Tricos, like lots of other Mayflies, are often seen in their spinner fall “So simple so” Pure “. Thanks to John Barr for another excellent trout slaying bug. The Pure…
Category: Fly Fishing
How to tie The Cluster [Midge] – AvidMax Blog
“Semperfli is responsible for a lot of my favorite materials. The Straggle String is no exception. This material has the right length of strands for most trout bugs and can…
How to tie The Perpetrator – AvidMax Blog
“The Perpetrator is a wet fly that really grabs. Not only did it captivate me when I first saw it, but fish love it too. It is a relatively simple…
First Time Fly Fishing On The Mataura River -Southland New Zealand
I recently took my son Louie to fly fish the Mataura river for his first time. The fishing season opened back on the 1st of October and he’s been slowly…
Silver Lining
Well what a season of fishing it’s been thus far! Covid 19 has completely shut the world down at present and traveling abroad is a distant memory for us all.…
Fishing For Sea Run-Estuarine Trout
The tidal sections of the South Island lowland rivers on both the East Coast and West Coasts are well known for their sea run / estuarine trout fishing. Its a…
Fly Fishing Close To Home
A quick fish on the Hawea river just out of town produced 2 nice fat wee rainbow trout for Louie. Hes really enjoying his fly tying and had just finished…