My buddy and I hooked up with Chris through the South Island Adventure Fly fishing website to plan our fishing trip. We are both experienced fishermen, but neither had experience fishing in NZ so we decided to hire a guide. Chris responded to our email inquiries right away and made planning the trip a breeze. Even through email, it was obvious that Chris was courteous, knowledgeable, and absolutely loves to fish!

Based on Chris’ recommendations, we booked a two day helicopter trip to a remote headwater river. Chris helped us make all the arrangements and locked in dates with the pilot. We met up, helicoptered in with all our gear, set up camp, and were fishing within the hour.

I have done a lot of trout fishing and usually do quite well wherever I go; however, fishing with Chris took us to a whole new level. The man is a trout-finding machine! Within the first hour of fishing we hooked up and landed a 6 pound trout, and not 5 minutes later landed an 8 pounder.

The day continued on in the same fashion, with Chris constantly keeping us on good sized trout. I think the smallest fish we caught was 4.5lbs. Chris is an excellent teacher and we learned a great deal from him, which helped us greatly as we continued our fishing tour on our own.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Chris for the expert, intermediate, or beginner fly-fisher as he is a world-class guide and can cater to any experience level. On top of that, he is a great guy and a pleasure to be around – fishing with Chris felt like fishing with another buddy, not just a guide. Not if, but when I return to fish NZ, Chris will certainly be my first choice for a guide.