New Zealand & Australia Fly Fishing Blog

Manic Monday - Win an AFO Experience

If, like us you're getting bored as hell during this lockdown, why not put that potential energy into something worthwhile? The majority of us are ...

Manic Monday - Primal Raw - Charles Knyvett's First Impressions

The Primal Raw 8'6" 4wt is a gem of a rod for my twig water territory. The light touch when I first picked it up was delicate; I'm not a fan of a h...

Techy Thursday - Airflo Floating Fly Lines

Another week, and another question has arrived in my inbox. This week, Mark emails: “Hi Chris, hope you going well? A question please. Which curren...

Manic Staff Season Highlights - Chris Sharland, Manic Marketing Manager

Given the nature of my role at Manic I’m in the slightly weird position of living vicariously through New Zealand and Australia's best, busiest and...

Friday Fly Day - Hot Flies For Your Hot Box

So we have our Loon Hot Box to keep the flies of the moment ready at hand but what should we fill it with? With the season closing in to an end and...

with perfect terrain and a big population of willing fish.

deep

slow moving body of water lends itself perfectly to this style of fishing and the results can be spectacular.