Doug Snell wins at Rod and Reel

Auckland's Doug Snell won Rod and Reel's customer promotion this year taking home a Scott S4 906/4, Lamosn Litespeed, Airflo Fly Line, Simms boots, waders and vest and a bunch of other things.........

Mike Davis with a great Kingfish on Fly

Mike Davis is well known as a back country fly fishing expert. This week he proves his skills are equally impressive in the salt with this 10.5kg kingfish caught in his S4s #8 and the new Sightfree...

Chiangmai Fly Fishing

Back in April I managed to get a day fly fishing in Northern Thailand. Here are a few of my pics and a really cool clip of the guys I went with and a bit about the operation. If you're in Chiangmai...

Beetle Time

Our buddy Kyle Adams sent through this pick of a brown beetle floating a round the river lately. It's a good reminder to always have a few of these on hand from now on. The new Manic green and brow...

Great minds think alike

Quentin Forster from Christchurch sent in this image of his revised version of our popular PT Klink pattern. As it turns out we have a similar version with rubber legs that we have released for thi...

Hinchinbrook Permit with Dave Bradley

Dave Bradley is a good friend but to be honest I'm getting a little sick of seeing all of the photo's he's sending me of clients with big permit. It seems a day doesn't go by that another client wa...

More Stunning Photo's From Yoshi

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these will be worth a lot more.....and I'm going to stop typing. Enjoy!

Korbays Comparison

Korbays Czech nymph is one of the most popular patterns we sell at Manic and here's the reason why. Guide Paul McAndrew from Wanaka shared this image of the Korbays Caddis beside a real caddis larvae.

Steve Grace catches Grass Carp On Fly

Manic's Steve Grace picked up this big (estimates 15-20lb) grass carp on a fly in the Auckland area a few weeks ago. The fish took a hare and copper nymph and Steve tamed it on his Scott G2 885/4.