New Zealand Fishing Flies

Discover the Hope’s Silvery trout fly, a legendary Canterbury Matuku-style lure designed by David Hope to mimic migrating smelt. Learn why swapping traditional feather hackles for rabbit pelt strips enhances water action, speeds up production, and successfully targets big early-season sea-run brown trout in New Zealand’s tidal rivers.

Want to land a monster Mackenzie Country trout? The iridescent, high-buoyancy Boobie Fly is a proven winner. Discover the step-by-step method to tie this deadly bully imitation using UV Straggle Chenille and Foam Para Posts, plus the exact sinking and spinning rigs you need to fish it successfully in the canals.

Fishing after sunset is one of the most effective ways to land massive New Zealand trout and landlocked salmon. In this guide, Allan Burgess breaks down how to fish and tie luminous Doll Flies using Aurora plastic skirts, complete with essential night-vision lighting tips and an expert video walkthrough from Malcolm Bell at the Twizel Canals.

Klink – The Extraordinary Fly-Tying Genius of Hans van Klinken The author is perhaps best.

Jack’s Sprat trout fly is an excellent New Zealand smelting pattern. It can be fished to imitate common smelt, and in smaller sizes makes a good whitebait fly. It has long been a popular pattern with anglers seeking rainbow trout in the lakes, rivers and streams of the central North Island.

Little Wet Fly for Fussy Trout By Tony Orman Old habits can die hard with.

Wet Fly Fishing – An Old But Proven Method By Tony Orman Wet Fly Fishing.

Black Gnat Trout Dry Fly as tied by Keith Draper and Hugh McDowell By Allan.

By Allan Burgess Very few New Zealand anglers fish for salmon with salmon flies and.

Black Phantom Trout Fly is one of the old-style Kilwell Killer Patterns By Allan Burgess.