Fishing Reports

My goodness, rain and lots and lots of it over the last day, much of it in the hills not on the flats as we would have expected and the rivers are up as a result, The smaller streams in the Kaimanawa catchment are roaring with volume, colour and debris. The Tongariro likewise has had a great deal of volume over the past 24 hours and with the weather warnings in place for the next couple of days it looks as if we are going to get a lot more volume.

Steady rainfall will certainly hold up all the streams for a time yet. The Tongariro will be able to be fished first as it is hydro controlled and has dropped steadily though still holding a great deal of water as I write this. It will be able to be fished with a wet line for those are keen to get onto the water.

The spring fed streams the Waitahanui and the Hine are both fishable though have some colour and additional volume. The dam was released in the Hine late yesterday so as a result the river came up and coloured quite quickly. That does not paint a very positive picture for fishing over the next few days, but with the rain due to be here for a day or so yet and some that is forecast to be heavy, we just have to wait and see. The fishery is in need of a flush and this is exactly what will encourage the fish to begin to move. We look forward to some great fishing once the rivers start to drop away.

There is significant debris that has been washed down with the huge volume of water in all the catchement fed rivers, be careful wading while the rivers are still flowing quickly and coloured. There are huge amounts of debris off the mouths of the rivers so likewise if you're boating.

For those that are able to be out and about fishing the smaller spring fed streams are the ones to concentrate on but beware that on the Hine the dam can be let go at any time.

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