Trout Fisher Magazine

For Christmas, my wife and I decided to explore the Sichuan region of China, moving up to the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and the extremely beautiful Jiuzhai Valley National Park. Luckily for me, Elena had made contact with an extremely keen fly fi

The 23rd of January, 1995, I got my first limit bag for the season. The first was 14.3lb/6.5 kg and tagged, a well-conditioned hen fish of 29"/73.5cm length and 19"/48cm girth; I did not that season record the time I caught fish but would think it wa

It was mid-January before I finally gave those emergers from the Spring issue a trial, due to a combination of poor weather and the business commitments leading to the closing of the print side. They worked, of course – that's the nymph at the top of

Kenzie is among Willock's best works as an author. He wrote for the Shooting Times and other outdoorsy publications for years, and I've corresponded with him; in some instances, Kenzie himself. Mackenzie Thorpe was a steadfast boxer in Lincolnshire,

My third season living in Taihape has been a strange one. The Hautapu has been dirty more often than not, with the rain seemingly timed perfectly to muddy the waters each time they start to clear. The fishing Gods might be telling me that I should be

The weather had been rough all week. Cyclone Lola had just hit Vanuatu and the North Island was getting another lashing of rain and high winds. Snow swept up from the South of the Mainland bringing freezing temperatures and strong Southerlies. No bet

This recipe makes a 300ml ramekin, but in fact this type of recipe is open to plenty of adaption. Just use what you have and provided you mix everything to a nice texture, it will be fine. Crème fraiche may not be a common ingredient you have on hand

We, chasers of salmon on the fly, are a rare breed. Always misunderstood, typically tormented, seldom successful; stewards of books by Louis L'Amour. Pat and I had unfinished business chasing King salmon on the fly - we sought resolution. In July 201

Emerging from a trickle in the Australian Alps, the Goodradigbee River begins its journey below Mount Morgan, from its headwaters in the Snowy Mountains of NSW. Here, it's only a few metres wide and strangled in vegetation, as it snakes through class