Tongariro Lodge Guides

For the angler who wants to experience the best fishing available year round, Tongariro Lodge Guides can put you onto wild rainbow and brown trout that thrive in the many and varied waters of the central North Island. As part of the famous Tongariro Lodge, the expert team of guides, each with over 20 years experience, can provide the trout fishing experience of a lifetime for the beginner and expert alike.

Name	Tongariro Lodge Guides
Contact	Tony Hayes
Address	Tongariro Lodge 83 Grace Rd PO Box 278 Turangi
Phone/fax	Phone: +64 7 386 7946 Fax +64 7 386 8860 Please mention nzfishing.com when you make an enquiry or booking.
Email	trout@tongarirolodge.co.nz
Web	www.tongarirolodge.co.nz
Fishing waters	Tongariro River Lake Taupo Lake Taupo streams Waimarino River Tauranga-Taupo River Mohaka River Rangitaiki River Lake Otamangakau Lake Rotoaira Plus a number of other remote rivers known and able to be accessed by the guides.
Fishing options	Fishing options include: River fishing The world famous Tongariro River is just a short cast from your accommodation. As well there are numerous other rivers a short distance drive from the lodge which has four wheel drive vehicles that can get you to those special places safely and quickly. Raft fishing The lodge runs their own rafts that can take you through stunning scenerey to fish remote pools where the fish have seldom seen a fly allowing you to combine adventure with your fishing experience. In this way the lodge guides can put you onto some of the best back country nymph and dry fly fishing for sighted browns and rainbows. Boat fishing on Lake Taupo Lake Taupo is a short distance away and offers some of the best fishing to be found anywhere. Whether it be trolling or harling or using the boat to get to a remote sheltered bay to cast to trout that are chasing small bait fish into the shallows, the opportunities are endless. Heli-fishing A helicopter access options offers anglers the opportunity to access truly remarkable fishing in remote wilderness areas where you will not see another angler.
Indicative costs as at 1 Sept 2009	Guided fishing with one of the lodges top guides includes: - All tackle - Expert tuition - Lunch for day Bookings are for a maximum of 2 anglers on rivers per guide or 4 anglers per boat: NZ$608 per guide for a full day NZ$304 per guide for a half day
Rates for fly fishing packages	All rates are per person for: - Accommodation in a twin share room - Four course dinners - Cooked English breakfasts - Picnic lunch daily - Expert guiding with a top guide (2 anglers per guide) Summer rate: Dec 2009-March 2010 3 night fly fishing package: NZ$2000 per person 5 night fly fishing package: $NZ3536 per person 7 night fly fishing package: $NZ5072 per person Winter/Spring Rates: April 2009-Nov 2009 3 night fly fishing package: NZ$1808 per person 5 night fly fishing package: $NZ3208 per person 7 night fly fishing package: $NZ4624 per person

The Tongariro River

Trophy Rainbow

Trophy Brown

Wilderness fishing

Heli-fishing

Lake fishing

Raft fishing

Pristine backcountry waters

Crystal clear water

For beginners to experts alike

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