Simms G3 Boots & Flyweight Vest Pack | Review

Simms G3 Guide Wading Boots - Worn and Reviewed by Peter Panopoulos After three intense weeks in New Zealandäó»s North Island and countless days in Victoriaäó»s northeast, the 2024 G3 boots prove...

Simms G3 Guide Wading Boot | Review

The Simms G3 Guide Fly Fishing Wading Boot is a popular choice for serious anglers who demand durability, stability, and performance . It's been around for a while, and for good reason: it's a reli...

Simms Flyweight Vest-Pack | Fly Fishing Reviews

The Flyweight collection from Simms has always been the best choice for ultra-light fly fishing gear. So when Simms released the new Flyweight Vest-Pack , I had to check it out. Simply put Simms ha...

Fishing Long Summertime Leaders

äóìNew Zealand trout are far too spooky.äó Thatäó»s a comment regularly thrown about online fly fishing forums and apres river hangouts, and I guess if you donäó»t understand the nature of the b...

Fly Fishing on the Mataura River

Fly Fishing tips, tricks and other advice for the Mataura River It's summer and what better place to spend it in the coming months than Fly Fishing Southland's Mataura River. The Mataura is a riv...

Come and work for Manic!

We're on the hunt for a new member of team Manic so please get in touch if you'd like to come and work with a relaxed crew living the dream in the fly fishing industry! And while an existing intere...

Come and work with us!

And a little desk waits... Manic is looking for someone to join our warehouse team, we've got the spot ready to go, you just need to roll up your sleeves and get into it! Apply here now: https:...

Trout Flies | A Guide To Logical Selection

When you look at the vast array of trout flies that are available today it would be safe to assume that trout will in fact eat anything and the process of fly selection is just as important for the...

How To Fish Deep Pools

We get emails asking questions about all sorts of Fly Fishing related topics. Recently, a Canterbury angler sent us a range of questions relating to some tricky situations , one such item was how t...