MANIC FLY FISHING BLOG
Manic Monday - Mornings on the Tongariro
A couple of our good mates have just returned from another epic NZ trip. James Norney and Michael Hurren swam the long stretch from Melbourne to New Zealand in search of big fish and.... Read more
Salty Saturday - King Tide Salt Fly Mid Season Report
The Bay of Plenty has seen one of the longest settled periods in a long time. This has made flats fishing conditions near on perfect with great sun and an often light breeze to take the shine off the water’s surface..... Read more
Targeting the Big Summer Browns of the Tongariro
Here's an indepth article from Kyle Adams on the in's and out's of how to target the massive summer brown trout of the Tongariro river..... Read more
Friday Fly Day - Cicada Shy Fish
Chances are, that fish you are lining up may have seen a few imitations, probably presented less than ideal so is chucking a cicada your best move?.... Read more
Techy Thursday - Changing The Retrieve On Your Hatch Finatic
In this video we demonstrate the most effective way to switch from left to right hand retrieve..... Read more
Win Stuff Wednesday - Manic Fly Collection Dry Sample Pack
I've got a few flies hanging out on my desk getting in the way so why not use this opportunity to give away a little gateway drug sample pack.... Read more
Team Tuesday - Aaron Middleton of Hunting & Fishing Wairarapa
Manic Mate, Aaron Middleton, is the owner of the Wairarapa Hunting & Fishing store. Aaron is a keen fly fisher but also likes long walks on the beach, geeking out on fly fishing gear and sitting in his Lazy Boy, listening to his favourite record with the cat in his lap..... Read more
Manic Monday - The Great Shaku Hunter
Rolf Nylinder is back at it again with another conceptual and highly entertaining fly fishing film. 20mins of egoless, creative fun with just a little bit of Wes Anderson style thrown in the mix..... Read more
Sunday Share - Go Fish Kiwi
Glenn Beach is the man behind the guiding operation Go Fish Kiwi, and lucky for him his son Alexander is pretty handy behind a camera and editing suite and produced this rad promo clip for him, check it out!.... Read more
Salty Saturday - Kyle Melnyk Comes Up Trumps
Rene, Yoshi and Kyle Melnyk shot out for a quick marker bash in the harbour last week. Some days you can pluck lots of small fish off the markers, other days it just takes one big one to get the job done..... Read more