One Cast Fly Fishing Adventures Napier

Marlene began One Cast Fly fishing Adventures eleven years ago and has been guiding professionally with her husband Craig since. Differing guiding adventures have come with invitations to guide and participate in TV and DVD fly fishing films with famous clients.

Craig’s 20 year service with the NZ police as a search rescue member and instructor in Hawke’s Bay and Marlene credited with teaching fly fishing & river safety in schools has added to their safety practices.

Life on the wilderness rivers for Marlene & Craig is sharing their heritage and the supreme flying experiences with New Zealanders and global friends.

Guided Fly Fishing Day Trip

• Full day guided fly fishing by 4×4 vehicle access

Puketitiri Lodging & Fly Fishing Packages

• Includes guided fly fishing, accommodation, all meals & riverside lunches and airport transport transfers from Napier Airport to Puketitiri Lodge
• Grab a mate deal – take your partner or friend and reduce costs (see 2 anglers prices)

Camping Out

• 4×4 vehicle or helicopter camp outs, minimum stay 2 nights
• Sleep by the riverside, walk on the wildside, feel free spirited, & in awe of NZ’s nature and big trout
• Recommended for persons with a reasonable fitness level, a sense of humour and who don’t mind the rough and ready nature of wilderness camping (all equipment supplied except sleeping bags)

Heli Fly Fishing

• Helicopter fly fishing day trips can be added to any one of your fly fishing and lodging package days
• Pay the additional heli rate and fly into some supreme locations (from $550 depending on location)
• Sharing the cost – take a mate and share the flight cost – maximum (2 anglers + your guide)
• Helicopter flights are weather dependant

Basic and Advanced Fly Fishing Tuition

• Want to learn how to increase your fish catch rate within days, not years?
• Want to know why rivers you fly fish on seem void of any fish?
• Is your partner or wife keen to learn but prefers guidance from a women guide?
• Are you quietly curious as to why 10% of anglers catch 90% of trout?

Basic Tuition:

• Day 1: Field casting, insect entomology, equipment set up, types of fly fishing..
• Day 2: Field practice casts on the river, basic understanding of river dynamics, site fishing & blind fishing techniques..

Advanced Tuition:

• Day 1: In depth reading of water dynamics, where trout lie, advanced casting, site fishing, blind fishing, stalking and catching trout..
• Day 2: Site fishing, blind fishing, stalking trout and catching trout, plus much more..

* All inclusive package: tuition, accommodation, meals & transport from Napier airport to Puketitiri lodge

* Tuition only: Travel in daily and provide your own meals – the choice is yours.

Style of Fishing

• Site fishing first then making that vital cast in all small streams. Streams have water clarity that surpasses many world fisheries.
• Big river fishing hosts enormous trophy trout, site fishing will occur first then blind fishing to where your guide knows where the trout are laying in the deeper parts.
• River conditions are normally excellent throughout the whole season as the watershed supports a high number of fishing area’s, but travel outside the district may occur if conditions change.
• Your guides will make the appropriate choices.

One Cast Provides

• All fly fishing equipment – but more often than not most clients will bring their own rods.

• Rods – nine-foot, #5, #6 and #7-weight rods.

• Flies – all fishing tackle is provided, but if you would like bring your own, these are some general nymph and dry fly patterns:
  • Gold bead heads 12,14,16 pheasant tails, hare & coppers
  • Non bead hare ear, olive caddis, green & black stone flies
  • Dry fly patterns: 12,14,16, Royal Wulf, Adams, 12,14,16 Elk hair caddis 8, Cicada size 8,10

• Licence’s available for supply:
  • Adults (18 years and over): 24hr $21.00, winter $63.00 & whole season $105.00
  • Junior (12 to 17 years): 24 hr $4.00, winter $13.00 & whole season $21.00

• Vehicles – two comfortable and clean 4×4 drive vehicles

What you need to bring

• Waders (can be purchased here), if you cannot source a pair One Cast do have a limited selection
• Recommended wading boots – studded aqua stealth boots or high-tec-style lightweight hiking boots
• Gloves – wool or synthetic-winter
• Sun protection, wearing long sleeved shirt with a high collar to protect your neck
• Insect repellent, can be purchased here
• Polarized sunglasses a must and single most important item
• Wide brimmed hat is essential for hot, sunny days
• Wading Stick – unsure of your footing and require support then a collapsible wading stick is ideal
• Camera and water proof bag
• Fly lines in dull tones, olive, camel or grey are best – leave any bright coloured fly lines at home
• Dull coloured clothing, olive green, brown, grey will help reduce trout spooking
• Personal medication, let your guide know and carry it with you at all times

Travel advice and conditions of bookings

• Please book your trip well in advance and book as many days as you can
• Booking trips of a life time for one day can be difficult to achieve if weather conditions do not permit
• It’s also good to have an extra day to adjust to New Zealand’s style of fishing
• Their are more memories to take home when you stay longer

Location

4948 Puketitiri, RD4 Puketitiri Road, Napier, New Zealand.