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How to Catch Trout in the Tongariro River in Winter (for New Anglers)
When I'm fishing the Tongariro in winter, I often bump into new anglers who are having a tough time catching trout. The Tongariro can be...

Johan Kok
Jun 135 min read
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Nymphing Strategies for Taupo's Winter Trout
It's that time of year again, the temperature is dropping, and the rainbow trout have started moving up the Lake Taupo tributaries. If you haven't fished the Taupo Rivers in winter before, there are a few things you should know about the trout fishing in this region during winter.

Johan Kok
May 277 min read
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How Heavy Should My Flies be when Nymphing Taupo Rivers in Winter?
Trout running up Lake Taupo tributaries like the Tongariro during winter have only one thing in mind. They are heading to the upper reaches

Johan Kok
Jun 28, 20237 min read
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10 Tips For Nymphing Taupo Rivers With An Indicator In Winter
If you’re regularly fly fishing the famous Taupo rivers from June to September, you will be familiar with the fun and frustration of winter

Johan Kok
Jun 11, 20237 min read
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10 Tips for Fly Fishing the Tongariro River in Winter
The Tongariro River is one of the most famous rivers in New Zealand and for good reason. It's a stunning big river that has some incredible

Johan Kok
May 30, 20235 min read
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Tips for Fly Fishing High Water
If you love fly fishing, you know that sometimes the weather and the water conditions are not ideal. Heavy rain can cause rivers and streams

Johan Kok
May 6, 20233 min read
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Why I Started Keeping A Fly Fishing Journal
A fly fishing journal can be a great addition to your fly fishing resources and this fly fishing trip I did with a friend showed me why.

Johan Kok
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Does Taupo Have The Best Winter Fly Fishing in The World?
The Taupo region in New Zealand is renowned for its world-class trout fishery, attracting anglers from all over the world.

Johan Kok
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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Fly Fishing with a Dry Dropper Rig
A dry dropper rig is one of my favourite fly fishing methods and my first choice for many small streams and medium rivers. What is a dry dro

Johan Kok
Sep 30, 20218 min read
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Flooded rivers and heavy rain, what now? (Part 2)
The previous day ended with the Tongariro river reaching a high flow of 424 cumecs overnight. We woke up to the Tongariro still at 125 cume

Johan Kok
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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Flooded rivers and heavy rain, what now? (Part 1)
Heavy rain and flooded rivers can spoil your fishing trip but with a few adjustments you could do really well

Johan Kok
Jul 29, 20213 min read
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The Essence of Winter Fly Fishing in New Zealand
Some good winter rains in Taupo inspired a group of us to head down to Turangi in search of some fresh run rainbow trout.

Johan Kok
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Euro Nymphing the Tauranga-Taupo River
The Tauranga-Taupo river is another one of lake Taupo tributaries well known for it’s winter spawning runs of rainbow trout. Having fished t

Johan Kok
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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Winter Fly Fishing in the Tongariro River | Info & Tips
The Tongariro River is one of New Zealand's top fly fishing destinations, famous for it’s winter fishing as large runs of big trout move up.

Johan Kok
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Fly Fishing With Friends | A Fly Fishing Short Film
I’ve wanted to explore the headwaters of this river since I first fished it’s middle reaches many years ago. Since then I have studied...

Johan Kok
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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