Hey all, Just a short update for now. All the rivers have good numbers of trout in them, although with the very settled weather we have had over the past week the runs have slowed down somewhat. last week I fished the Waitahanui and had a really good few hours with fresh run Brown trout. […]

Hey All. The weather Gods have been throwing a Tantrum for some time now. It took forever for the Tauranga Taupo to come down from 2.8 and the Waitahanui is still flowing higher than it has for ages. The wind has howled as well making casting difficult at times. The trout continue to be fat, […]

  Hey all. I’ll get it out of the way first. Yes, it would be political suicide to allow Trout farming in New Zealand, (not just Taupo) to go ahead! I am blown away by the near 100% support for this Not To Happen. There are some pretty stern faces amongst fishermen, if and when […]

Hey all, What a massive week this has been, one way or another. I think DOC just shot themselves in the feet, bad move, senior staff and anyone who helped concoct the Fish farming BS should fall on their sword. What no consultation with Fish and Game, really? Its a hot debate readers and as […]

Hey all, Apparently DOC have been onto the Waitahanui a few times over the past few weeks and written out some fines! That is great news, however I believe the poaching has moved from the lower, middle and (lower) upper regions to the top of the drivable track, winter limit. There is also a large […]

Hey all. Oh WOW what a fantastic start to the 2015 Winter season. This is certainly one of the best starts for over 7 years, by all accounts. Normally you get those early spawners late March, early April and then it can go very quiet for May. However this year it has just been a […]

Hey all. Good grief it’s May already! If you are coming to Taupo this weekend then this is what is going on within the Tribs at the moment. The Waitahanui has trout throughout its length which is fantastic to see. Unfortunately it is getting poached as usual. I spotted a bag of egg roe by […]

Hey all, I snuck out yesterday afternoon to have a look at a couple of the rivers. I had heard there were good numbers of trout going through all the Taupo Tribs and so wanted to have a look for myself. The Waitahanui has some lovely fresh run Rainbows in there and I saw quite […]

  Hey all. Bit of DOC bashing straight up! I went to buy a 24 hour license for a client the other day and apparently they no longer sell these as a normal paper licenses! You have to go online and then either print off the license and carry it with you, or if you […]

Hey all. Here ya go Aussie Chris xxx Wow I can remember in March I said this year seemed to be flying by and now it is Christmas in three days! What a mixed bag it has been as well. Lets start just South of Taupo with the Waitahanui and end up at the Tongariro. […]