Met the guide for our 1/2 day introduction to the area. He explained the basic tackle (floating line, 10-12 feet flat leader to a bomb, 18" dropper to an egg or other fly), and took us to some points. We drove up the river and pulled in at various pools, where we got the good oil on what to do (take the right path and go upstream 1/2 a km until you get to the X pool, etc.). We drove up to the blue pool to be shown a secret sure fire spot -- only to find a party of fishermen wading through that location, right where the fish would be!
Drove back down and tried the braided area below the bridge. I got a touch from some pure silver on the second cast into a nice pool. But there were fishermen eveywhere. After trying some of the braids we moved on to some small streams. We tried two, including one near the local jail. No fish seen, but also no fishermen.
We went back to turangi for lunch and said farewell to the guide. Then we headed back to the 'secret spot' near the Blue Pool to try for something in the rested water. No luck, and Dad found the aggresive current hard. As dusk approached we went back to the camper, but I tried fishing through the Blue Pool with a down and accross wet -- no luck though.
So back to Turangi for dinner -- take away Pizza.
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