I know that you should support your local fly store to try and keep the ravages of internet super-stores at bay.... but man its not easy when you go out of your way to make an effort to shop at a place that has depleted stocks. Shortage of hooks. Shortage of thread. Limited range of marabou - marabou for gawd's sake, its a staple of fly tying!!! I especially wanted some more UV straggle .... only a spool left in the store and no more on order. I really really want these guys to succeed, but it will take some effort on their part to thrive and grow. Sure, its hard in a recession, but the current economic climate just isn't going to improve in any staggering way while kiwi's accept that buying on credit is a privilege and not a right; so if they want my money they will have to stock the things I want to buy.
Peter was chatty, he'd taken some newbies out on Otamangakau same day we were there and they'd lost a biggie at the boat. Asked him about the big square drogues and he mentioned that he thought they were from Aussie and the competition guys had got them in.
On the good side of the ledger they did have Steve Farrar blend and also some Enrico Puglisi fibre in stock; first time I've seen it in a store in NZ.
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