On 29 Dec 2005 00:11:39 -0800, "angler" wrote:

I have, I think, the casting and presentation part fairly under
control, so what I was thinking was to get myself some information on
what flies to bring (read: probably buy) when fishing on the North
Island of NZ.

Anything that catches trout in Europe or the US will catch trout in
NZ. We do not have the prolific insect hatches of the US here so the
trout are not so fussy. Cicada patterns will be useful in late Jan.
While it's a South Island site the URL
http://www.strikeadventure.com/bin/i...ackle%20Strike
contains good information which is appicable to the whole of NZ.
Good luck and enjoy your trip.