Posts in Manic Mondays
Manic Monday - Lake Otamangakau Season Wrap Up
The Big O has officially closed as of the 31st of May and what a memorable season it has been..... Read more
Manic Monday - Gravel Road Trout
Rolf Nylinder set out with a goal of trying to film, edit and write a soundtrack for a clip all in one day. Chill out mate! Check out the result of his efforts.... Read more
Manic Monday - The Road South
Did not film much on this most recent trip, but did turn the camera on for a few snippets of action here and there on "The road south"..... Read more
Manic Monday - Salt Fly Fest Weekend
The crew at the Strip Strike saltwater fly fishing club and Rod & Reel put on another great event down in Bowentown this weekend just been..... Read more
Manic Monday - Ladies Weekend
This month I had the good fortune of being able to host a group of New Zealand ladies on the Waihou River for a weekend of Euro Nymphing tuition. I had ladies from as close as Taupo and as far as Wellington despite extremely short notice. Given that three weeks ago the event wasn’t even a concept, it came together brilliantly, with a dozen ladies fishing each day..... Read more
Manic Monday - Bent 2 Film
Here's some fly fishing humor for your Monday and one for the NZ guides that are signing off for the season. And for those northern hemisphere guides that are starting to really kick things off, well this is the shape of things to come...enjoy!.... Read more
Manic Monday - Goodbye Daylight Savings =(
And just like that it's all over. The days are chilly, Game of Thrones is back, firewood is stacked and we're all mentally getting prepared for the short days and long nights to come..... Read more
Manic Monday - A Manic Day Out
As much as we all love big, multi-day missions, into the back country. The early mornings, late nights and hours spent behind the wheel, can become a bit tedious. Especially late in the season..... Read more
Manic Monday - Exploring with Tarn
Well it has certainly been a hot dry summer around the country and finding cool water temperatures especially when the day progress has not been an easy task. This is when fish are most vulnerable to becoming stressed when caught..... Read more
Manic Monday - Matt Tripet; a Simms Legacy
I have been asked on many occasions, “Matt, how much do I invest in my wading gear and outerwear?” It’s always been a pretty straight forward answer, usually presented with a rhetorical question on my part..... Read more