Rotorua Fly Fishing Report - 30th June 2010

Reports of huge brown trout being hooked near the weir at the Ohau Channel have been filtering in over the past week or two. It seems that these fish have been partial to an almost lime green marabou fly during the day. The amount of water flowing through the channel is impressive at the moment so the usual Deep Water Express line and a minimum of 15lb trace is a must when fishing downstream of the weir. Rainbows in the channel seem to still be the smaller Lake Rotorua fish with very little sign of any Lake Rotoiti fish moving in. Few fish have been holding anywhere else in the channel and anglers fishing the Delta have had very little success as well. If you have a small boat or even a float tube there are fish holding about 50 metres directly out in front of the weir. The high lake level makes it impossible to walk out that far at the moment. The large jetty above the control gates on the Kaituna River has provided some sport for hardy anglers with both brown and rainbow trout being caught.

Ruato Bay has provided some fish early morning and late into the evening, though few anglers have ventured out too late with the bitterly cold wind over the weekend. The Dump got a good stir-up from the wind on Sunday and few fish could be seen there because of that. As in past years, there should be fish both spawning and cruising along this area so it is well worth a visit. If not much is happening where you are fishing, try moving 20 metres or so then try a series of casts again. The Cafe and Transformer streams are also worth more than a passing glance, even though they look little more than drains. Several good conditioned fish have been caught there over the past week or so. The average angler caught fish is around 3.5kg so a trophy trout is well within reach of most anglers.

Lake Okataina has been a bit patchy for some so it is a matter of perseverance and plenty of warm clothes, especially with the South- Westerly winds of late. Glow bug and boobies are still catching fish during the day, though that method seems to have slowed up a bit as a fish catching method. Small doll flies and medium sized craigs night times are taking fish after dark.

It seems that the number of fish returning to the Landing and Te Wairoa is down somewhat on previous years. The average size seems to be down a little, though the condition is fairly good from what I have seen. As there is limited fishing area at both of these places it pays to get there early in order to get the spot that you want to fish from. Catch rates at Stony Point are fairly good at the moment though the wind direction and lake level has made for uncomfortable fishing. Fishing from the jetty has been productive after dark if using a floating line and a combination of night fly and lumo. Lake Okareka continues to provide some good fish. A floating line, long trace and a woolly bugger or grey ghost has caught fish. Any type of retrieve seems to work, what is needed is a bit of patience as fish are cruising the shoreline day and night.

The Ngongotaha Stream fished well Monday morning and continued to do so all day. Great conditioned, large rainbows were caught as well as a fair sprinkling of browns. Fresh runs can be expected to move into the river for a while yet though the browns are likely to be tapering off from now on.

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