Catch brown and rainbow trout in the Lake Taupo district of New Zealand with fly fishing guide Paddy Clark.

I confine myself to the area which I know intimately, i.e. the Central North Island which encompasses the Urewera, Kaimanawa, Kaweka and Ruahine Mountain ranges, and Taupo is the ideal base from which to fish these locations.

The immediately accessible streams are driven to by 4WD vehicle and the very remote locations are accessed by helicopter and jet boat.

The major water catchments are some of NZ's most famous trout rivers. They include the Waioeka, Ruakituri, Mohaka, Ngaruroro, Rangitikei, Waikato, Rangitaiki and Whakatane river systems.

Many fishable tributaries feed these individual watersheds and the chances of having your fishing cancelled by flooding is remote as I run a very flexible operation.

The predominant trout species is "fighting rainbow" although some rivers such as the Mohaka and Motu have a dominant population of "wily browns". If an angler has a preference for either species we can easily target that.

The streams encompass the whole spectrum from slow and deep to shallow and lively. They can be spring creek or alluvial but are mainly free stone.

I tailor the stream selection to the anglers and therefore ensure that you will have the most enjoyable fishing experience possible.

Paddy Clark New Zealand Fly Fishing

Orangimaru Forest  •  1246 Poihipi Road  •  Taupo  •  New Zealand
Phone: +64 7 378 2336  •  Fax: +64 7 3782331
E-mail fish@nzflyfishing.co.nz
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