Tongariro River Flow: 20.5(m3/sec)
Weather: Fine, then cloud developing at night. Westerlies developing this morning.
It's another great day in Turangi, with sun and next to no wind. The reports I have been getting in the last few days are there is a lot of great fish about the Tongariro and other surrounding rivers. AB has been doing a fair amount of swinging with great success, catching some impressive fish in the evenings. The back country rivers have also been providing excellent dry fly fishing, and the Cicadas or Adams flies are still on the menu out there.
Scott and Josh above with some nice fish, both caught on the Dry Fly.
The low clear water is still keeping the fish on edge, but it seems the mornings and evenings have proven to be the best times of day to be on the water. After a chat this morning with a local who spends a lot of time on the Waitahanui, he has been catching most of his fish on Glo-bugs. With photos to prove it. I have seen a lot of spawning fish in all the rivers, so it's worth having a few in the fly box.
Adams flies, Dads Favourites and Caddis Dries are doing it for many who come in the door. We have just done a Lace Moth order and should have them in store in the next couple of days.
We have just received some new Rio Lines, a range of the gold series. I myself have been using the new gold XP line, and found it does the job beautifully for any situation I have found myself in. It loads all my rods well and throws a dry dropper with ease. Those looking for a new line for light nymphing or dry fly, give this a look.
Father and son, Clifford and James maned to land this beauty on the Tongariro a few days ago.
There are still lots of browns out there, so keep an eye on the shallow water, before you head out a bit deeper. As these big browns, can be hiding just off the bank, and will spook if they catch sight of you.
The boat fisherman are finding it a bit slow at the moment. Having to move around a lot and vary their depths. We had a chat with Whiskery Mike Boat Charters recently, and he said covering ground, and getting deep to about the 50m mark was proving the best method. Small smelt patterns like the jack spart, or the Epoxy Mallard Smelt U.V fly are working well. people stripping these flies at the river mouths have also been quite happy.
Tight Lines everyone, let us know how you go.
Cheers,
Sportinglife