Techy Thursdays - Loon Knot Sense

Description With UV Knot Sense you can smooth and strengthen your newly tied knots immediately. After application, it dries instantly with Loon's UV Mini Lamp, UV Power Light or with direct sunli...

Tony Ling Fly Fishing With Latitude Guiding

Tony Ling is a regular client of Mike's and his last trip here was a cracker by all accounts. He's even taken the time to send us his account of the trip and the gear he was using and for that we t...

Chris Dore picks 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.

The Magic of Murray Cod

Gus Lapin, travelling fisho extraordinaire, took some time to pen a moment in history where he was actually on his home turf fishing for a change. Have a read about him and his old mate Cam Forsman...

Permit Fishing | As seen by Bill Mitchell

Permit fishing is risky. Permit pose a risk to oneäó»s reputation, ego and sensibilities, and especially to oneäó»s hip pocket. To fish permit is to risk sanity. Permit care nothing for any of thes...

Three Tips for Winter fly fishing in busy water

Fly fishing tips for the winter crowds We are nearing the time of year when things get quite busy down in the Taupo region - and many other popular spawning locations for that matter. Doctors, so...

Turangi Fly Fishing Report | June 2023

When it comes to fly fishing, there are those than can do it, those that can take photos, and even rarer in fly fishing, are those that can write about it. Thankfully for you we have the triple thr...

Dave Bradley - Captains Collective Podcast

Anyone who has fished with the great man will recognise this tattoo right away. Dave Bradley just spent a few weeks over in the States where he sat down with the guys at Captains Collective to sp...

Come and work for Manic!

We're on the hunt for a new member of team Manic so please get in touch if you'd like to come and work with a relaxed crew living the dream in the fly fishing industry! And while an existing intere...