How to Spot Fish - Dealing With The Dreaded Fly Fishing Glare

It’s never too glary to find a few fish, you just have to adapt your strategy.

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Late Season Eucumbene & Jindabyne Fishing Tips

Come May there is a some-what unusual, yet predictable hatch that takes place in the Australian Snowy Mountains. The äóÖ4x4 hatch,äó» spawning from right across the Eastern seaboard across Aussie, ...

1) Long Light Leaders - make sure you have a good tapered leader like Trout Hunter , thatäó»s as long as you can make it but still be able to turn over the fly. It will result in better drifts and ...

How To Fish Winter Midge in NZ Lakes

As we move into winter you might be thinking thatäó»s itäó»s all about eggs, heavy nymphs, and big streamers to fool fish that have something other than feeding on their minds. Trout still need t...

Winter Fly Fishing Prep äóñ Chris Dore

So itäó»s now that funky crossover period between rivers closing and fish beginning to move here in the south, but thereäó»s a lot you can do to ensure that youäó»re ready when those rainbows run.....

"If it so much as twitches, set that hook!" Many anglers rely far too much on the indicator dipping before lifting the rod. Remember, especially when thereäó»s a greater distance between your fl...

Introduction to Czech Nymphing

One of the prominent mantraäó»s I remember when I first learnt to fly fish was the message of äóìfish your feet firstäó. Unfortunately for me as I learnt to cast further and further this was one o...

Kiwi Nymphing Techniques With Rob Vaz

I have been promoting Euro Nymphing for a while now, not because it is the only method, but because it is another string to the anglers bow. It's very effective method of catching fish and a whole ...

Millbrook Lakes is a private catch and release fly fishery in Victoria, Australia with over 30 trout lakes holding brown and rainbow trout while some dedicated lakes are also home to tiger trout (n...

Beginner Tips for Fly Fishing Taupo Rivers in Winter I still remember the first time I tried to fish the Tongariro River. It was many years ago during a winter trip to Turangi. At this stage of m...