Saturday 3 February 2:30 pm
Weather:
Cloudy |
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Outlook:
Cloudy |
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Air Temp
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15°C=59°F |
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Lake Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Hi est
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17°C=62°F |
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Lo est
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8°C=46°F |
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Wind:
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1 mph, W |
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Barometer
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1016, falling |
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Taupo level:
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sealevel+356.825m |
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%full~outflow:
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69.6%~200m3/s |
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Tongariro:
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0.786m~23.8m3/s |
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67% inc
15:52~00:55
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Sunrise~set
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06:28~20:32 |
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nautical twilight
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05:22~21:37 |
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comments
: Thanks to Gil Beadle for the photo below, received Thursday night with the following report: "Hi Lee ,
Thought you might enjoy feed back...had a good day on the Kaituna river: 6 fish, these 3 all over 4lb in good condition and caught on your BH O/woolly bugger. Others small and on rabbit and ph/tail.
Cheers
Gil
" I made a few biteless casts Thursday evening, without wading, into the lower Tongariro,
and will try again soon.
The excavating machinery working near the Swirl-to-Bain Pool area was loaded onto its trailer and driven away before noon today, so the work has ended, at least temporarily.
And a 'recreational release' of water into the Tongariro is scheduled for Saturday 04 February 2012.
superfly.co.nz now has 420 patterns of trout flies tied on Kamasan, Mustad, and Tiemco hooks.
The
Silicone Smelt,
Loves Lure,
Baby Mouse, and
Zonker Mouse
were added on 11 January, and the
Silicone Smelt
were sold out when local anglers saw them, and bought them all.
report by Lee Hinkleman
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Rainbows caught by Gil Beadle this week on the Kaituna River
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Specific details:
| Tongariro River |
Decent rainbows were landed this week on cicada flies; browns also are in most lower and middle river water |
Tongariro River level & flow measured at the Major Jones Pool
Tongariro River Flow
moon & sun calculated for 3 February 2:30 pm at 39° 0 minutes S latitude 175° 54 minutes E longitude
Lake Taupo temperature measured at 38° 50 minutes S latitude 175° 48 minutes E longitude, 2 meter depth
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Wednesday 1 February 5:08 pm
Weather:
Cloudy |
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Outlook:
Cloudy |
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Air Temp
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18°C=64°F |
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Lake Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Hi est
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20°C=68°F |
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Lo est
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8°C=46°F |
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Wind:
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8 mph, NW |
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Barometer
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1018, falling |
Lake Taupo
level:
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sea level +
356.830 m |
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%full~outflow:
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70.0%~200m3/s |
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Tongariro:
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0.788m~23.9m3/s |
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55.0% inc
14:00~--:--
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Sunrise~set
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06:25~20:34 |
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nautical twilight
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05:19~21:40 |
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Specific details:
| Tongariro River |
Fat rainbows, were landed and lost this morning in the lower river, where cicadas can be heard in the trees |
Tongariro River level & flow measured at the Major Jones Pool
Tongariro River Flow
moon & sun calculated for 1 February 5:08 pm at 39° 0 minutes S latitude 175° 54 minutes E longitude
Lake Taupo temperature measured at 38° 50 minutes S latitude 175° 48 minutes E longitude, 2 meter depth
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Sunday 28 January 10:21 am
Weather:
Fine |
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Outlook:
Fine |
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Air Temp
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9°C=48°F |
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Lake Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Hi est
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20°C=68°F |
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Lo est
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6°C=42°F |
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Wind:
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1 mph, SE |
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Barometer
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1020, stable |
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Taupo level:
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sealevel+356.040m |
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%full~outflow:
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13.6%~200m3/s |
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Tongariro:
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0.801m~25.1m3/s |
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28.8% inc
10:07~22:17
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Sunrise~set
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06:20~20:37 |
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nautical twilight
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05:14~21:44 |
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comments
: No anglers were obvious this morning near the Tongariro's Highway 1 Bridge, but good looking rainbows were swimming within range.
The 3 brown trout I saw downstream of the Bridge last weekend were not seen on Wednesday, and I haven't seen them since.
Conditions also seem improved for night fishing at Lake Taupo stream mouths like the Waitahanui, if wind speeds remain light, and until the increasing moonlight limits it.
superfly.co.nz now has 420 patterns of trout flies tied on Kamasan, Mustad, and Tiemco hooks.
The
Silicone Smelt,
Loves Lure,
Baby Mouse, and
Zonker Mouse
were added on 11 January.
report by Lee Hinkleman
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Tongariro River Bridge Pool, 9 am
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Specific details:
| Tongariro River |
Clarity, level, and volume were closer to summer levels this morning, and decent rainbows could be sighted from the Highway 1 Bridge. |
Tongariro River level & flow measured at the Major Jones Pool
Tongariro River Flow
moon & sun calculated for 28 January 10:21 am at 39° 0 minutes S latitude 175° 54 minutes E longitude
Lake Taupo temperature measured at 38° 50 minutes S latitude 175° 48 minutes E longitude, 2 meter depth
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Saturday 21 January 12:41 pm
Weather:
Fine |
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Outlook:
Fine |
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Air Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Lake Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Hi est
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18°C=64°F |
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Lo est
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8°C=46°F |
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Wind:
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12 mph, W |
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Barometer
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1020, falling |
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Taupo level:
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sealevel+356.090m |
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%full~outflow:
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17.1%~260m3/s |
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Tongariro:
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0.827m~27.0m3/s |
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17.1% dec
02:42~17:53
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Sunrise~set
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06:12~20:41 |
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nautical twilight
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05:04~21:50 |
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Tongariro River Bridge angler, 12 pm
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comments
: A 2nd angler, shown in the photo above, had just started casting, after the 1st angler had stopped fishing and climbed up to the Highway Bridge, just after noon today.
