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Airflo Ridge Clear Floating Line These new lines look like the business, compared to other clear lines these feel very supple and have an opaque finish rather than a shinny/flashy finish which was a problem with those past lines. So no line flash / supple and also with the Airflo Ridge system - adds up to what I'm expecting to be a winner in a lot of situations  Steve

Tying the Gray Ghost As time goes by I've been puting up step by steps for tying common NZ fly patterns, here the latest. The Gray Ghost is a popular pattern and this is a variation of the orignal. Used to imitate white bait or smelt Here's the link to the other lists; Fly Tying Step by Steps

The Source NZ It's been a while since the last new NZ fly fishing DVD - but it's been worth waiting for - High quality footage and some big fish, time for your winter fly fishing fix! WOW WOW WOW!!!! This is NOT to be missed. Just home from the premiere and stoked to say it is brilliant. Great footage and stunning fish Nick Reygaert, The Source – New Zealand's director, says, "NZ offers a seemingly limitless amount of variety for fly fishers yet each person enjoys and values the fishery in their own unique way. With The Source – New Zealand we set out to capture those special moments that define a fishing trip and through these get a glimpse of what the Kiwi experience means to each of the featured anglers. For some, it means casting size 18 emergers to delirious brown trout during a blanket hatch, for others it's the triumph of catching a 10lb plus fish on a dry fly, for others it's a jet boat ride into a remote fiord!"  Click to buy now

New Fluorocarbon Grand Max by Riverge This stuff has a high reputation, haven't had a chance to try it yet...has a nice fine diameter and isn't too stiff, should be worth trying Also new are some longer Riverge flurocarbon leaders at 12 & 15 feet, these should be more useful than the 9 foot variety I should think Plus Stenzel Micro Ring (Riverge) are now available. they come in packets of 10 so are better value for $$

Waikaremoana by John Giacon : "Waikaremoana by John Giacon “A Stillwater Flyfisher’s Paradise” My new book spans 30 years of my life as a flyfisher. It is a non-fiction account of my own and a group of New Zealand’s top flyfishers who have succumbed to the paradise that is Waikaremoana. It is a book about flyfishing, but it is far more than that, it is also about a region of our country that is aptly called the “Jewel of the Ureweras”. Set in New Zealand’s biggest native forested National Park, it contains a treasure of flora and fauna that does include introduced species, trout of course being one of them. Waikaremoana has a plethora of spectacularly beautiful scenery, the much vaunted ‘clean green’ image of our country is alive and well here and I have included this aspect throughout the book. The book has 120 colour photos spread over its 220 pages as well as a collection of Bird-Art prints by gifted artist Joyce Griffin. Yes, this book is about flyfishing, but it is specifical...

Miles Rushmer Bay of Plenty Miles is our North Island Trophy expert, over the year Miles has helped his clients onto numerous huge trout. In fact he's one of the most prolific guides for producing trophy fish in the country. These are mostly Browns but some Rainbows too. Prime time for fishing for these huge fish is January - June each year so if you fancy a monster then Miles is your man. Read about Miles's experiences here: One Hundred Pounds of Brown Trout or have a look at some of the photo's on these pages ; You'll be impressed...

A recent question: I have noticed that I am missing a few strikes lately. Am i striking to hard???? Or maybe too slow?? And it sometimes goes like that and you can miss strikes for no apparent reason. Sometime the hook just doesn't connect, or doesn't connect with anything very solid and pull free. If you’re using an indicator strike as quickly as possible because it dips when the fish has the fly in it's mouth and any delay gives it time to reject the fly. But an indicator isn't fool proof, for instance if a fish turns and follows the nymph downstream then takes it, the indicator won’t necessarily ‘indicate’ immediately because everything is traveling in the same direction downstream, likewise the nymph can land downstream of the indicator so in effect there’s slack in the tippet between nymph and indicator so there’s a delay before the indicator ‘indicates’ as the slack is taken up. In both situations it gives the fish time to reject the fly.... At other times...