Manic Monday - Yoshi goes south

äóìHi team Manic, hereäó»s a few photos for you from my trip to Christchurch. Tough fishing with a lot of water in flood but we got a few in the end. Interestingly most of the browns took the orang...

Techy Thursday - Loch Style Fishing Part 1, Gear Set Up

One of the great things about the sport of fly fishing is the diverse range of styles that are available: Saltwater fly fishing, freshwater fly fishing, dry fly, wet fly, polaroiding, nymph fishing...

A quick rumination on the new Scott G Series fly rod

It was always going to be hard to top my Scott G2 as my favourite Mataura rod, but the feel, responsiveness and accuracy of the new G series 8äó»8äó 4wt has upped the bar. If youäó»re after an all...

Team Tuesday - Owen River Lodge

Owen River Lodge is based on the banks of, funnily enough, the Owen River not far from Murchison and has a lifetime of fly fishing locations on its door step. About a year ago owner, Felix Borenste...

Salty Saturday - The gear the Big Angry Fish boys use

You've seen Nathan having a ball dealing to some beefy snaps, fiesty kahawai and strong trevs with his fly gear on recent episodes of Big Angry Fish but have you ever wondered what actual gear it i...

Friday Fly Day - Kellers Peach Fuzz

PHOTO: Stu Hastie The Kellers Peach Fuzz is one of the new kids on the block in the Manic Fly Collection and is fly we're really looking forward to giving more of a run on some of those easy to dis...

Friday Fly Day - Chuey's Flies

Who the F@$! is Simon Chu, right? Chances are if you donäó»t know the man, youäó»ll know his flies. There arenäó»t many anglers, guides or club members who havenäó»t shared a coffee, had a yarn or ...

Techy Thursday - Grilling Quentin Forster

CD: So Quentin, tell us whatäó»s up with November in Canterbury... QF: Big dries, I'm already hooking up with blowflies where fish are out looking for food. Don't overdo it though, a #12 is plent...

Manic Monday - Simon Chu finds zen

Despite having been ripped off of some very rare and sentimental fly fishing gear the day before, the Zen Master Chuey aka Simon Chu found solace and balance back on the water with Chris Dore . Let...