Posts in Techy Thursdays
Techy Thursday - Can't Find The Fish? Look For Structure
A couple of tough days away on our southern estuaries last week saw very few fish on the move, and so Todd Adolph and I had to work much more specifically rather than simply covering water to find fish that wanted to play..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Pre Season Casting Drills
Only twenty days as I write until opening and the fly boxes are full. A new Airflo SuperFlo Presentation line has been spooled and the Simms Freestone sling pack is as organised as it will be for the next several months..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Chasing Whitebait
The Whitebait have begun their annual run and on our Southern Estuaries, so have the juvenile Lamprey. Accordingly, the fish are becoming more active as things transition into spring and are turning up in our tidal reaches to take advantage of the incoming food supply..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Give That Indicator Some Love
There is a world of difference between the larger, denser, clip on indicators regularly employed on the Tongariro and the sparse, fingernail sized whisps we employ stealthily in the deep south, and the maintenance requirements of both..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Thoughts On Low Winter Flows
Chris Dore gives us five tips for low water, winter fly fishing conditions..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Why YOU need an Airflo Streamer Max
For pulling fish on streamers from deep, backcountry summertime pools, high flows or just swinging your favourite winter runs, sometimes your floating line just won’t cut it..... Read more
Techy Thursday - I Have Airflo Miracle Braid, Now What?
I have been asked a lot recently about which running lines I favour for winter swinging and in most instances my response is unequivocally Airflo Miracle Braid. More often than not however comes a follow up question a few days later asking how to put it all together, check this out.... Read more
Techy Thursday - Winter Stealth
One thing I don’t get is how much time, effort and patience anglers put into being stealthy over the summer months and how that all goes out the window on winter time waters..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Video Analysis Of The Wet Fly Swing
Video analysis has always been an important tool for me when looking to up my game. I like to slow it all down, dissect things, consider what I’m seeing and try and improve on it, whether I’m on the lawn casting, or fishing the water..... Read more
Techy Thursday - Wait For the Weight
Tap, tap, tap. We have all felt it. It’s the bump of a fish who is following your fly in, engaging somewhat, yet not quite committing to the eat. It can be far too easy to set the hook in excitement at the first wee bump, but how many times does this result in a bent rod?.... Read more