So I’m headed through NZ on my way home next week. I’ll have 2 days to fish, and so I called a buddy who works at a flyshop in Christchurch. The conversation went a little something like this:
Me - Hi, it’s Jeremy.
Flyshop dude - Hey! What’s up man?
Me - I’ll be passing through next week and I was wondering what’s going on up there. I’ll be by the shop to chat and pick up some flies.
Flyshop dude - Man, get up here NOW!!! We’re having our famous mouse “hatch” and big brownies are destroying them!!!
Me - You’ve got to be joking?
Flyshop dude - Absolutely not… get up here and I’ll put you on them. You’ll probably catch a 12 pounder!
Me - (speechless)
Flyshop dude - There are 3 rivers I’ll show you that are going off.
Me - Which ones? I’m going to start planning right now!
Flyshop dude - silence… the sound of people talking in the background…
Me - Customers?
Flyshop dude - Yes, and I’m not giving this water up to public knowledge.
