Question:
I am an avid fly fisher doin' cold turkey in Hong Kong, but am planning a
trip to New Zealand, Tauranga/Rotorua/Taupo area for about a week in a
camper van at the end of October with my 2 young lads.
Answer:
Check out Anglers Paradise in Turangi. John and Val Milner have
retired now, but the new owbners would help.
Sporting Life in Turangi is THE place to get info and tackle. Graham
has fished the Tongiriro all of his life.
guide in the Turangi area is Tim Mcarthy.
His father was a guide (still is, I believe), but Tim is, in the
opinion of MANY of the locals as well, THE BEST guide.
Use his services for ONE DAY, and you will learn the pools and what
catches fish.
I spent 9 months fishing that river and Lake Taupo, and it's a
WONDERFUL experience.
Don't forget to bring your "winter woolies"; ice can form on the
guides this time of year, but the fishing is SUPERB in June and
August. After all, the NZ fish are transplanted Oregon WINTER
STEELHEAD.