At least 4 rainbows of ~1 kilogram were in the deep water midstream.
Tiddler sized rainbows were swimming in shallow water close to the concrete and, 3 meters downstream from the tiddlers, at least 3 brown trout were in water between rocks and snags, shown at right.
superfly.co.nz now has 420 patterns of trout flies tied on Kamasan, Mustad, and Tiemco hooks.
The
Silicone Smelt,
Loves Lure,
Baby Mouse, and
Midnight Mouse
were added on 11 January.
report by Lee Hinkleman
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Tongariro River Bridge Pool, 12 pm
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Specific details:
| Hinemaiaia River |
clearing slowly, after controlled water release; large brown trout, and smaller rainbows, are swimming close to the Highway One Bridge today |
Tongariro River level & flow measured at the Major Jones Pool
Tongariro River Flow
moon & sun calculated for 21 January 12:41 pm at 39° 0 minutes S latitude 175° 54 minutes E longitude
Lake Taupo temperature measured at 38° 50 minutes S latitude 175° 48 minutes E longitude, 2 meter depth
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Friday 20 January 2:16 pm
Weather:
Fine |
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Outlook:
Fine |
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Air Temp
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18°C=64°F |
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Lake Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Hi est
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18°C=64°F |
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Lo est
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8°C=46°F |
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Wind:
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12 mph, W |
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Barometer
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1020, rising |
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Taupo level:
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sealevel+357.030m |
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%full~outflow:
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84.3%~200m3/s |
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Tongariro:
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0.866m~28.0m3/s |
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23.8% dec
01:50~16:51
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Sunrise~set
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06:11~20:42 |
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nautical twilight
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05:02~21:51 |
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comments
: Larry Greg from Environment Waikato told me this afternoon that the excavating machine operator, shown in the photo below, planned to close off the sidestream sometimes called the Hirangi Arm, or Deep Stream, from the larger channels of the Tongariro between the Swirl and Bain Pools.
Pumice sediment, and some gravel, also is scheduled for removal north of this area. The higher water level on 2 recent evenings has made it tough for me to fish without waders, so I'll try different water, soon.
superfly.co.nz now has 420 patterns of trout flies tied on Kamasan, Mustad, and Tiemco hooks.
The
Silicone Smelt,
Loves Lure,
Baby Mouse, and
Midnight Mouse
were added on 11 January.
report by Lee Hinkleman
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Specific details:
| Tongariro River |
Water volume and level are at unseasonal highs, with few anglers fishing |
| Night fishing |
Fading moon should improve chances at Lake Taupo stream mouths, when wind speed and/or direction allow |
Tongariro River level & flow measured at the Major Jones Pool
Tongariro River Flow
moon & sun calculated for 20 January 2:16 pm at 39° 0 minutes S latitude 175° 54 minutes E longitude
Lake Taupo temperature measured at 38° 50 minutes S latitude 175° 48 minutes E longitude, 2 meter depth
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Sunday 15 January 10:53 am
Weather:
Cloudy |
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Outlook:
Clearing |
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Air Temp
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10°C=50°F |
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Lake Temp
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16°C=60°F |
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Hi est
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17°C=62°F |
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Lo est
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8°C=46°F |
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Wind:
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1 mph, N |
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Barometer
: |
1016, rising |
Lake Taupo
level:
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sea level +
357.040 m |
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%full~outflow:
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85.0%~265m3/s |
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Tongariro:
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0.896m~34.0m3/s |
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60.7% dec
23:17~11:07
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Sunrise~set
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06:06~20:44 |
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nautical twilight
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04:56~21:54 |
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Excavating machine near Bain Pool, Sunday
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comments
: The excavating machine shown above ~150 metres south of the Tongariro River's Bain Pool this morning returned last week, and and some volume of the gravel around the machine may be removed during the summer.
Conditions recently have seemed unhelpful for dry fly fishing, and it hasn't been easy to see any anglers at all some recent evenings.
superfly.co.nz now has 418 patterns of trout flies tied on Kamasan, Mustad, and Tiemco hooks.
The
Silicone Smelt,
Loves Lure,
Baby Mouse, and
Midnight Mouse
were added on 11 January.
report by Lee Hinkleman
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Tongariro River Swirl Pool, 10 am
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Specific details:
| Tongariro River |
Water volume and level are artificially high for summer; zero anglers were fishing from the Judges Pool downstream this morning |
Tongariro River level & flow measured at the Major Jones Pool
Tongariro River Flow
moon & sun calculated for 15 January 10:53 am at 39° 0 minutes S latitude 175° 54 minutes E longitude
Lake Taupo temperature measured at 38° 50 minutes S latitude 175° 48 minutes E longitude, 2 meter depth
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