Wednesday 12th September 2018

Fine and sunny here in Turangi this morning. No wind as of 9:00am. The Tongariro is clear and fishable.

Some good reports through today from anglers fishing the Tongariro River. Seems like some good amounts of fish in the lower river with some nice fresh ones reported.

The weather has been stunning for the last few days with the mornings being quite cold but some nice heat to the day. The grass along the river tracks is just starting to take off now. Keep your eyes peeled on these nice sunny days as the odd Mayfly hatch has been reported mid afternoon. Still a little early for the caddis hatches but after showing the Grandsons some nymphs under the rocks the other day it appears the Caddis have moved into the pupating phase now. Generally mid to late next month for them to hatch, however this can be flood and weather dependent.

As I said the other day, even though it is hot and the weather feels Summery …. don’t get sucked in to believe all is good …. we can have some really cold spells between now and Christmas.

Don’t forget that there is a Recreational Release on the Tongariro River this weekend. For more details click here.

(Above) Looking across to the top of the Judges Pool at 1:00pm today. I didn’t see any anglers taking advantage of the nice Spring Day.

(Below) Looking downstream to the Judges Pool … not one angler in sight …. they must all be below the S.H.1 road bridge waiting in the Queue to catch a fish. Me…. I’d rather be in the Judges Pool all by myself catching fish ….