The Drift - Fly Fishing, Fly Casting and Fly Rod Building

Make the Most of Your Destination Fishing Trip

How to improve your travel, navigate new places, and work well with your guide. Don’t be that guy (or girl). We’ve all seen him… the one who shows up fly rod in hand for the trip of a lifetime, tha...

How a Fly Rod Works

How a Fly Rod Works While the answer might seem fairly obvious, a fly rod is by design, quite a clever piece of engineering and a very different beast compared to rods used for spinning, surf and b...

10 Tips For Better Fly Fishing

Most fly anglers are constantly tying to better themselves. For many it’s catching more fish, bigger fish or perhaps landing a difficult or elusive species. For many fly fishing is just about gett...

Graphite Fly Rods (Carbon Fibre) vs Fiberglass Fly Rods

If you are looking to get a picture of the differences between Graphite fly rods and Fiberglass fly rods, Joe Mahler has the lowdown. Of course, here in New Zealand we refer to these materials a li...

7 Tips to Increase Your Fly Casting Distance

Add 10 feet to your fly cast - pronto! Somewhere along the line who hasn’t wanted to cast just a little further.  While this isn’t intended to be a lesson on all out distance casting