Manic Monday - S4S vs Dorado

Check out this Golden Dorado of unspeakable proportions tamed by Fly Fishing Nation crew using the Scott S4S #8. Follow their terrible life here on Instagram.

Manic Monday - Product testing in flooded rivers

Murphy's Law was well and truly in effect this past weekend as I had decided to go fishing, usually this means a flood is imminent. While the flow chart for the Tauranga Taupo was looking promising...

Techy Thursdays - Down and dirty with Totally Fly

Via Totallyflyfishing.co.nz It's the down and dirty time of the year in the southern hemisphere. Generally speaking, once the temperatures drop trout would rather starve than rise in the water colu...

Cam's dad is rad

Manicäó»s Cameron Forsman thought he was pretty good after plucking an 8lb brown from the Tongariro a couple of weeks ago. Fast forward to the weekend just gone and his Dad Steve has äóÖone-uppedäó...

Techy Thursdays - Darren Asquith reviews the Simms G4 Pro jacket

"To say Iäó»ve just been blown away by my new Simms G4 pro jacket would be an understatement. It was comfortable from the first second I put it on, and it kept me dry during a really crappy week of...

Salty Saturdays - Bill Mitchell's Boots Were Made For Wading

And that's just what they'll do... "These boots have done a couple hundred kilometres of flats wading through coral and rubble and had run ins with stingrays, urchins, stonefish and other nasties. ...

Manic Monday - We Went Fishing

My girlfriend Aymee and I shot out on some Central North Island rivers for a bit of R&R on the long weekend. What better way to celebrate ANZAC day than to get on the river after a dawn service...

Manic Monday - Josh Moore's awesome photo stash

Chris Dore sent us a bunch of photos shot by his talented flatmate, Josh Moore. Hopefully with his permission. The subject is Matt Klara all decked out in his Simms goodies.

Team Tuesday - Manic's newest member, Cam Forsman

Congratulations, it's a boy! Please welcome the newest member of the Manic team, Cameron Forsman. Cam was previously looking after the fly fishing department down at Fish City Hamilton while he was...