Tongariro with switch rod.

Fishing Fishing Reports
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Hi Guys just back from the Tongariro, River is very low and clear and full of fish! Not easy to fool but I did manage a few every day and the evening rise had to be seen to be believed, Trout everywhere and hitting a skating caddis with a smash. Great fun.
I caught fish each day on both the nymph with a scandi line and with small bunnys on the Skagit line. So with the evening dry fly I think must have fished every way possible!
I fished the Whanganui river on Saturday and got one absolute beauty, 51cm and just under 4Lb before I got run over by a Raft full of kids, not so much fun!! Managed to stay on my feet and even managed not to cuss them out as there were 2 small girls in the raft, I bit my tongue and just said to the Guide “Fancy meeting you here!” he was bright red with embaresment (sp?).
I will post some pics when I get a chance to download them from the camera, wont be today as I am pulling a double shift to try to catch up with all the work that did not get done last week.
All the best.
Mike

2

Sounds like great fun, apart from the raft run over. Looking forwards to the photos.

  • Jeff
3

Put me down as one looking forward to seeing the pics. Have any of the raft run over by chance?

REE

4

Sorry Ron, no pics of the rafts, I was just too busy trying to stay upright!:stuck_out_tongue:

5

I thought perhaps you had a chance to snap a quick pic as the raft passed over your head while you were under water or something neat like that. Maybe a shot of the embarrassed guide. Glad you kept you head above water and your feet firmly on the river bottom.

REE

6

OK as promised here are some pics.
The Whanganui River

A Whanganui Local

Another Whanganui Local

To be continued.
Mike

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The Tongariro looking upstream to the Mill Race

A Tongariro Fatty invited home for supper!

The view accross Lake Taupo to the Volcanos.

Hope you like the pics.
All the best.
Mike

8

Great pix and fishies, Mike.

All the best.

John

9

My word, that’s magnificent country!

10

Grand looking country, beautiful waters and the locals you provided pics of are mighty pretty too. Thanks for sharing them, Mike.

REE