Fishing Reports

Report just in from Mike Cotter from O`Keefe`s  in Rotorua....

At the moment all the rivers and streams are high and dirty.  The exceptions are the spring creeks, principally the Waihou and Waimakariri, the Waihou especially is fishing well.  The Ohinemuri fishes well with a little colour, however there’s a little too much water in it right now, pounce when it drops.  The Mangatutu Stream was the Waikato’s best for the opening week. 

 Rotorua was really disappointing, few fish landed in the Ohau Channel, the smelt are not there and the majority of fish caught were resisdents.  The smelt are expected soon and with them the big fish.  Even the lakes were slower than usual on opening with the fish not close in.