<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Category 3 Fly Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Category 3 Fly Company is a small independent fly company based in Taupo, New Zealand. We create rad flies!]]></description><link>https://www.category3flycompany.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:08:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.category3flycompany.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Salt]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been lucky enough to get into a bit of saltwater fly fishing over the last ten years, both overseas and here at home in New Zealand. Coming from a trout background, it’s opened up a whole new can of worms—not only with the fishing itself, but with fly tying as well. Suddenly there are new hooks, new materials and completely different styles of flies to get your head around. It really is a whole new ball game. For the last three years, bucktail alone has kept me pretty occupied. Such a...]]></description><link>https://www.category3flycompany.com/post/salt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7a7bd6ecb2cb929ff8302a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:41:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e9949_210d7c9f13b2459b91751d063df2d59d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C3 HQ</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 10 years on!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s pretty hard to believe that we’re coming up on 10 years. What started as a fairly simple plan to avoid spending all winter tying flies for my summer guiding has somehow morphed into something much bigger than we ever imagined. Our first shipment of flies arrived with no warehouse, no fancy systems and certainly no grand plan for where it might all lead. The flies were stored in shoeboxes on the hallway floor, and in those early days we were ordering patterns in lots of 10 or 20 dozen at...]]></description><link>https://www.category3flycompany.com/post/exploring-the-untapped-fly-fishing-paradise-of-south-island-a-journey-into-unknown-waters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a615903b252e37e4d32d5e3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e9949_79295b8a1ce04215a1c4fdbdbd43a223~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C3 HQ</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>