Fishing the Tongariro Delta

This week I popped down to Turangi and caught up with a couple of friends Greig Cousins and Simon Chu to fish the Tongariro Delta. We'd heard that the tongariro river had been fishing fairly slowly...

Stuff about Spey, Skagit and Switch

I get asked about Spey casting a lot these days and there is certainly and upweling of interest in this great part of the sport now here in New Zealand. The problem most anglers have is where to st...

Fly Fishing Dirty Water

As I write this itäó»s persisting down outside.Whatäó»s for sure is it suddenly is feeling like winter is setting in. Iäó»m planning a fair bit of fishing over the next few weeks and all I can thin...

Dealing with Low and Clear Rivers

It's promising to be a long, warm and dry summer and that means as usual we're looking at low and clear rivers and spooky trout. Here's a few tips for success. 1. Go long and fine The first step in...

Hanging out with the Bro

I fished last weekend with my brother Rob. We don't get to fish together enough but it's always great when we do. Rob's still quite involved in the New Zealand competition scene and as a result I'm...

Double Handers and Canterbury Sea Runs

The lower reaches of Canterbury's big braided rivers get raided every summer by trophy browns feeding on silveries and whitebait. Targeting these fish on classic fly tackle has always been hard wor...

Where to fly fish this Christmas

Christmas holidays will see more people hitting the rivers as always. There's nothing wrong with that, except if you're into finding a secluded spot then in that case you may need to work a little ...

FFF Middlemarch Conclave 2009

If you're into improving your casting skills, eating country cooked roasts, hanging out with good guys and catching some cracking fish, then the FFF Middlemarch Conclave will be for you. Mike Da...

The Cicada's Are Out

Even here in suburbia it's obvious the cicada's are out. My cat's even been dragging a couple in a day. It happens every year, late January through to mid March our trout go mad gorging on cicadaäó...