Tongariro River Motel have available Fish&Game brochures for anglers planning their New Year holiday away with the family to flush out new fly fishing spots.

As Turangi is about halfway to anywhere it is an ideal spot to collect the essential information and ensure the Christmas holiday will include "reel" quality family time fishing.

Many anglers report these are particularly helpful maps with valuable info which will save all the frustrations of searching for the best pools to increase your time on the river.

They include where, why, how, when, what, and whether to or whether or not - everything a good wife/partner needs to know to guide you to all the secret (?) hot spots.

Starting up North - if you are heading for the Bay of Islands there are maps and brochures on Wairua River, Kerikeri RIver, Kai Iwi Lakes.

For Auckland there is understandably nothing much (Lake Pupuke?) as most wise anglers want to get out of there.

For Waikato info there are maps and brochures on Waikato River and tributaries, Waipa River system, Waitomo & Kawhia.

For Bay of Plenty there are maps and brochures and maps on Lake Rotorua and tributaries.

For Poverty Bay maps and brochures on Ruakituri River and Lake Waikaremoana Fishery and Waioweka River.

For Central Plateau maps and brochures on Wanganui headwaters, Whakapapa, Rangitaiki River, Mohaka River, etc.

For Hawkes Bay maps and brochures on Ngaruroro River, Tukituki River, Tutaekuri River, etc.

For Wairarapa info maps and brochures on Ruamahunga and Wairarapa Regional Sports Fishery generally.

For Taranaki info maps and brochures on the Taranaki Ring Plan maps and Ruapehu Region for Manganuioteao River.

For Wanganui/Manawatu maps and info brochures on Upper Manawatu and Lower Manawatu River, Wanganui River.

For Wellington maps and info brochures on Kapiti Coast fishery, Wellington Sports Fishery including Hutt River system, etc.

Then for those big spenders heading off shore overseas, a similar range of maps and information includes such delights as Motueka River, Golden Bay rivers, Pelorous River, all West Coast rivers too numerous to mention, (don't spread didymo) down to the deep south - Lake Wanaka, Lake Wakatipu, Lake Hawea, waters of the Maniototo, Lower Clutha catchment, Otago & Southland back-country fishing regulations, etc. to name but a few. The list goes on and on.

For more personal, intimate, advice just phone Ross - he's fished them all.

And what a cute photo of brochures geographically positioned, by Ross, into the shape of the North Island!