ngongotaha stream
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Topic: ngongotaha stream
Posted By: YeeHaa
Subject: ngongotaha stream
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2013 at 8:16am
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Can anyone let me know what shape it is in atm with all this rain? fishable? Thanks -------------   WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2013 at 8:48am
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I would doubt it... was low and clear last night when I crossed it, but we had a massive download over night and flooding throughout the Bay, mainly in the Western bay though... I'll make a couple of calls and ask some mates how the river looks today. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier 
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2013 at 8:59am
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Cheers Mate thanks for the quick reply! ------------- WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2013 at 9:14am
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It's got a bit of colour but people are fishing it is the word... worth a crack with the default plan to drop back to the Waikato spring creeks if need be... they didn;t get any rain at all last night... or bugger all. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 2:06pm
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Thanks for the quick reply last time but can i ask for an update for today? ------------- WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 10:19pm
Not much rain, went over the stream on the way and home from work and didn;t notice an issue, but can;t recall looking either... would be safe to say, given how little rain in the last 24 hours, it should be hot to trot. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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YeeHaa wrote:Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2013 at 8:36am
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The Ngongataha is looking superb today, good flow, nice trace of colour... should be some fish moved up..... if you have time... today is the day! ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Fishamn
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 11:48am
| Any news on how the Ngong is looking for the weekend? |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 1:33pm
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River is in good nick... rain is predicited for tomorrow could colour it up a bit, but a few fish are moving through, plenty of big browns but proving their usual elusive selves... ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Fishamn
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 1:48pm
| Thanks for the update Clark. Hopefully we'll get a bit of colour so the brown's can't see us coming from the carpark!! |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 10:13am
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Stream was in perfect nick this monring... even had to wait at the pedestrian crossing in Ngongataha while one of the local fellas crossed on his way back home flyrod in hand and nice 6 lb or so Brownie swinging from his belt... ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Daniel K
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 2:28am
Please excuse my ignorance, but I've never fished the Ngongotaha stream before and was wondering where you might go about getting some access. I've fished the Waiteti stream plenty up to the bridge pool but never the Ngongotaha. The last thing I want to do is accidentally piss people off by running through their property. Are these entrances ok? Also is any part of the stream wadable?   OR  Sorry for the noob questions! |
Posted By: Shilo
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 10:37am
| All three access's are OK and are legal - you won't piss anybody off. Not sure about the wade able bit as its not necessary anyway. |
Posted By: Daniel K
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 3:21pm
Cheers Islandpaddler. Last time i went to the bridge pool on the Waiteti stream I was told I wasn't allowed to fish there as the neighbouring property owned the section of the stream through maori rights or something. Seemed dodgy but how the hell am i supposed to know. Anyway, they told me to fish here i'd need to pay $20, so i did. Later found out that it wasn't the case. It was public land.
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 3:54pm
Oh dear... you got done mate. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Daniel K
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 4:32pm
Yeah its alright though. Saw one rise a couple of times and that was it. Must have lost a dozen flies to my great arch nemesis, the tree and his a**hole sidekick the gorse. How was the Family Day yesterday at the Riro? I would've given my leftie to go but unfortunately was stuck in the smokey city with 3 assignments due, one of which I'm meant to be doing now and is due tomorrow. FML.
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 4:43pm
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Was a wonderful day... truly awesome... I will post a full report later... or you can see it on my Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/HonkyTonker" rel="nofollow - www.facebook.com/HonkyTonker ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 23 May 2013 at 10:06am
  Lower section of the river fishing well with plenty of fresh run ------------- WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 23 May 2013 at 3:48pm
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All streams and lakes are starting to fire well... will post an in depth report tomorrow. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 10:18am
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Fishing has been hard in the last week but with a bit of walking you can find some good fish as they were very spread out Good brown  Cute......  Lots of good size fish but just missing condition factor  Although there were some very fresh fish  Check out that Gut!!!! Got some eggggggssssss\ After this display i had to put the iphone away   Bets flie for the day : Embryo Soft Egg - Apricot ------------- WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 10:54am
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The middle river is is firing at the moment... in the area adjacent to the hatchery, great run into the stream with the rain with some lovely fish being taken. The Lakes, Ruato, The Pipe etc have started to fire and one report from Tarawera says the big fish are turning up again for the fly anglers at stream mouths.... Okataina has been a bit of a Star over the last week with several doubles coming to shore. Miles Rushmer nailed this 11 pound wild beast!  ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 11:19am
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wow that is a stunning fish! ------------- as dead as dead is |
Posted By: Shark-Bait
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 11:26am
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ISN'T IT JUST. Great colours & looks in prime condition, dream of catching something like that. Well done that Man.  ------------- Life is short so make the most of every day. www.oceanangler.co.nz www.fullonfishing.co.nz |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 3:23pm
It's a nice fly on runners and spawners... handy tutorial on making them here... http://www.softmilkingegg.com/Embryo-egg.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.softmilkingegg.com/Embryo-egg.html ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: ZaneR
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2013 at 6:09pm
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Any reports from the ngongotaha recently?.. |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2013 at 7:15pm
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Ngonie is running well and ishing well with fish in pockets. if you are not finding fish where you are keep moving, they will be there but you have to find them, when you do, there'll be heaps. Not great flash fish, but plenty of fish and big runs could happen anyday. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: ZaneR
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2013 at 8:15pm
| Awesome thanks for that, glad to hear its still fishing well..will head over for a look.. |
Posted By: maropea
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2013 at 6:28pm
| is it worth fishing the ngonie late aug? I'm heading down that way and want to get amongst some fish a step up in size from the waihou! |
Posted By: Outram Nugget
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2013 at 11:44am
There will still be fish in there mate, will more than likely be quite a few spent ones but there should still be a few fresher ones in the mix as well
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Posted By: Shilo
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2013 at 3:24pm
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Just got back from the middle reaches (Elliot Park to the Agrodome) and the stream is extremely low and clear. Spotted only one small Rainbow over the whole stretch - I normally see 4-6 on a bad day. The stream needs some heavy rain to get the spawners swimming up it from the lake. When that happens it should go off. The Utuhina has similar conditions at the moment as well.
