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Taupo/Turangi Region Fishing Reports

The web links on this page are to fishing reports from a range of sources including the Department of Conservation (DOC) who manage the Taupo fishery, newspapers, fishing guides and tackle shops.

For webcams, please see Check conditions on the Lake Taupo and the Tongariro River information pages.

Weekly report: Fly & Gun Hunting & Fishing Taupo

From Mike Stent

1 February 2012

Fishing out on the Great Lake has continued to be very good this past week. Apart from the strong winds on Sunday the weather has been reasonably settled and fishermen have been able to travel far and wide. The early morning period still offers some very good harling. Areas such as the White Cliffs, 5 Mile Bay and Booths Farm have all harled well. Best harling flies are Grey Ghost, Jack Spratt and Ginger Mick. During the day jigging has been producing some very good fish.

Whakamaoenga Point, Rotongaio and Jeruselum Bay have started to fish well again now that fishing pressure has reduced. The Western side of the Lake has also fished well jigging and downrigging to a depth of about 50 meters. Best trolling lures have been yellow and white, spotty gold, traffic light and the hot orange.

Fly fishers have had some fairly good sport this week with the river mouths starting to fish well. Good reports again have come from the western side of the Lake with some good smelting evident. The Tongariro River has been the best of the rivers locally with good numbers of Browns spread throughout the lower river. A few Brown Trout have made their way into the Waitahunui River but have not been easy to catch. Lake Otamangakau has fished Ok of late but there has been a lot of pressure on that fishery.

Rivers out of the Taupo district such as the Mohaka and Wanganui River have continued to drop in level and are beginning to fish well. Cicadas are now being heard more regularly and fish are looking up for them so expect fishing to improve on those rivers. The Waipunga River has still not recovered from last years severe flooding and is not holding many fish.

 

Report from John Baker of the Raised Hackle

 

John Baker produces a regular report of the fishing in and around the Taupo region. It is updated regularly (often daily) so to get the latest as to what is working well and where ....Read more

 

Reports from Tongariro River Motel (Ross Baker)

Tongariro River Motel's daily report

A good place to get a daily update from the experts and those "on the river" as to what is happening around the Tongaririo and southern Lake Tapo area.....read more

Friends of the Tongariro

The Friends of the Tongariro wish to promote management strategies that will help preserve and enhance the values inherent in the Tongariro River and its fishery. Read more.....

Hooked on Fly Fishing (Planet FM 104.6)

To listen to the most recent broadcast online tune in to 104.6 FM 6.00-6.45pm Fridays or go to www.planetaudio which will take you to the regular Hooked on Flyfishing show.

Radio host Colin Shepherd has up-to-date weather reports and fishing reports for the upper North Island each Friday.

Hooked on Fly Fishing

DOC Monitoring Report and Fishing Predictions

Taupo winter fishing season starts
Anglers are reminded that ...the lower reaches of the Taupo rivers remain open to fishing for the full 12 month season...

Latest monitoring report : A summary of the previous month and predictions for the next.

Reports from Tongariro River Motel (Ross Baker)

Tongariro River Motel's daily report

A good place to get an update from the experts and those "on the river" as to what is happening around the Tongaririo and southern Lake Tapo area.

 

Fishing Report from Taupo and Waitahanui area

Taupo trout fishing report weekly
from Dragonfly River Guides.

Daily Fishing Report from Sporting Life Turangi

Turangi daily fishing report from Sporting Life.

Daily fishing report by Anglers Anonymous

Daily fishing report by fishing guide Andrew Blake of Anglers Anonymous.

Reports from The Store at Te Rangiita

Stella Gordon provides a Taupo report every 3 days.

Daily fishing reports by Lee Hinkleman

Taupo, Tongariro and Turangi fishing report

Tauranga-Taupo fishing report

April 2009 report from Creel Lodge

Report from Creel Lodge on the Tongariro River

We have had a 1 in 7 year cicada season, with a phenomenal lace moth hatch. Add to this brown beetle hatches in Nov/Dec and then in Feb/March; and Lake Taupo turned over so we had good smelt, so I expect fish to put on better than average condition. The jury is still out on a few early runs like we used to have in March. I pick April/May for the first time in a number of years.

Creel Lodge

Fly & Gun Hunting & Fishing Taupo

Fly & Gun Hunting & Fishing Taupo

 

All Seasons Fly Fishing

 

TroutBeck Fishing Lodge

 

Tongariro Lodge Guides

 

Sportsmans Lodge

 

Shop online at Simms

 

Shop online at Rod & Reel

 

Planet FM audio

Planet FM 104.6

Department of Conservation

 

 

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