By Tony Orman I once read a very funny spoofy story in a very funny fishing book. It involved a survey by some mythical university on trout fishermen and wives. I’ve semi-plagiarised it below. … Read more

by Tony Orman An American writer Ted Trueblood was a boyhood hero of mine in the fishing and hunting world. I avidly read his articles in the US “Field and … Read more

by March Brown Just a few flies will do instead of a hundred and one different patterns. That’s the message to learn from the masters. One of the classic books … Read more

by Brian O’Rourke Reprinted from the “NZ Fishing and Shooting Gazette” September 1955. The South Branch of the Waimakiriri River is about 12 miles from Christchurch – a long way … Read more

An Angel and Three Anglers Three guys were fishing in a lake one day, when an angel appeared in the boat. When the three astonished men had settled down enough … Read more

by Tony Orman “The sport of trout fishing belongs to all New Zealanders.” That was the first sentence in a chapter entitled “Trout Farming” in a book I wrote back … Read more

Special report thanks to Newsroom.   There are health issues lurking in New Zealanders’ water that need urgent attention says Dr Mike Joy, a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for … Read more

Opinion piece. By Rex Gibson For most anglers freshwater fishing requires the payment of $133 for a fishing licence. There are different rates for overseas anglers (and only some Australians … Read more

A very personal opinion by Andi Cockroft Environment Minister David Parker wants to fast track important project consents by excluding public input. If the Government goes ahead with this threat … Read more

by Tony Orman   Many trout anglers have noticed a decline in trout fishing over the last couple of decades. So did at least one Fish and Game scientist who … Read more

Three years ago, the late Bill Benfield  wrote a book “Water Quality and Ownership” published by Tross Publishing. At the time, Tony Orman talked to the Wairarapa conservationist and trout fisherman … Read more

by V C Bennett Tony Orman came across this delightful article in a May 1939, “New Zealand Fishing and Shooting Gazette.” He has abridged it to suit the space.. Read … Read more

by Tony Orman I still regard October 1 as a special day, the opening of a new trout season heralding spring and early summer. It used to be in the 1950s when I was a barefoot kid fishing … Read more

Well known author of trout fishing books George Ferris, in the 1950s, once described Canterbury’s  Selwyn River, in its hey-day, as being looked on as “the best brown trout river in … Read more

by Pedro Burney (Originally published “On the River” 1974) Just looking has its rewards. When I reach a river, I put my rod up, sit down and just look. What … Read more