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Fly Fishing with a Dry Dropper Rig

A dry dropper rig is one of my favourite fly fishing methods and my first choice for many small streams and medium rivers. What is a dry dro

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Flooded rivers and heavy rain, what now? (Part 2)

The previous day ended with the Tongariro river reaching a high flow of 424 cumecs overnight. We woke up to the Tongariro still at 125 cume

Flooded rivers and heavy rain, what now? (Part 1)

Heavy rain and flooded rivers can spoil your fishing trip but with a few adjustments you could do really well

The Essence of Winter Fly Fishing in New Zealand

Some good winter rains in Taupo inspired a group of us to head down to Turangi in search of some fresh run rainbow trout.

Euro Nymphing the Tauranga-Taupo River

The Tauranga-Taupo river is another one of lake Taupo tributaries well known for it’s winter spawning runs of rainbow trout. Having fished t

Winter Fly Fishing in the Tongariro River | Info & Tips

The Tongariro River is one of New Zealand's top fly fishing destinations, famous for it’s winter fishing as large runs of big trout move up.

Fly Fishing With Friends | A Fly Fishing Short Film

I’ve wanted to explore the headwaters of this river since I first fished it’s middle reaches many years ago. Since then I have studied...