Hey all. First up just a little message. I am back into guiding, after a good break to get my knee sorted. I have kept up with the play over this time as you know by my reports so I am not rusty in the field of fishing and or putting people onto trout. My […]

  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, And it continues. I fished the Tongariro yesterday, all day and the fishing was suburb. Not only was I hooking up but other anglers up and down the river had bent rods as well, it was great to see. I was asked by a friend to meet him at the Braids as he […]

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. I hope we all survived the Cyclone! I woke up yesterday after a night of steady rain and looked at the river levels. The Tongariro barely moved and the Mohaka only twitched a wee bit. I then checked them today and the Mohaka had gone from just over 1000 to well over 5000, […]