Team Tuesday - Jack MacKenzie

Jack MacKenzie from Manawatu Hunting and Fishing has spent A LOT of time exploring and guiding around NZ rivers so he knows his stuff. If you've ever been in the store or chatted to him then you th...

Manic Mondays - The Bait & Switch

Sound like you? Every Thursday at 4.45pm for the last 11 months youäó»ve announced to no one in particular äóìI think I might go for a fush this weekendäó?.. yes, definitely going.äó Then you exci...

Friday Fly Day - Geared Up

A pretty big shipment of flies has arrived just in time for Friday Fly Day. We've got your PMX's, we've got your Cicadas, we definitely have your Humpys and I'm pretty sure we've got your Hoppers. ...

Look out Dore, Dart is coming for you!

Queenstown guide, Gordy Watson, sent us these great pics today of his young fella, Dart, cleaning up on opening day using an Airflo Brookie set. Looks like both Gordy and Chris Dore will need to ke...

Friday Fly Day - What floats your boat?

We're now at the time of year where fish will be looking at the surface a lot more and we'll be thinking less about how to get things down and more about how to keep them up (cue Viagra innuendo). ...

Techy Thursdays - Make that fish stick

By Des Armstrong You set the hook; you feel a wee bit of resistance, a head shake and a short run. The fish falls off. Huh!! What happened there? Manic Tackle sales manager, Matt Wilson, experienci...

Team Tuesday - A Bromantic Getaway

Last weekend Matt and I headed into the upper Whanganui river with my buddy Tim for a few days of early season fishing. The plan was to fish liberally over three days and do a little bit of hunting...

Friday Fly Day - The Bloodworm

I was first introduced to the blood worm a few years ago while fishing Lake Otamangakau which (as a bit of a newbie to fly fishing) made me assume they were pretty much just a stillwater pattern. I...

Techy Thursdays - Early season tips from Chris Dore

You can bet your ass that Chris Dore has already been fishing more days than you this season, in fact I'd say he fishes far more than most fanatical fly fisherman in NZ. So it's no surprise that he...