Jono Winnel | 11 November 2019 Renato may be the happiest man alive. Rarely serious and often with a glass of wine in hand. Content and living his best life. And why shouldn’t he? He lives in a... Continue reading
Drew Chicone | 1 October 2019 Planning a trip to Sanibel ... here's what you need to bring, and a few tips that will help you close the deal on persnickety beach snook. As a local bird here... Continue reading
As part of the International Year of the Salmon, CTS is donating $5 (NZD) from every Affinity DQ and Affinity Skagit sold, to the Wild Salmon Center to go towards salmon conservation projects across the North Pacific. Wild... Continue reading
3 September 2019 | Jono Winnel The hire van rolls up at the airport, the roller door slides open and I am greeted by familiar faces ready with big hugs and goofy grins. Pre fishing trip giddiness is... Continue reading
3 May 2019 New Zealand premium rod company CTS is excited to announce that Will Taylor has joined its team as a US Ambassador. Will is a renowned fly fishing guide, fly shop owner, photographer and podcaster based... Continue reading
30 April 2019 New Zealand premium rod company CTS is excited to announce that Drew Chicone has joined its team as a US Ambassador. Drew is an author, award-winning outdoor writer and fly designer, photographer, lecturer, and materials... Continue reading
16 January 2019 | Jono Winnel You can find Christian Hörgren’s fly rod building studio on one of the many islands that form the city of Stockholm, Sweden. It’s not far from the Town Hall where the Nobel... Continue reading
Despite being born in an Alpine country I was infected with the saltwater fly fishing virus about two decades ago. I have been travelling to numerous destinations around the globe since, always in search of the irresistible turquoise... Continue reading
What are your older (even vintage) fishing rods made of, and what do we use nowadays? In the second blog of our CTS tech series, we're taking a look at fishing rod blank materials. The earliest fishing rods were... Continue reading
Sergey Gatsenko used a CTS Competition Cast 10’ to win Gold for distance fly casting in the Third Stage of the of the 2018 All-Russian Fly-Casting Tournament. This year the tournament was held in three stages and the third and... Continue reading