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Turangi Fly Fishing Report | June 2023
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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 a...

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Where to fly fish | NSW Snowy Mountains
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Where to fly fish | NSW Snowy Mountains

NSW Winter Fishing - Lake Jindabyne and the Eucumbene RiverThere's a few top chaps who know their stuff, and then there's top chaps like Matt Tripe...

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Shannon Kitchener with a nice barramundi caught on fly in the tiwi islands
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Fly Fishing Andranangoo AKA Goose creek

For anyone that has an adventurous nature and wants to experience remote fishing at its finest, then Andranangoo is a place you need to visit.

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Turangi fly fishing
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Turangi Fly Fishing Fun With Mates

Matt Hince waxes lyrical about what brings him back to Turangi fly fishing, every single year.

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Christmas Island or Kiritimati Fly Fishing Adventure
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Christmas Island Fly Fishing | GTs & Bonefish

A week on Christmas Island is almost like being in an episode of the Twilight Zone or a tropical version of Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. 

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Winter River Wading Safety | A Lesson In Simms Layering
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Winter River Wading Safety | A Lesson In Simms Layering

We’ve all either received a full dunking or at least had a butt puckering close call wading rivers in winter.

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Three Tips for Winter fly fishing in busy water

This is the time of year when things get quite busy down in the Taupo region.

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Taupo Euro Nymphing | A How To Euro Nymph with Ollie Bassett

Taupo Euro Nymphing | A How To Euro Nymph with Ollie Bassett

Euro nymphing is fast becoming one of the most popular techniques for fly fishing in New Zealand & Australia

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Winter Fly Fishing On The Tongariro
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Winter Fly Fishing Tips From The Pro's In The Know

It’s that time of the year again and by all accounts its shaping up to be another epic winter run.

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