New Zealand & Australia Fly Fishing Blog

2023 Simms Freestone Fishing Waders | Review by Chris Schrueder

In these times of high inflation and mortgage interest rates it can be hard to justify a new purchase to your significant other. You don’t want the...

How To Fly Fish

6 tips to improve your Two Handed Fishing | Ollie Bassett

Two hand fly fishing is extremely popular these days. Spey, streamer, swinging, whatever you call it or your style, here are six tips to help get y...

Winter fishing the Upper Clutha

I lived and fly fished the lower south island since the early eighties, my season would start in October and finish at the end of April, that was u...

Red Kaloi on the Fly

The fight went for close to a minute when I was out of the boat and ready to net it. Unfortunately one last run saw her 60lb carbon leader absolute...

Fly Fishing News

Turangi Fly Fishing Report | June 2023

When it comes to fly fishing, there are those than can do it, those that can take photos, and even rarer in fly fishing, are those that can write a...

Product Reviews

Scott Centric Fly Fishing Rod | Review

Over the last 30 years I have had the chance to cast a considerable number of different fly rods. It was precisely 1989 when I was fortunate enough...

RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival returns!

The RISE Fly Fishing Film Tour Returns to New Zealand in September and Manic is SUPER STOKED to be backing it.

Simms G3 Guide Boot | Review by Chris Dore

The Simms G3 range has always been designed to guide standard. Built to be tough, with only the bells and whistles we need for day in, day out on-s...

How To Fly Fish

Targeting Autumn Mayfly Munchers

April and May are a great months of the year for mayfly hatches. I feel this is due to the favourable temperatures.

The Most Technologically Advanced Fly Fishing Wader | Simms G4Z

The Next Evolution Of Simms G4Z Has Arrived Every detail considered, every forecast ignored. The latest pinnacle of angling evolution has arrived. ...