Posts in How To's
The Manic Guide To Spey - Part One: How To Set Up For Two Handed Fly Fishing
Welcome to the Manic Guide To Spey presented by Chris Dore. This is part one of a two part series in which our goal is to give you an understanding of the basics around spey / skagit gear and techniques while keeping it as simple as possible..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Early Season Casting Fixes
It’s about time for another round of fly casting fix - it’s and these are some that I’ve been seeing occurring regularly of late..... Read more
How To Rig Up For The Tongariro Roll Cast
Before you start the journey of learning the Tongariro Roll Cast it pays to have an understanding of some of the gear that will make the job that much easier for you as well as how to set it all up properly..... Read more
Friday Fly Day - How To Choose The Right Indicator Dry Fly
Yesterday we answered Toms question regarding dry dropper rigs, and today we are looking at suitable indicator dries, and what I look for in my indicators pattern..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Dry Dropper Advice
In this week's Techy Thursday Chris Dore gives some how to advice on fly fishing with the dry and dropper rig.... Read more
Techy Thursday - Five Tips For Fly Fishing In the Wind
If there’s one word to describe our season in the South so far, it’s windy. With rivers issuing from the alps, it’s rare to fish a calm day and you can’t always get away from the wind. You often have to simply deal with it, especially during spring..... Read more
Pure Fly NZ Series 3 - Mike Kirkpatrick's Trophy Tips
Have you been on the internet lately? Oh good, so you would have seen Mike Kirkpatrick just straight killing it, catching huge numbers of New Zealand trophy brown trout. It's been impossible to miss..... Read more
2020 National Pairs Championships 7th & 8th November
The very popular SFFNZ Pairs Championships is back for 2020 and is a great event to get involved with if you've ever been at all interested in competition fly fishing..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Early Season Fly Fishing Tips From The Experts
Its October. It’s our favourite time of the year once again as our brown trout rivers open and we all get an opportunity to run a fly through virgin water. While we have all been prepping and planning the past several weeks, we thought we would ask a few of our experts from around the country for their tips to help you achieve early season success..... Read more
Team Tuesday - Kiwi Nymphing Clinics With Rob Vaz & Johnny Gummer
These two shouldn't need any introduction but we'll give them one anyway. Rob Vaz and Johnny Gummer are fly fishing guides that have their roots in competition fishing success..... Read more