Posts in October 2011

Chris Dore pics up his first double figure fish for the season

Queenstown guide Chris Dore had a good weekend picking up his first 10lb fish for summer..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/31/2011

Chris Dore's Drop Shot Sequence

Chris Dore from Queenstown shared this classic drop shot sequence of a client with fish. Rugby is over, it's time to go fishing..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/28/2011

Early Season Saltwater Fly in the Gulf

A number of anglers have been pulling out their fly rods in the gulf already. Here are a couple of tips for making it happen out there early season..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/27/2011

Fly Fishers Inc Spring Risers is Live

The latest issue of our online magazine Fly Fishers Inc - Spring Risers is now live..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/26/2011

Fly Fishers Inc Winter 2011 Subscription Winner

Mike Wilkinson of Cromwell was the winner of our subscription contest for the last issue of Fly Fishers Inc. Mike is a super keen angler and fly tyer, so congratulations Mike from the team here at Manic..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/26/2011

New Stuff From C&F Design

I've had a few e-mails from people asking me what is new for this year so here comes a few posts on the new stuff from each of our brands. From C&F design we have a bunch of cool new things. In fly boxes we have the following,.... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/25/2011

Gary Lyttle Proves a Point

With a few too many business commitments over the last few months I've been struggling to get on the water and catch up with friends. At this rate I'm pretty sure by the time I really get to hit the water all of the fish will be gone and my mates will have replaced me. My buddy Gary Lyttle from Taupo thought he'd prove this exact point to me this morning with these images from his favourite lake near Taupo..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/21/2011

Saltwater Fly Night A Success

We held the Saltwater Fly Fishing night at Rod and Reel last night along with the guys from Bonefishing adventures. i think everyone had a great night. Here are a couple of images for those that missed out..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/21/2011

Scott 2012 Catalogue

We've just loaded the new 2012 Scott catalogue on our site, as always it's got a great bunch of images along with the new products. I've always loved the Scott catalogues, it really is an expression of who they are check out this image (thanks to Sam Bourne) from Scott's 2002 catalogue, other than new products and better technology it's great to see that Scott haven't lost their true to the sport, cut the marketing crap beliefs.... enjoy..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/19/2011

Winning report from Rob Vaz

As I mentioned my brother Rob did really well in the Pairs competition on lake Rotoaira, he wrote this report for the other contestants. I thought some of you may enjoy the read..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 10/19/2011