Not there anymore Brett, too busy with guiding work, clinics, tying and dog training. Speak to Mike or Simon in there, both know their stuff.

We'll catch up for a fish sometime again soon.

 

I absolutely agree with Rich. Fish the pools where you can't see the bottom, that's where the big browns feel most comfortable. Stealth is your friend on this stream - wear drab clothes and fish close. Cast short and limit false casts. Try to maintain direct contact with your fly. Short line techniques can work well here. You don't need a long leader, you want to control exactly where your fly lands. Big bushy nymphs usually seem to do well. A scruffy nymph or H&C type fly in size 10 works well. I generally only fish one fly in the Ngongi, eliminates snags when fishing to and fighting fish. But an option if you are having no luck is tying a #10 grey ghost streamer behind the nymph, fish as usual but allow the streamer to swing at the end of the cast. Don't go less than 8lb tippet and use strong hooks.

 

Good luck, there are some beauty fish in that stream at times.