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The Hunting & Fishing Queenstown Experts

Literally days before we the country shut down and hit COVID level four we were lucky enough to spend a couple of days hanging out with the great crew at Hunting & Fishing Queenstown both in th...

One of the good things to have come out of 2020 so far has been the resurgence of the good old Kiwi holiday. New Zealanders have been flocking to renowned local hotspots, previously deterred by the...

Attention North Islanders! Now is your chance to get some first hand tuition from Mr Lockdown Lessons himself, Chris Dore . Chris is escaping the south island for a few days and will be in Turangi ...

Team Tuesday - Iggy Pup

Say hello to the latest furry four legged member of the Manic team, Iggy Pup! Sales manager, Cam Forsman, recently rescued this wee doggo from prison and he's proved to be quite the little legend. ...

So we arrived at the river following a night of rain and snowfall way back in the catchment, and needless to say the river was sporting colour. With dull skies and fish of recent in a rather sullen...

Friday Fly Day - The Crystal Chironomid

As springtime fast approaches, the lake edge fishing starts to ramp up and still, or slow water of any kind generally favours chironomids. Midge larva are a main event on most stillwaters and so we...

I have been asked a lot recently about which running lines I favour for winter swinging and in most instances my response is unequivocally Airflo Miracle Braid. It’s easy to handle, shoots like a M...

Friday Fly Day - Egg Refresher

Did you know, the typical female trout can produce about 2,000 eggs per kilogram _900 eggs per pound) of body weight at spawning? Love them or hate them, egg patterns are deadly effective. Fish the...

WINTER FLY FISHING ISN'T FUN FOR SOME Yoshi of H&F North Sh ore and the cold just don't get on, at all. If it's even just dipping below 15 degrees you'll find Yoshi r ugged up in his Simms Ro...