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Unweighted Trout Food

Yesterday we covered my thoughts on autumn nymphing and the importance of unweighted patterns. Check out a few deadly un

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Techy Thursday - Autumn Unweighteds

As the waters cool and the mayfly activity increases, fish will often move up higher into the riffles than usual. That a

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Fly Fishing In Autumn - Tip #3 Go BIG

By now we will all have noticed subtle changes in brown trout behaviour as autumn gets on - new fish in the upper reache

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Team Tuesday - Mouse Munchers in the Moonlight

Local Queenstown lad, Conor O'Boyle lays down the deal with southern nocturnal mouse munchers on spey.

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Friday Fly Day - Autumn Spinners: The Patterns

So if you didn't get see yesterday’s Techy Thursday dropping of knowledge on spinner falls, then you need to go check it

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Techy Thursday - Autumn tip 2: understanding the spinnerfall

Autumn's kicking it up a gear and lately we have experienced some cracking spinner falls here in the South, but many str

McKenzie Hydro Canals Map - Complete Fishing Guide

When it comes to fishing, landing monster trout from the Twizel Canals has all sorts of hearsay and conjecture. Whether you are for it or against i...

The Guide To Fishing The Tongariro River

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The Tongariro River | A Guide To Fly Fishing In Taupo

The iconic Tongariro river is the quintessential fly-fishing river. Combined with its raw beauty and desirable characteristics it just keeps callin...

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Learn how to cast a fly rod

With a little bit of practice and keeping these five key fly casting essentials in mind, you'll be hitting the other bank with the tightest of loop...