Fly Fishing
Fly fishing and fly casting lessons in Canterbury
Learn to fly fish, or improve your angling skills with a professional fly fishing guide. All lessons are based in Canterbury. The fly fishing lessons are very practical, taking pace on stream or on the lake. We deal a lot with reading the river, stream craft, the approach and all manner of aspects of fly…
Read MoreTrout fly showcase from Martin Langlands
Showcasing Martin’s highly original, innovative and performance-based Trout Flies all crafted and designed by Martin Langlands in New Zealand. Martin has been fully involved in this since 1985 and continues to grow and develop. Flies can be purchased directly from Martin. Flies can be customised to your requirements as well. You can see Martin’s flies…
Read MoreWinter Fishing – Fly Tying – and thoughts about the upcoming season
Covid-19 Update – 20 days with no new cases! Warm greetings from early winter in the South Island of New Zealand. New Zealand’s big news is that as of today, we have been 20 days with no new Covid19 cases reported and and the last active case has recovered. What a great effort by the…
Read MoreA Time of Big Fish – and a Big Thanks
I’m writing this during New Zealand’s strict Covid-19 lockdown. Recent events have seemed unimaginable – as does the very abrupt finish to the 2019-2020 New Zealand fishing season. We are all affected by this in varying ways, so my thoughts go out to you all and please stay safe. This season more than any, I…
Read MoreThe 2020 Fishing Season is Looking to be a Once in a Lifetime Experience
Here we are 2020 and a very happy new year to you all and hope it bring about good things. This season thus far has been incredible in every way and very busy. As predicted the mouse year is in full swing and clients have landed many trout over 10 Pounds with the best so…
Read MoreThe new fishing season is off to a fabulous start
October has been super busy, with clients experiencing fantastic fishing in very changeable conditions. As mentioned in my last blog, it has become very apparent this is a mouse year. The trout are in superb condition and this will only get better and in many ways March and April will become top times to fish…
Read MoreA warm welcome from Spring in the South Island of New Zealand
A warm welcome from Spring in the South Island of New Zealand, and some exciting news about the upcoming season … Again its been a super busy winter tying flies for anglers both here in New Zealand and all over the world. This is a growing business and I spend at least 35 hours tying…
Read MoreFly fishing trip report from Italian fisherman Riccardo Maleci
“I imagine my fishing mate, Richie, and me are the kind of clients who are usually quite difficult to deal with! Although we consider ourselves very experienced fishermen, this can be a great disadvantage when in an environment very different to Italy. On our NZ trip with Martin and Peter Langlands we took our “Orientation pack”,…
Read More2018 – 2019 Fly Fishing Season in Review
With the end of the main season only a few weeks away I thought it a great time to catch up , it’s been such a busy season and since October have had no time to let you know what been happening. The 2018-2019 has been a superb season in ever way with a wide…
Read MoreA most fabulous start to new season
We have had an amazing start to the new season with many happy clients on a wide range of water types be it backcountry rivers or meadow spring creeks and small streams every client has landed multiple fish and many very good size. October has featured warmer than average days bringing rivers to life with…
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