Recommended Links
Links to fishing stories, articles, fishing tips and tricks, fishing books, fishing quotes & sayings, on fly-fishing and saltwater fishing.
Some great fish artworks and fishing photos at FishArt
Two casts to increase your surfcasting
distances.
The 'Off
the Ground' cast to increase distance over the usual Overhead
cast.
The 'Pendulum'
cast for maximum distance. Please take careful note of the
warnings about this cast, and become proficient in the "Off the
Ground Cast" before trying the Pendulum cast.
A Primer on Czech Nymphing from Fish and Fly
Czech Nymphing from Sexy Loops
No scales – here's a formula for calculating a fish's weight from measurements
Building a better Baby-Bugger – the fly that is!
How to set up a fly-line and backing on a reel
Facts on Sharks from National Geographic
Specialist Surfcasting Tackle (NZ)
Permanent Site Links
MidCurrent – one of the top fly fishing in fresh and salt water sites around
Sexy Loops – irreverent but excellent articles, especially on casting
Flytiers Page – no need to guess what this is about
Fly-fishing in Saltwater – US centric site but good information on saltwater fly-fishing
Marlin Magazine – excellent big game fishing site
New Zealand Fishing Magazine – bit rough around the edges but good info
Saltwater Sportsman Magazine – another US site, but good info
The Opposition – P.E.T.A – Good to see what the lunatic fringe is up to
Fish and Game NZ – An official site and looks it
Coarse Fishing Super Site – everything you need to know and then some
Huge Database of Fish Species – what is that fish? Look here.
Global Fly Fisher – a Danish site (in English) – some good stuff here
Fly Anglers Online – name says it.
Trout Nut – name says it.
Rainbow Bead Head Flies – worth look before you hit the bench
Fly Fisherman Magazine -name says it.
On fly-fishing – name says it
Shoutfish – fly-fishing and Tying
Moldy Chum – On fishy things – Highly recommended, the strange side of fly fishing
Option 4 – for all New Zealanders – protect our fishing rights by visiting often
Article written by Tony Bishop