Picked up Doug Cowper this morning from Turangi’s 5 star River Birches Lodge for his first ever attempt at fly fishing. I took him to a small lye formed by the flood last week and it was only a short lesson on casting and mending before Doug was into his first ever trout on fly. Doug had a fantastic introduction to fly fishing by landing 3 fine rainbows and possibly missing one other.

Tongariro Report

Barometer: Fallen

Cloud/Wind: Wind and rain

Water Temperature:

River Conditions: Dirty by the afternoon

Recommended Flies: Salmon egg and flame glow-bugs.