Fly fishing, Fly tying My Favourite Winter Fly – The Earthworm I do not fish much over the winter because I am hunting every day and…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Koura Flight or Fight Response At Waikaremoana I was about to beach my boat when I spotted the biggest Koura…
Fly fishing Understanding Spey Casting Like many anglers I have been fascinated with spey casting, without really having much application…
Fly fishing One Rod for New Zealand – Scott G Series 6 weight Recommended Gear Rod: Scott G Series 906-4 Reel: Lamson Litespeed 5 or Waterworks Force SL…
Fly fishing Review: Simms Retractor On a trip to Waikaremoana I lost my Simms Retractor and my nippers, probably as…
Fly fishing Twelve Years of Sight Fishing For twelve consecutive seasons I did not cast a fly unless I saw a fish.…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Colour Blind Fly Tying I am extremely colour blind. In the tests where the colour blind are supposed to…
Fly fishing Setting Up a Long Tapered Leader Long Leaders Long leaders are important for the kind of fishing I do, which is…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Nor-Vise Automatic Bobbin Review I have used the Nor-Vise Automatic Bobbin for two years, and strongly recommend it to…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Making a Dubbing Brush Table I spent some time looking at different videos for making dubbing brushes, and different tools…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Making a Dubbing Brush For Use with Lusk’s Koura Making a dubbing brush that is roughly even is pretty…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Lusk’s Koura XIII Jig Fly Tying Instructions This is the revised pattern of my Koura fly. Small Koura Hook: …
Fly fishing, Fly tying Lusk’s Koura XII – Revised Pattern Having fished the koura pattern for a little over a season there was something slightly…
Fly fishing, Fly fishing gear Review: Fishpond Lumbar Pack For many years I have been a minimalist fly fisherman. I have walked a long…
Fly tying Sharpening Fly Tying Scissors I tie a lot of flies, and my tying scissors get a lot of use.…
Fly tying, Gear Keeping Tying Materials Tidy Keeping fly tying material tidily is not something that came naturally to me, or it…
Fly fishing, Gear Fifteen Years of Minimalist Fly Fishing Sight fishing for twelve years taught me some very valuable lessons, mainly that getting a…
Fly fishing, Gear Review – Smith Creek Rig Keeper One of the single most useful pieces of fishing gear I have used in my…
Fly fishing, Fly tying, Gear Review: Norvise I am a prolific fly tier. I fish a lot, and I only use my…
Fly tying Prepping Hare’s Fur for Fly Tying Hares are a pest in Hawke’s Bay so I always have plenty to shoot. I…
Fly tying The Hare & Copper The Hare & Copper is a favourite New Zealand pattern that is my favourite fly.…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Lusk’s Koura XI The Best Pattern Extra Select Craft Fur This series of articles is available as an…
Fly fishing, Fly tying Lusk’s Koura X Fishing Lusk’s Koura This series of articles is available as an ebook on Amazon. My…