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Welcome To The Family, Ross & Abel Reels

This has probably been the fly fishing industry's worst kept secret for the last couple of months but here we are, finally announcing the exciting news that we now have the stunning Ross & Abel...

Friday Fly Day - Whitebait Flies

So the fishing has been slow the past few days but by changing flies regularly and switching up the retrieve, enough fish have been coming to the net in the estuary. When I switch out my whitebait ...

Team Tuesday - Peter Langlands, Forager

Nothing feels more kiwi than when that Country Calendar jingle kicks in and you're transported somewhere rural for a half hour immersion in all things New Zealand. Last weekend we were lucky enough...

Last season I spent five days guiding a regular client of mine, Jack Alvernaz, on some local waters, this gave me a chance to try out some exciting new flies in the Manic Fly Collection. These flie...

Techy Thursday - Chasing Whitebait

The Whitebait have begun their annual run and on our Southern Estuaries, so have the juvenile Lamprey. Accordingly, the fish are becoming more active as things transition into spring and are turnin...

Team Tuesday - Chasing Tassie Unicorns

Here in Tasmania we have a lot of options for fly fishing. From sea running brown trout to remote Western Lakes sight fishing and everything in between and everyone’s got that one type of fishing o...

A high riding, easy to see indicator is a pleasure to watch bouncing its way downstream. Even more so as it disappears. There is a world of difference between the larger, denser, clip on indicators...

A couple of tough days away on our southern estuaries last week saw very few fish on the move so fellow fly fishing guide, Todd Adolph , and I had to work much more specifically rather than simply ...

With very little rain of recent a common complaint we are seeing around the traps is that the rivers are getting low and anglers are often left scratching for fish. Those who are still using the sa...