Weather: Partly Cloudy with low winds
Tongariro River Flow: 28.5m3/sec
The long weekend has brought plenty of anglers onto the Tongariro and surrounding rivers trying to get amongst the fresh run fish. There have been varying reports of fish captures as the rivers are getting quite low and clear again. As always, these conditions suit the angler first on the water in the morning and those willing to cover a bit of ground and find where they are holding.
I recently got out on the water with Hayley and got into a few fish. I have been finding more and more fish in towards the swifter, main current towards the tail out of the runs. I found a mixture of fresh and more spawny fish, with jacks and hens mixed in together. I had best success on more natural fly patterns such as the #14 Hare and Copper by Category 3, given the clear water and bird activity feeding on small hatching bugs. There's certainly plenty of fish around there for the catching!