Line Management Tips For Fly Fishing Success

One common failure I see of many anglers I guide is when walking up the river with fly in hand, or coils of line held 'for quick casts'. Unfortunately, unless you spend a lot of river time and moni...

How Do I Choose A Sinking Fly Line? | Sinking Lines Explained By Chris Dore

A question I often hear is “how do I choose a sinking fly line?” , and it’s a fair question. Different fly fishing scenarios call for different fly fishing tools and this is why Airflo sinking li...

Trident Fly Fishing's Review Of The New Scott Centric

If you've been waiting for an in depth and detailed review of the new Scott Centric then wait no longer, Ben from Trident Fly Fishing has put the time in to bring you what you've been looking for.

A Scott Centric Five Weight Review | Simon Taylor’s First Impressions

It’s always exciting when a parcel arrives from the legends at Manic Tackle Project, but a week ago when I found the box on my doorstep I was both excited, but also nervous. My reason for being anx...

The Manic Guide To Wading Safety Video

HOW DO YOU SAFELY WADE? The big rivers of the central north island of New Zealand can be some of the toughest and scariest waters to wade. Big, round, slippery boulders, fast flow and a requireme...

How to Spey Cast & Spey Fishing Tips - The Manic Guide To Spey Part Two

Ok so you've checked part one of the Manic Guide To Spey where Chris Dore runs through the basics of gear you'll need and how to set it all up. Now we're hitting the fun part of the spey process,...

Rave about Radian by Angling Trade

The guys at Angling Trade Magazine - (this is the Fly Fishing Industries Trade magazine) rave about the new Scott Radian. Opening with the title "Scott Hits Home Run With Radian" here is the full a...

Back to the future with Chris Dore

Don't you love it when someone has gone and done all of the hard work for you? In this weeks Techy Thursday we revisit some advice given by Chris Dore for this time last year. No surprises that the...

Getting Down With Loon

So I had a conversation the other day in our local fly shop with a chap who complained that his floatant wasn't floating his dries. It turns out they floated fine at first, but once waterlogged / s...