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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One thing I don’t get is how much time, effort and patience anglers put into being stealthy over the summer months and how that all goes out the window on winter time waters. These are still the sa...

Techy Thursday - Wait For the Weight

A recent river session with a good mate found us talking about short grabs - those hits to the swung fly that just never seem to convert into hook ups. My feelings were that they can often be turne...

The Manic Guide To Fly Fishing In Taupo

Over the next few weeks we'll be uploading our guides on the local rivers, lakes and other fishing opportunities around the Taupo region and it will all live in one tidy location for you to check o...

Hey, we get it. We have a huge selection of patterns in our Manic Fly Collection and there are many reasons for that. Sometimes choosing the right fly can be daunting, but we are more than happy to...

Let’s face it. Some days the fish just aren’t grabby and you can spend all day swinging run after gucci run to no avail. Other days however, they just aren’t buying what you are selling. Most peopl...

Single Hand Spey 101

There’s been a lot of discussion of recent surrounding single hand spey techniques, and rightly so. However, roll casting has been around since the beginning of time and if you’ve been pulling your...

These Boot are Made for Walking Okay, I have an admission to make. I’ve long had a love/hate relationship with wading apparel. In my experience, the gear that works best at keeping you upright, dry...

Techy Thursday - Post Flood Fast 5

So most of our rivers got big late last week and while most have returned to fishable levels, they may not fish the same as they did pre flood. This is normal following a big fresh, so hereäó»s a f...

Techy Thursday - Getting Sideways

So itäó»s willow grubbing season and often your vertical plane, bread and butter over head cast just wonäó»t cut it. Low hanging willows, trout feeding at very close quarters and the need to fire y...