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...

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.

Trout running up Lake Taupo tributaries like the Tongariro during winter have only one thing in mind. They are heading to the upper reaches

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

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

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

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.

The Taupo region in New Zealand is renowned for its world-class trout fishery, attracting anglers from all over the world.

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

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

Heavy rain and flooded rivers can spoil your fishing trip but with a few adjustments you could do really well

Some good winter rains in Taupo inspired a group of us to head down to Turangi in search of some fresh run rainbow trout.

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

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.

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...