2009-10-10
 

River levels had receded a little from the previous day so I picked the Phil’s up and headed out to a back-country river which was still a little high and coloured but fishable. It wasn’t long before Phil Norman managed to hook and lose his first trout. Then another 3, and then Phil Norman managed to lose one before placing a perfect cast to hard feeding Brown Trout that refused a dry several times before taking the nymph offered to him after just a couple of casts. Phil Normans uncle Phil then managed a nice brown, and Phil Norman another Nice 5 lb brown and a smaller 2 lb rainbow to make 4 landed from 13 hooked for the day.

Fishing Data

Time of recordings
Barometer (hPa)
Tongariro River
Flow (Cumecs)
Water Temperature(Degrees Celcius)
Tauranga-Taupo River
Height (meters above reference)
Water Temperature(Degrees Celcius)