by Grant Alley | Aug 19, 2018 | Fishing, Tongariro River
I am Euro nymphing 90% of the time I fish wherever that might be, for me I like the challenge of close fishing, presenting small flies, using a very light rod 3 or 4 weight, the ability to fish fast water and pockets typical Nymph rigs do not generally work as... by Grant Alley | Mar 3, 2018 | Products, Services, Tongariro River
The Airflo SLN Master 9ft 6 plus 6 (insert) #5/6 weight rod with spare tip at $150. Perfect as a spare Rod, a Czech nymph Rod, a Nymphing Rod for a beginner ?? Comes in a tube with pouch to accommodate a reel. 
by Grant Alley | Jul 15, 2017 | Fishing Report, Tongariro River
Fishing report July 16th, What a week it was wind, snow, a bit of rain river only peaked at 32 cumecs, currently 28, needless to say there was not a lot of anglers out on the river, however during the mayhem the trout will have taken advantage of the conditions to get... 
by Grant Alley | Jul 9, 2017 | Fishing, Products, Tongariro River
Czech Nymphing Specialists Turangi Rapidly becoming very popular, an exciting and rewarding method of angling when done correctly. Ideally a minimum Rod length is 9ft 6in, the Reel known as a closed Reel to avoid the thin line being caught in/on the Reel Barbless... 
by Grant Alley | Jul 8, 2017 | Fishing Report, Tongariro River
Fishing Report 9th July, Not much to say except this is without a doubt one of the best winters in a very long time for numbers and size of the trout in all rivers in the Taupo area, including the river mouths at the Lake, 4lb is the norm expect Rainbows up to 8lbs... 
by Grant Alley | Jul 3, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Report, Tongariro River
Today Monday the Tongariro river level at 37 cumecs, after Saturdays 280 cumec flush, as predicted the week has certainly started well, with most anglers catching some beautiful fish. In fact all eastern side rivers are literally going off, I think we can say this...
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