Turangi Fishing Report 24 September 2026 - by Brian Willson
Well, the school holidays are almost upon us (they start this weekend), so one can expect a bit more company on the rivers in the next couple of weeks. Some...
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Turangi Fishing Report 24 September 2026 - by Brian Willson
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Fly Fishing the Ngongotaha Stream in SummerFly Fishing the Ngongotaha Stream in Summer
Fly Fishing the Ngongotaha Stream The Ngongothaha stream in Rotorua is often overlooked in summer but the fishing can be great. Still stuck in Auckland Johan revisits previously unpublished footage...
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How to set up a Strike Indicator, New Zealand StyleHow to set up a Strike Indicator, New Zealand Style
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Fly Fishing a Local Lake for TroutFly Fishing a Local Lake for Trout
Fly Fishing A Local Lake Due to restrictions, I have been stuck in Auckland for 10 weeks now and have not seen a trout since. Auckland is not the trout...
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Fly Fishing for Surface Feeding KahawaiFly Fishing for Surface Feeding Kahawai
Kahawai on Fly I had a great morning at Motuora last week with kahawai busting bait on the surface. It went on nearly all morning. They are such good fun...
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Fly Fishing for Shallow Water SnapperFly Fishing for Shallow Water Snapper
Launched at Hatfield’s beach early in the morning after finding out Wenderholm is not an all-tide ramp. Made my way to Motuora where I connected with a few kahawai in...
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Confessions of a Gear JunkieConfessions of a Gear Junkie
Confessions of a Gear Junkie If you could only have one, which weight would you go? Like many fly fishermen, fisherwomen, fishers or just people who fish that I know...
Simon Hoole |
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Saltwater Fly Fishing in AucklandSaltwater Fly Fishing in Auckland
Auckland Saltwater Fly Fishing Aucklanders have been let loose on boats. Simon and me launched at 6am sharp at Hatfields beach for a stellar morning yesterday before the NE’s picked...
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How to tie a Perdigon Fly | Peacock VariantHow to tie a Perdigon Fly | Peacock Variant
Perdigons were invented by the Spanish competition fly-fishing team but made popular by the French. These flies are effective to catch trout in fast water and ideal for Euro nymphing....
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Fly Fishing Central North IslandFly Fishing Central North Island
Watch the video as Josh wins a truely nice Brown. A video by Chris Beattie, ILFF ambassador, of Loose Loops Productions.
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Belly boats in the wildernessBelly boats in the wilderness
Belly boats can provide access to great fishing off the beaten track as Barrie found out on this trip.
Barrie Barnes |
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Simon casting the V-Top rodSimon casting the V-Top rod
The V-top rod punches above its weight and can punch out some long casts as Simon is demonstrating.
Barrie Barnes |
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Winter fly fishing in TaupoWinter fly fishing in Taupo
The smaller tributaries of lake Taupo can provide some great close quarters fishing. This is Johan from Crazy About Fly Fishing hooked into a good one.
Barrie Barnes |
