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    Posted: 09 Jul 2008 at 1:33pm
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The river had a nice green tinge and was nice and full.  Day was startlingly clear but frosty - perfect conditions. Before dawn Canopus looked more like a planet than a star, burning over the south western horizon.
 
Fished the middle pools while around 10-12 rods passed me heading up stream (school holidays). The fish were present in one and twos in most pools. Not the big runs that really indicate things are firing but enough to keep things interesting.
 
Five fish hooked, two self released (one after heading downstream through a log jam), two returned - one a small fresh maiden hen  and a coloured 4 lb Jack, one taken home for the smoker - another slightly coloured 3lb Jack.
 
No CZ nymphing but a good high stick was used to combat some of the heavier flows mid stream where surface mending didn't cut it. First fish hooked right on dawn was on a pink glowbug under a couple of split shot and 2 meters of 8lb braid/30cm 6lb flouro combo. Rio flyline felt a bit sticky through the guides. Probably more my technique but definitley preferred the old Whitewater platinum for sheer casting power. Maybe the new Rio grande would be better.
 
Must be getting older, by midday definitely feeling like a bit of sit down fishing was in order.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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nice informative report CHRIS
i presume its the tauronga taupo [ tt ]
 
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Yep - the mighty Tauranga Taupo = TT.
 
Whole family enjoyed the trout last night including our two very picky eating 5 and 7 year old boys, in fact 7 year old can't get enough of smoked trout.
 
Filleted the fish, sliced out the pin bones and lay flesh down in a mix of 1/4 rock salt and 3/4 golden syrup - 12 hours. Drained the mixture and wiped down the fillets and lay flesh up for another 12 hours with salt, syrup and a sprinkling of Laphraoig. Hot smoked over manuaka.
 
Eaten hot from the smoker with baked potatoes and sour cream.
 
 
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you use braid?? why not just put the leader to fly and the tippit to the leader with a barrel knot and then add the fly less hassles and better hook ups. but thats just me :)
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A great fishing report and salso ounds like an excellent smoking recipe that I will have to try on my next pilgrimege to Turangi.
 
The Islay malts don't only make things taste good - When you've had a couple, the whole world LOOKS good.
 
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Sorry, I had to correct my spelling mistakes. I must have thinking about the whisky.
 
A great fishing report and also sounds like an excellent smoking recipe that I will have to try on my next pilgrimage to Turangi.
 
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