Talk of fly-fishing in New Zealand causes little sparks to dance across the fisherman‘s pupils. The non-fisherman doesn’t understand. He asks why, but the fisherman is already gone, in his mind, where ...

Smack in the middle of New Zealand's North Island, just to the southeast of Lake Taupo, is a gin-clear, forest-fringed river called the Tauranga-Taupo. For veteran fly-fishermen like my old friend Dan ...

I was tromping along the edge of the Wilkin River when guide Paul Wright, treading a few steps ahead of me, held his hand up for me to stop. “I’ve got a fish here,” he called above the steady gurgle ...

IN Gore, a town of 12,500 on the South Island of New Zealand, street signs proclaim that the visitor has arrived in the world capital of brown trout. To reinforce the point, town officials have ...

The best way to ensure a good trip is to make sure you and your guide are on the same page. That starts with communicating ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

The Fly Ferns are testing their fishing rods and reels as they prepare to tackle the world's best in Idaho Falls later this year. The six dedicated anglers of the New Zealand women's team are clocking ...

She hooks tree branches, slips on rocks, and shines a light on the topics nobody talks about in her sport. By Mark Aiken “I admit it,” says Erica Nelson, one of just two female Indigenous fly fishing ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

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