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Team Tuesday - Tim Angeli returns to Argentina

After my first trip to Argentina last year to chase sea-run browns on the Rio Gallegos in Southern Patagonia, I absolutely fell in love with the place and couldn't wait to return. Fortunately, I wa...

Cam and I went for a last minute, end of season, back country walk in the Kaimanawas on the weekend to try and fool a couple of deer and see how the river was stacking up with fish on their way ups...

As promised here a few more details for the upcoming Sporting Life Turangi - Winter Fly Fest on August the 12th. Really cool feedback from a bunch of crew from all over the country looking to atten...

Sight fishing is by far my favourite form of fly fishing, this visual style of fishing is truly addictive! Both trout living in rivers and lakes are prime sight fishing candidates; here are a few p...

We generally think of winter nymphing as done under an indicator because the assumption is that fish don't rise over the colder months. However fishing a dry and dropper rig through suitable zones ...

The Manic Lads (Cam, Matt and Gus) went for a bit of a late season back country and not so back country mission in the central plateau region this weekend. The photos tell a pretty good story so we...

Today we have asked Canterbury fly guide, Tom Hodge for his top three flies for June. "My favourite three flies this month of June in the Canterbury area would kick off with the gold bead head flas...

So there's one weekend to go on our Southern Lakes backcountry tributaries and with temperatures cooling the browns are on the move. However many anglers are struggling to entice these recent addit...

Techy Thursday - Late Season Glare

While the main freshwater season here in the S.I. has ended many of our top backcountry lake tributaries remain open for another month, offering often great opportunities to nab a large, migrating ...