NEW ZEALAND:
Targeting Trophy Trout Before we get into the “how” and “why”, let’s take a look at the “what”. For the record, the magical 10lb mark is the accepted benchmark for a ‘trophy’ here in New Zealand, but this does not take into account that in some waters, the best fish in the whole system may be only 6lb but is a trophy for that particular river - being the best that can be caught. This may indeed represent an even greater and more skillful accomplishment than a ten pounder from a river with plenty of them - therefore a trophy capture in its own right and a great achievement. Having said this, for the sake of this article, we’ll focus on ten pound as being the line in the sand.
By MIKE KIRKPATRICK
