Matt Tripet of The Fly Program & His Simms G4 Pro Jacket

Matt is the man behind The Fly Program . The mission of The Fly Program is to raise awareness of depression, post-traumatic Stress Disorder and suicide in the Australian male community. To find out...

Craig Rist and the Gum Beetles

Here's one that slipped through the cracks a while back, Mr Craig Rist from Tasmania getting some great use out of the Scott Radian and Lamson Speedster Black combo we all know and love. "One of ...

Manic Monday - Gregor's Taimen

Here's a quick report in from our mate Gregor who has recently returned home to Seoul after a trip chasing Taimen in far off Mongolia with Jeff Forsee... "Hi guys, Safely back in Seoul after an...

Friday Fly Day - Soft Hackles

Steve with a choosy brown which finally succumbed to a wee soft hackle trailing a beadhead. I had a client last season who seemed horrified at my suggestion to throw a wee soft hackled wet to a v...

Manic Monday - You can't win them all!

It's still early in the Tauranga Harbour kingfish season but I was lucky enough to get an invite out with Capt. Lucas Allen of Kingtide Salt Fly guiding and the Big Angry Fish fly guy, Nik Mathieso...

Simms G Series presents "Terrace Chrome"

The Simms G series range is the gucci of the fly fishing world and there are a few new pieces in the range that, if you're a gear geek like me, you'll want to check out. The faithful performers lik...

Friday Fly Day - Mayfly, A Life Story

Too often we assume that everyone already knows what the life cycle of a Mayfly entails but every now and then it's good to revisit the process that gives us our inspiration for the multitude of fl...

Manic Monday - Shannon + Scott Tidal = Tuskie

Shannon Kitchener with a very cool fish caught on the Scott Tidal #10 . "This was on the wish list for a while. Once you get the a taste tuskies are so addictive. This was the first run on the S...

Gus, Cam and Chris Went Fishing

Representatives of Manic's warehouse, sales and marketing teams got together over the weekend and hit the central plateau with the intention of signing off the Whakapapa river season in style. And ...