Friday Fly Day - Get that fly deep (with Loon Deep Soft Weight)

One of the most useful products I've used this season past is Loon Deep Soft Weight tungsten putty. Here's why. It's very dense and heavier than lead and so a little will go a long way. It's ...

Team Tuesday - JP Samuelson

Meet todayäó»s Team Tuesday subject, saltwater guide (amongst other things) JP Samuelson. Born and raised in South Africa but now residing in sunny Marlborough JP tries to spend as much of his time...

Techy Thursdays - A Quick Spey Tip

One thing I often find with budding spey casters is the inability to use the bottom hand effectively. It's the bottom hand that moves the rod tip: the top hand is but a pivot to allow effective use...

Review - New Scott Meridian Saltwater Fly Rods

Our good friends at Scott fly rods have just announced their latest offering the Meridian Saltwater Series. We've had a number of prototypes around NZ and Australia for the last few months and the ...

Techy Thursdays - Itinerant Angler geeks out on the Meridian

"Two years ago Scott Fly Rodsäó» chief designer Jim Bartschi to some extent took the world by storm with the release of the Radian freshwater series of rods. A culmination of years of work, Bartsch...

Manic Monday - What's that you've got there Rene?

No, not the fish, the other thing you're holding...guess it'll have to remain a secret for a little bit longer.

Techy Thursdays - Better Hook Sets

We all get it, that long, perfect swing then just a pluck, a bang, or a tug then nothing.... Another missed opportunity. Tight line takes present a few problems for the angler. Often there's no giv...

Team Tuesday - John Gummer Hits The Headlines

Great to see John Gummer in the newspaper for all of the right reasons! "John Gummer caught his first trout on his own when he was 4 years old. He remembers it vividly, wading out into the Manawatu...

Friday Fly Day - It's only natural

So there's a definite mindset amongst winter anglers that the mighty glo bug is the be all and end all of flies. But what if they're not working? Sure, at change of light, in many conditions in fac...