Picked Chris and David Ohms up this morning from Tussock Lodge holiday home in Turangi for a days fishing – the day was looking ominous with rain over-night and strong winds forecast. After picking up our licenses while I debated the benificial use of the computer flows versus telephone river flow reports with my mate Steve in the Creel Tackle house, we headed to O for a quick try. Wind conditions were extreme and flow was low so after 15 fruitless minutes we headed to river 5 beats 1 and 2.

David started by long distance releasing a nice fish in the first pool and son Chris quickly followed suit with 3 more long distance releases in the next pool and 1 missed take. Shortly after on the start of beat 2 under the willow David got a little one and then Chris at last managed to land his first trout on fly ever which was quite a repectable fish just under 3 pounds. Shortly after David was bust off by another good rainbow before landing 2 nice ones still fishing through the gorge. Got nothing through the pocket water and returned to the second pool where David landed 1 and Chris lost one.

Overall I think 10 were hooked and played between 2 to 3 pounds (not huge but great fishing in this easy going spot through farmland), also at least 1 other take probably 3 or 4 but could only definetitly say 1, and David also picked up a little one.

Both David and Chris appeared to really enjoy the easy going nature of this river as well as the back-coutry farmland scenery and the absolute lack of any other human presence.