Weather: Heavy rain on and off all day!
Tongariro River Flow: Currently at a big flow of 299.4 cumecs (m³/s) having peaked at around 300 and is dropping for now
The heavy rain has seen the Tongariro hit with another flush of chocolate milk! The rain is due to pass through by midnight tonight with 4 days of sunshine and clear skies following so conditions will be fantastic and we expect to see good numbers of fresh fish pushing through the system in the dropping water levels. Gary and I got out for a fish earlier in the week and both had success in our individual adventures.
If we get lucky tomorrow and the river drops quickly to a fishable level, it will still be coloured and so big profiled dark streamers will be on the menu and nymphers targeting the calmer edge water in eddies should choose large bright weighted red/fluro egg patterns and slushies. Monday onwards should provide fabulous flows for anglers in the early week. The bright 8mm Chew Balls in Blood Red and Flame for tying your own silicone jelly eggs for the higher flows are a great option.
For throwing the heavier beads required in these elevated flows, the Rio Premier Gold MAX Fly Line will cast them at distance with ease and with a thicker line belly, roll casting and mending at distance is a dream. The perfect line for our big river year-round, with casting those heavy nymph rigs in winter and turning over those big cicada patterns in the summer months.
From Monday the shelves will be topped back up with a fresh order of: Rio Mow Tips, mono running lines - Slickshooter, Euro Nymphing fly lines, Two-tone Indicator Tippet and more!
For those of you who have been missing our daily reports, we have moved our (mostly) daily reporting over to our Facebook page so make sure you follow our Facebook page - "Sporting Life - Turangi" to keep in the loop about what the Tongariro is up to and how the fishing is coming along!
Don't forget that every order over $70 qualifies for one entry into our amazing PRIZE GIVEAWAY of a brand-new Sage R8 #6 9ft fly rod, Sage Spectrum Reel 5/6 and the Premier Gold MAX 6wt Floating line, 120 Category 3 Flies, two Category 3 caps and Category 3 stickers for your car window or gear! This prize is valued at over $3000! Every online order over $70 is also automatically entered into the giveaway lotto!
We are looking forward to getting into the next wave of fresh fish after this heavy flow passes, see you out there!
Rosie & Gary