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| NEWS AND REVIEWS |
| Lodge news | |
| December 2009 | |
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| My last newsletter was all about mice eating trout. Well, I can now confirm that the trout have certainly been feeding away on our enlarged mice population. All the fishing guides that work with the lodge are reporting that the "average" fish is 20 to 30% bigger than one would normally expect. Now this isn't happening in all our rivers, but it's certainly happening in a significant number of them. | |
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| The season is a mere 8 weeks old and all the fishing records for the lodge have been blown out of the water. We have had more double digit (The magic 10lb mark) fish caught so far this season than all other seasons combined. | |
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| Tom & Regan from
Portland stayed with us in mid November. They had what can only be
described as 3 magical days fishing, setting a lodge record that may
stay in place for many a year. Between them they landed 7 fish in the 5 to 6lb range, 2 at 8.lb+, 3 at 9lb, 2 at 10lb+ and on the last day Regan landed an absolute monster at 12.5lb. |
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| At the same time we had the delightful Nick stay with us for 10 days of action packed fishing. Nick is an Englishman, living in Austria, who also fulfilled the double digit dream by landing a stunning wilderness caught 10lb brown. | |
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| David & Wayne from NSW made it 4 seasons in a row with their early season November stay with us. David landed his largest brown to date at a tad over 8lb. | |
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| Long time fishing buddies Ian & Michael from Australia spent a week with us recently and Michael landed this slippery 8lb brownie. | |
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| Bill & Dan from the USA also had some luck in the Owen River landing these 2 browns. | |
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| Herby travelled the least distance to fish at the lodge – he's based in Christchurch. Herby landed this lovely 7.5lb trout just up the river from the Lodge in the Owen River. | |
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| Professor Ned & his
delightful partner Tish (Kiwis living in Australia) visited us for
their second taste of Owen River Lodge fishing. Ned has also entered
the lofty heights of the 10lb club with this behemoth. |
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| Remember you are a stranger only once at Owen River Lodge. | |
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| Felix, Jude, Lillyanne, Louise, Bronwyn & Mandy | |
| Lodge news
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| Accolades Articles and reviews of Owen River Lodge |
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Fish
& Fly Magazine 2008 Owen River Lodge featured in the USA Fish & Fly magazine's annual travel special edition (This review is in PDF format 1.73 Mb- right mouse click and 'Save Target As' to your local hard disk) |
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The
Flyfisher magazine The Flyfisher's review of the Lodge- July 2007 (This review is in PDF format 894 kb - right mouse click and 'Save Target As' to your local hard disk) |
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Club Marine Australia Club Marine's article about the Lodge and the fishing- 2007 (This review is in PDF format 2 Mb - right mouse click and 'Save Target As' to your local hard disk) |
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The
Flyfisher magazine The Flyfisher's review of the lodge and the early season fishery – July 2007 (This review is in PDF format 2.5 Mb – right mouse click and 'Save Target As' to your local hard disk) |
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Freshwater Fishing Australia Bill Classon reviews his trip to Owen River Lodge in 2005 for Freshwater Fishing Australia (This review is in PDF format 758 kb - right mouse click and 'Save Target As' to your local hard disk) |
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Millbrook Lakes Lodge Dash Laver – Head guide from Millbrook Lakes Lodge reports on his recent visit to the Lodge – October 2004 |
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FlyLife Magazine Fly Life’s review of the Lodge and the “Top of the South” region of New Zealand– July 2004 |
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Luxury Travel Magazine Luxury Travel Magazine names Owen River Lodge in their "2005 A-List of Travel: The World's Best New Hotels" |
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| Luxury Travel magazine (Australian 2006 Spring edition) named Owen River Lodge in their “Top 20” luxury fishing resorts of the world | |
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Owen
River Lodge New Zealand’s finest 5 star rated fly fishing lodge Owen Valley East Road, Murchison Nelson, South Island, New Zealand Tel: +64 3 523 9075 stay@owenriverlodge.co.nz |