The deal is as follows... Send in a step by step photo fly tying guide for any FOL fly to sales@fliesonline.co.nz and the best 3 photo tying guides will win! 1st prize is 100 FOL flies and a one year subscription to New Zealand Trout Fisher 2nd prize is 50 FOL flies 3...

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Thanks for a fantastic response to the competition. The results have been tallied and listed below are the votes each pattern received.

There were so many votes I have decided to tie all patterns that got over 30 votes (a total of 17). I have also added the Caddis Elk Hair Rubber Legs (Dry) and Damsel BC (Nymph) as they got a thumbs up from a few guides.

Congratulations to

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Well the new site seems to be running like a dream. We had a few bugs that were fixed, thank you to those of you that brought them to my attention. I am now focusing on even more important things – new fly patterns.

We have stopped tying flies on the old hooks, as they were not strong enough for New Zealand conditions. Fine for the USA and Europe, but

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Well mate, the land of the long white cloud lived up to it's reputation as a premier trout fishery during a two week stint in March / April 2009.

I am no expert at casting with the long wand.  However I have perseverance on my side and a party of three mates that are accomplished anglers in their own right, to guide and answer my numerous

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As you can see we have given the Flies Online website a new look, well more like a total overhaul. The old site had a few messy parts and it was a bit clunky so we have turfed it out and built something I think is much better.

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Fliesonline.co.nz is going to have a makeover. It has been some time in the planning but the time has come. The online ordering will be made much easier through the use of a new shopping cart system. We have a lot more stock that will be added to the range.

Please remember that if you would like us to stock a fly please send us 3 and what materials are used and we will endeavour to get it tied

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