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Click on the month or year for tips, images and information including Recreational Release dates for the Tongariro river.
Tongariro River below Poutu Intake 2021 Recreational Releases :
Flows of 30 cubic metres per second for 6 hours will be released from Poutu Intake into the Tongariro River between 9am and 3pm on the following dates:
* Saturday 20th February 2021
* Saturday10th April 2021
* Saturday 25th September 2021
Contact
Email : tongarirofishing@icloud.com
mikeandgailhughes@xtra.co.nz
Mobile: 021 023 85008 |
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Why yarn only indicators?
Fri 25th June, 2010
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| Because of the reduced river flows after the completion of the Tongariro Power Development Scheme in the 1970’s all other techniques besides wet-lining were now viable options. Visiting American anglers probably introduced the indicator to New Zealand and at that time strike indicators could be made of anything. Unfortunately some “anglers” interpreted the word indicator as meaning fist sized pieces of polystyrene foam or even bits of jandal.Using these they were able to suspend large heavy flies and all sorts of other things and reach parts of the river that less “imaginative” fly-f ... |
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