The Tongariro river in Turangi is still producing some nice browns. A few anglers are picking these fish up nymphing but those persisting with bigger flies and sinking lines are coming up with the results.
Here Andrew Shuster from Taupo's Hunting and Fishing - Fly and Gun Store shows us how it's done with a cracking brown taken on a large conehead woolly bugger
The two handed rods like the Scott A3 Switch that Andrew has been using has some big advantages over a standard single handed rod when it comes to fishing large flies on sinking lines in these bigger rivers. In my mind the biggest benefit is that it makes it so easy and as a result you'll find it effortless to put in a long day on the river.
Here Gary Lyttle also from Hunting and Fishing Taupo shows us how its done with a per fect Snap T Cast. Notice the water spray as he makes his load off the water.
If you haven't thought of it yet, it would be worth having a chat with the guys at Hunting and Fishing in Taupo next time you are through about how to go about fishing two handed rods, Gary and Andrew have really taken their time this year to figure these rods out and have been using them with great success. |
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