Out there doing it! Alister Jones from Hunting and Fishing Timaru

Here's a lesson in practicing what you preach by Alister Jones from Hunting & Fishing Timaru. Out there doing it. "Morning team, Al here from Timaru Hunting and Fishing. I tried out my new wade...

Techy Thursdays - A quick one from Simon Chu

"Managed a few days on the Mataura and had plenty of fish eating duns and willow grubs. One particular fish had me stumped for a couple of casts and I had a terrific fly on nose refusal. Rather tha...

Team Tuesday - More harbour kings

Yesterday the sales team and marketing team all piled into Matts boat with his friend Kirwan up from Christchurch and steamed out into the magnificent Hauraki Gulf to see if we could locate a few k...

Friday Fly Day - The Kiwi Cicada

Continuing on with the Cicada theme here's another option for the fly box for those things we love to fish and the trout love to eat. I'm not too sure who is more obsessed by them this time of year...

Team Tuesdays - Summer searching on the TT

Summer usually means back country fishing for most, myself included but this weekend my buddy Tim and I decided to keep it casual and go for a walk up our favourite Taupo trib, the Tauranga Taupo, ...

Yoshi and the True Cicada

Check out these amazing photos taken by Yoshi. The Manic True Cicada in action and proving it's worth getting the job done on a tricky day guiding.

Salty Saturdays - The Sea Bomb

äóìI have never seen the harbour this flatäó was a re-occurring comment last Wednesday morning. After a busy couple of days whipping around the stores of the lower North Island, a morning out on t...

Friday Fly Day - New Manic Salmon flies

So you've been out chucking 4kg spinners on conventional gear and caught yourself a few salmon, consider that box ticked. Now comes the real challenge, salmon on fly. Our new salmon flies have arri...

Mike Perret and Hatch lands a beauty!

Check out the second biggest fly caught striped marlin by angler Mike Perret. This was achieved with the help of skipper Geoff Lamond aboard Arenui (and the Hatch 12 Plus!). Nice work Mike.