Unfortunately no photos of Tetsuya with any trout (Masu) today as the 4 that he hooked all managed to get off! This is not unusual and it was a credit to his fishing ability and patience today that he hooked so many given the extremely challenging conditions. Apart from most of the Taupo rivers still being flooded (the Tongariro was still flowing at nearly twice normal flow) our plans to get an early start and beat other fishermen to the hot lyes was not really necassary as everyone else decided to stay in bed while we battled with extremely strong winds and a swollen river.

Tetsuya still seemed to have a lot of fun out there today. And seems to be getting amusement out of my attempts to learn a little Japanese. I have managed to finally learn “Yubi No Shita - under your finger”, “Masu - Trout”, “Maku - wind in”, “Tsuri - fish” + a host of others to add onto my 3 years of Japanese classes at high school which I can still remember a little about. I also like to use “Ro Kai” quite a bit which I think means 6 more times and to me means - give it another half dozen casts then Maku.

Tongariro Report

Courtesy of Marcel at Riverway General Store And Outfitters Phone +64 7 3860501

Barometer: No Change

Cloud/Wind: No significant wind

Flow: Around 50 cumecs

Water Temperature:

River Conditions: Green and cloudy

Recommended Flies: Size 10 salmon egg and flame glow-bugs.