Camo for Fly Fishing One of the things that has long perplexed me about trout fishermen is their willingness…
Fly tying, Uncategorized Fishing a Modified Madam X I tested out my modified Madam X on a day where there were reasonable numbers…
Fishing Dry Fly Floatant I am pretty ruthless with gear and don’t like carrying anything that doesn’t work. This…
Uncategorized Lake Fishing Tactics II – Two Fly Rig Before I started hunting upland I used to fish during the winter at Lake Tutira.…
Lake Fishing Tactics – Keep Your Line Ready to Cast I fished Lake O with James Mabin a few weeks back and he used a…
Fighting Big Fish Fighting big trout demands really good technique to consistently land them. A three pound fish…
Fly tying, Uncategorized Fishing the Evening Rise – Tying on Flies in Low Light Fishing the evening rise always means fishing in low light. Tying flies on can be…
Fishing the Evening Rise VII – Smith Creek Rig Keeper When the evening rise is going well there are a lot of fish coming up,…
Fishing, Freshwater fishing Fish and Game warns you need to engage to protect your trout fishery Only a few days left to have your say on protecting trout! Dear Angler, A…
Fly tying Fishing the Evening Rise VI A Parachute that Floats I use a #14 Parachute fly for the evening rise. I have experimented with a…
Fishing the Evening Rise V – The Take & Playing the Fish Fishing a two fly rig requires very, very good reflexes and a lot of concentration.…
Fly tying A Second Tying Station & the Norvise Automatic Bobbin I share my home office with my fiance, and we have a rule that we…
Fly tying Fishing the Evening Rise IV – Strategy II Successfully catching a lot fish on the rise requires very accurate casts. Aside from the…
Fishing the Evening Rise II – Flies Most of the rising fish I fish to are taking mayfly. I occasionally run into…
Fishing gear Fishing the Evening Rise Fishing the evening rise is one of the most enjoyable experiences in fly fishing. On…
Eugenie Sage not Allaying Any Fears Eugenie Sage’s sneaky Indigenous Fish Bill has the potential to completely change the way sports…
Freshwater fishing Sneaky Law Change to Hammer Trout & Salmon The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has introduced an amendment to the Conservation Act that…
Freshwater fishing Fixing a Cut in a Fly Line I took my Microspey rod out on Friday and was casting pretty well until I…
Fly tying Veevus 6/0 & the Norvise Automatic Bobbin Since I began tying over 25 years ago I have almost always used 6/0 Uni…
Fly tying Wonderful Soft Hackle Article The Fly Tyer Magazine has a wonderful article on soft hackles including how and why…