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2013 at 7:07am
What he said.... We need a good dollop of Rain but we should get it this weekend.... It's always worth a look and always offers the prospect of bigger fish than the Waihou. Feel free to ring me at Rotorua H&F for up to date info on the day of need be,. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: maropea
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2013 at 11:46am
| clark, top man. i will give you a call next Week. planning a fish next sat sun in the rotorua, bop, putaruru area. |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2013 at 6:14pm
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Even before the rain the Ngongie was going off... spoke to a couple of blokes today, one who landed and released five below the town bridge yesterday morning and another who landed his limit today, and kept two of them, one of them an eight pound Rainbow. The fish are there, but in pockets, keep moving till you find them. Some good heavy rainfalls tonight, not sure if it's going to be enough to cause a fresh, but it should cause some fish to run. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: maropea
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2013 at 6:22pm
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righto, my plan is get down to the river for 6 am on sat, fish a good session then head over to tarawera for a night any tips welcome! weather dependant. hope to get into something, if all else fails the waihou should be clear. |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2013 at 9:24pm
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This week it has GONE OFF!!! Limits before breakfast. no rocket science, small, weighted glo bugs... One guy got five below the bridge this morning using very conventional gear... Get into it, if you need more info.. you know where to find me, if you find this useful, you know where to thank me....  ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2013 at 8:58am
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Ngongie is coloured up after the rain... almost fishable, but not quite... If not too much rain today and tonight it will GO OFF over the next few days!!!!    ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2013 at 9:09am
It looks superb this morning... speaking to anglers in the shop and they report most people catching fish... get into it.   ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: corokid
Date Posted: 28 May 2014 at 5:26pm
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Heading down this ways on Friday for an early start to the long weekend , going to based at the motor camp not far from the stream mouth , have not fished this stream before , any good oil appreciated . cheers
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Posted By: BFIST
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 1:00pm
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I'd be keen on hearing some up to date info as I'll be in rotorua for the long weekend. Previously the glow bug and h&c combo has been pretty effective for me, fish the deep holes. |
Posted By: Norseman
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 1:29pm
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beautiful fish ------------- "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength." St. Francis de Sales |
Posted By: RC17
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 4:08pm
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Hi guys, With the forecasted rain I would be surprised if there weren't a bunch of fish in there on Saturday. Water should have a bit of colour to it Friday avo as well for the lower section. Cheers Rich |
Posted By: BFIST
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 5:55pm
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Corokid - here's some info everyone on here gave me when I first started out on the ngongy http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/ngongotaha-help_topic98699.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/ngongotaha-help_topic98699.html |
Posted By: corokid
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2014 at 12:03pm
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Thanks for the info guys , did not see that link until just now but thanks anyway BFist , how did you go anyway. Arrived Friday avo , so after setting up camp I snuck away on foot starting at the mouth and working upstream , across the main road and up to the area by the horse show jumping paddocks. No fish as mainly walking and looking . Water was coloured slightly. Mid morning Sat , got dropped off at paradise valley access and went for a walk. If any has left behind a SM size guide shirt it should still be hanging up on a bush stream side by the way.  Spotted several fish but man were they spooky , water a little clearer. They just seemed to know where to look , from 2oft above and behind them I still spooked a couple . The fish I saw were hanging out in very hard to cast to spots , definitely have to roll cast here. Was a frustrating morning to be honest. Ran into local guide Mr Hammill , friendly gent who gave us a few tips . So after collecting all my toys and putting them in back in the cot away I went . About 20min before pick up time I landed rainbow at 4 lb.Sunday avo , 2 hours for 2 more fish in the same location. River running more clear. First fish another 4lber with the next nudging 5 lb. Lost another which felt bigger to the blackberries |
Posted By: BFIST
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2014 at 12:47pm
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I went out for a few hours on Sunday arvo with my dad. We managed to get him his first trout on a fly. It was pretty slow all day, we only managed to hook 4 trout between the two of us, with just that one caught. The numbers in the river seemed down from earlier in the year. I'm not sure if they had just gone to ground with all the traffic on the river. |