Posts in August 2011

Geo Fish Film - Drake Film Fest

Here's a classic film clip from the guys who brought us Trout Bum Diaries. Make sure you trun the sound up and sing along..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/30/2011

Waterproof Camera from Nikon - Comes in Camo

I thought a bunch of our readers might like to hear about this. Nikon have just launched a new waterproof camera which has some kick ass optics, a GPS and it even comes in Camo..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/29/2011

Nigel Juby gets it done on the Waikato Lakes

It's a simple fact that the Waikato hydro lakes are great fishing and despite the coverage that Fish and game give them they are definately under rated. Here are a couple of cool pics from Hamilton's Nigel Juby after a session on the lakes with the kids..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/29/2011

Airflo Wins Top New Saltwater Fly Line at IFTD

Our friends at Airflo are pretty chuffed with an award they just won at the IFTD show last week in New Orleans. Basically this is the big show where all of the companies launch their new products every year. It's not that it's any news that Airflo make great lines it's just a pretty big deal for a UK company to be winning a saltwater fly line award in the US..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/22/2011

Three new Scott Series for 2011

Scott have just announced three new rod series for 2011. Here's how it works..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/19/2011

Bomb's that catch fish

I'm sure I've spread the word enough about Simon's Uglies which are a great double tungsten nymph that works as a great bomb on the Taupo rivers at this time of the year and is an essential fly to have in your box for any serious nympher..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/18/2011

A couple of grip and grins from the Tongariro

Here are a couple of grip and grin shots from our Tongariro fishing last week. We certainly caught a few smaller fish but fish like these two chunky specimens showed good signs that the fishery is starting to recover..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/17/2011

2011/12 Regional Fly Fishing Championships

Sport Fly Fishing New Zealand has announced this years Regional Fly Fishing Championships, here are all of the details..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/16/2011

NZ Fly Fishing Team Clinics

To assist the NZ Fly Fishing team compete in Slovenia next year the team are running a series of clinics catering for all levels of ability, from beginner to experienced angler. The objective of the team running these clinics is to help you gain skills that will mean you will catch more fish when you are on the river (or lake)..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/15/2011

Throwing some loops on the Tongariro

I just spent the last week on the Tongariro, it was certainly slow going but we did manage to catch some great fish and I think we all had a great time fishing the river on our annual pilgramage..... Read more

by Rene Vaz on 08/12/2011