite intimate encounters with trout. Best of all, once you learn how to sight fish well, you can literally apply the tactic to any trout water anywhere and have great success. For intermediate or advanced fly fishers, this is a perfect way to work with us in a team sport - having good sets of trained eyes working for you from a different vantage point. For beginner fly fishers, this is an amazing opportunity to see what the fish we're trying to catch are doing!