Just for kicks the other day I Googled “french nymphing”. I expected to find articles that explained methods similar to what we do, with similar flies and basically extolling the virtues of long-leader tight lining. I fully accept that what we do is frowned upon by some, probably mostly people who haven’t actually tried it, […]
Read more "THE RAGGED EDGE OF NYMPHING"We’ve been getting inquiries from some of our Trade Me customers regarding “Czech nymphing”, looking for some tips and tricks. European nymphing methods have really come into their own over the last few years here in New Zealand and it’s currently all the rage on the North Island. There seems to be a general confusion […]
Read more "CUSTOM HOW TO – EURO NYMPHING"OK, so the title may be a bit misleading. As promised, here is another post chock full of flies from the fly boxes of our Czech visitors – FLY PORN. And that’s it for this update dear readers. Till next time, tight lines.
Read more "HOT YOUNG CZECH SWINGERS"When we had our Czech visitors a few weeks back, they let me rummage through their fly boxes and photograph them. While I have shown some of the flies in the “DAY” series, I thought they deserved their own post since there are some really cool ideas and materials they are using that I don’t think […]
Read more "FLY PORN"So we awoke to a dreary day. We knew the trip was stuffed as it rained all night. We decided to cut our losses and head back. The weather report for Taupo was looking good so we thought we were in with a chance for our new favorite river, the MOHAKA! We had to drive […]
Read more "DAY 5"Before I start to tell the tale of Day 4 (and really Day 5), I should recount the evening of Day 3. So we’ve come back from the river had some barbecue. We had heard great things about the Ruakituri River, but none of us had fished it. We’ve already had a few good days […]
Read more "DAY 4"I have been fly fishing in salt and fresh water for over 25 years. I have certainly caught my fair share of fish and thought I had things down pretty pat. I can fish most any river or beach and probably catch fish. A chance encounter has completely changed not only the way I fish but […]
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