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text_align="left"][vc_column_inner column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="1/6" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding="padding-2-percent" column_padding_position="left-right" centered_text="true" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" column_link_target="_self" width="2/3" tablet_width_inherit="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid" bg_image_animation="none"][vc_custom_heading text="With crystal-clear sapphire waters, surrounded by emerald forests," font_container="tag:h4|text_align:center|color:rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.7)" use_theme_fonts="yes" css_animation="fadeInUp" 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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Thousands of remote and wild rivers dot the landscape and play host to enormous rainbow and brown trout. Upstream sight fishing using dry-droppers is generally the most effective technique on the rivers of New Zealand. See the fish - take the shot - hold your breath! It's not fishing - it's hunting, and a visual symphony as one watches the fish eat, or refuse, your best presentations.</strong> </span></h3>
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<h5><strong><span style="color: #999999;">The South Island is well-known</span></strong></h5>
<h2><strong>as perhaps the best brown trout destination in the world.</strong></h2>
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<h5><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>It offers rugged, remote backcountry fishing, in some of the most beautiful settings imaginable. While catching fish in the 4-6 pound range can be expected for most anglers, landing double digit brown shovelhead is a true test of skill - rewarding anglers who earn it - leaving unworthy anglers in frustration.</strong> </span></span></h5>
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<h2 style="text-align: right;"><strong>The North Island</strong></h2>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><strong><span style="color: #999999;">is an outdoor sportsman’s paradise. It provides easy access to a number of activities including fantastic rainbow trout fishing, hunting, and saltwater fishing. While not widely advertised, certain guides have dialled in on small stream trophy brown trout fishing that most anglers only experience in their dreams.</span></strong></h5>
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<h5><strong><span style="color: #999999;">An underrated element which makes</span></strong></h5>
<h2><strong>New Zealand stand out amongst other prime destinations is the quality of its guides.</strong></h2>
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<h5><strong><span style="color: #999999;">Nowhere in the world do guides needed to be so in tune with their quarry, and the Kiwi guides are absolutely top-shelf. New Zealand is one of the few places where even the most experienced trout anglers can count on coming home with an array of new tactics and techniques.</span></strong></h5>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>With so many rivers and lakes to fish set amongst pristine backcountry, solitude is the order of the day, and it is rare to come across another angler in a day's backcountry sight fishing. We have divided New Zealand into three fly fishing regions: The North Island and The South Island. Click on the regions to explore what each one has to offer!</strong></h3>
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<h2>The North Island</h2>
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<h2>The South Island</h2>
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