by Jasonb | Feb 12, 2017 | Fishing, Tongariro River
Where did summer go ?, very interesting fishing on the Tongariro at present, I have seen pictures of 5 – 6lb rainbows, pods of 50 fish in the Major Jones, bagged good numbers recently, lost a couple of good Browns. If the stories of smelt gorging fish are true...
by Jasonb | Nov 24, 2016 | Fishing, Tongariro River
Saturday 5th November, at Tongariro Lodge with Tim Rajeef talking about his Echo Rods, casting instruction etc thoroughly enjoyed by all, dispelling a lot of the myth around fly rods , great to see the maker put his products where his mouth is. There was a selection...
by Jasonb | Nov 24, 2016 | Fishing, Tongariro River
Instead of waxing on about them in the tackle shop, I have given people the opportunity of casting one on the river, the interesting thing is they want to keep casting because they cannot believe how far these lines can go, effortlessly. These lines sell themselves....
by Jasonb | Sep 24, 2016 | Tongariro River
There are fish in it all year round, there are runs of fish all year, there are big Browns, good size Rainbows, dry fly, wet line, nymph fish, is open for most of its length year round, the upper river summer fishing only a place of outstanding scenery – as we...
by Jasonb | Sep 14, 2016 | Fishing Report, Tongariro River
This past week has seen some big numbers of Trout in the Tongariro, Anglers catching 8 to 10 + good fish. A friend and I catching and releasing 8 + fish in less than an hr losing a few as well. I am not interested in big numbers but occasionally is fun, naturals,...
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