The beautiful Back Country mountains of New Zealand are the home of much of the Lord of the Rings back-drops, and mighty, wild rainbow trout. This is magical too, and very visual. You are fishing casting dry flies, wet flies or nymphs to great shadows in crystal clear, fast-running mounting streams and rivers including the beautifully named Waimakiriri, Rakaia, Rangitata river catchments…. and hoping to watch that shadow turn, follow and take in an explosion of aggression. The central North Island is primarily rainbow trout territory for which the country is the most famed, while the top of the South Island has built a reputation as the prime brown trout fishery.

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www.adventureflyfishingnz.com/backcountry-action-adventure.html
www.nzfishing.com/FishingGuides/CSIFishingGuides/Backcountry/CSIBackcountryNewZealand.htm

Ten of the best New Zealand trout fishing rivers: www.newzealand.com/in/feature/ten-great-fishing-rivers/