Jerry Swinger

South Island, New Zealand Flyfishing

[jerry-swinger]

Flashbacks 2013, Big Bad 28lb brown trout, while hanging with the hookednhunted boys. @hookednhunted #browntrout #flyfishingnewzealand #megatrout #flyfishing #hookednhunted #catchandrelease #bigbadbrowntrout

[jerry-swinger]

Lamson konic II 1.5 10/10 value 8/10 build quality 9/10 performance 8/10 visual Hands down the best trout reel I have ever owned. Handles double figure trout like a dream. #lamsonreels #flyfishing #browntrout #rainbowtrout #megatrout #reelporn #reelreviews #reelreviews

[jerry-swinger]

Redington Rise II 7/8wt Blue 8/10 value 9/10 build quality 8/10 performance 10/10 visual A very nice reel at a strong price point. Good for light salt work and trout/salmon work as a skagit or streamer setup. Smooth drag, good line capacity and good looks makes this a great buy. #flyfishing #reelporn #redington #trout #browntrout #rainbowtrout #megatrout #salmonfishing #chinook #saltwaterflyfishing #reelreviews #reelreview

[jerry-swinger]

Pool after pool of crystal clear North Island river, sadly only 1 fish sighted in over 2 km of water due to silt from a slip at the source 2 weeks prior. New Zealand does hold some ideal trout water, however much of the waters in some regions like this one are not self sustained trout habitats and require stocking from local fish and game. Also trout and salmon being an introduced species around a century ago has had a negative impact on native fish and invertebrates via predation. This is a contributing factor to my theory on the slow decline of trout size, condition and population since their explosion onto the scene in New Zealand a century ago, when 20 lb trout and 40 lb salmon were the norm. We may be seeing the same phenomenon in Patagonia over the last decade, e.g lake strobel(jurassic lake). #flyfishing #flyfishingnewzealand #browntrout #rainbowtrout #megatrout

[jerry-swinger]

"Start em young" It wasn't the warmest of days, either way I had half the day off work to hang out with a very curious and happy 9 month old boy. With a baby bjorn, 4 weight bvk, and my favorite home tied creation we landed a slabby stocked bow out of a local reservoir, quick photo, release, rice cracker reward, then off to pick up mummy from her day off. A day for the memory banks for sure.