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Top of the South with Manny Shchukin

Podcast: The Destination Angler Podcast · Steve Haigh: Angler and Podcaster

Opublikowano: 2026-10-08

Episode 181 of the Destination Angler Fly Fishing Podcast – October 8, 2026. Our destination is the South Island of New Zealand, world famous for large, wily trout, stunning scenery, and gin clear water. Joining me is backcountry guide and New Zealand expert, Manny Shchukin, with Manny Fishing Adventures, Nelson, New Zealand. The South Island is classic sight fishing country where long leaders, tiny flies, and stealth are a must. Manny shares what it takes to fool these incredibly wary trout, why your first cast may be your only cast, and how he landed his personal best, a 13½-pound mon...