North Island NZ- Rotorura
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Category: Freshwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 28 Jan 2026 at 2:33pm
Topic: North Island NZ- Rotorura
Posted By: Raven6
Subject: North Island NZ- Rotorura
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 7:43pm
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Hi Guys, Hoping somebody could help me out here. I'm going to the north island in April with my Dad and Brother, plan is to hire a campervan and spend 5 days fishing the rivers and lakes around Rotorua and Lake Taupo. Now I'm not exactly what you would call an experienced fly fisherman having caught a few trout and plenty of bass and flathead and I was hoping somebody on here could provide me with a few tips on what flys to take and techniques, we are going to be able to afford a guide (any suggestions?) for a couple of days but after that we will be going solo. From all reports most of the fish will be in the lakes getting ready to spawn at this time of year and can be caught swinging wets and streamers where the rivers enter the lakes, we plan to do a bit of this. Can anybody suggest what patterns to use? We are also going to fish some streams probably the rangitaiki and whirinaki river, I understand that in april most of the action will be on nymphs under an indicator. Can anybody suggest some good patterns to use? I will be taking a 5 weight 4 piece with a floating line and a spinning rod too....just in case things get desperate :lol: Any help or advice would be very much appreciated Regards Tristan |
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Posted By: Mike.Thomas
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2014 at 4:24pm
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Hi Tristan, you might get a better response if you post this question in the freshwater fishing section, quite a few of the guys who are regulars on that board fish around Rotorua. Or give Clark Reid a pm, he is very helpful and works in the tackle trade in Rotorua. All the best. Mike
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Posted By: Betty Boop
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2015 at 10:00am
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Posted By: o Neill
Date Posted: 13 Nov 2015 at 6:05pm
To the best of my knowledge Clark no longer works in Rotorua but would certainly be the person to have guide you area. April can be a very good time to fish the region so a guide (Clark)would certainly help you be successful. You might even see me in a float tube.
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