If I waited for a calm day, I would seldom fish! Some days you just need to embrace the breeze.
Tag: fly fishing
What is a ‘Guide Fly’ Anyway?
Hearing the term “Guide Fly”, I wondered – what does that mean?
Tongariro River – Casting Back to Cast Forward
Fishing notes from flyfishing the Tongariro River in Winter 2024
Riverside lies and deceit
Read this to ensure you don’t get caught in the same net of lies and deceit.
May on the Mighty Manawatū River
The Manawatū River is a superbly fun and varied trout fishery that deserves your attention
Join Your Local Fishing Club!
A few of the many reasons you shouldn’t wait as long as I did to join your local flyfishing club
Changing conditions, changing tactics
A trip to a Canterbury High Country Lake yielded an unexpected lesson about being prepared to change tactics to suit the conditions
An Epic Build in a Box
Building your own fly rod with an Epic Fly Rod Kit is just as Epic as it sounds!
Why bother?
Why bother fly fishing for trout if you’re just going to put them back?
Adding a new welded loop for $2.50
Adding a new welded loop to a fly line is effective and cheap. And easy, did I mention easy?
A bike, and breaking some basic rules of fishing
Combining a bike ride up the Remutaka Incline trail and fishing the Pakuratahi River included some poor fishing choices…
Summer is Cicada Season
Flyfishing during cicada season can be a lot of fun, and a reason to learn a little more about these fascinating creatures that are the sound of summer in New Zealand.
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