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Does Taupo Have The Best Winter Fly Fishing in The World?
The Taupo region in New Zealand is renowned for its world-class trout fishery, attracting anglers from all over the world.
Johan Kok
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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Fly Fishing with a Dry Dropper Rig
A dry dropper rig is one of my favourite fly fishing methods and my first choice for many small streams and medium rivers. What is a dry dro
Johan Kok
Sep 30, 20218 min read
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Flooded rivers and heavy rain, what now? (Part 2)
The previous day ended with the Tongariro river reaching a high flow of 424 cumecs overnight. We woke up to the Tongariro still at 125 cume
Johan Kok
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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Flooded rivers and heavy rain, what now? (Part 1)
Heavy rain and flooded rivers can spoil your fishing trip but with a few adjustments you could do really well
Johan Kok
Jul 29, 20213 min read
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The Essence of Winter Fly Fishing in New Zealand
Some good winter rains in Taupo inspired a group of us to head down to Turangi in search of some fresh run rainbow trout.
Johan Kok
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Euro Nymphing the Tauranga-Taupo River
The Tauranga-Taupo river is another one of lake Taupo tributaries well known for it’s winter spawning runs of rainbow trout. Having fished t
Johan Kok
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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Winter Fly Fishing in the Tongariro River | Info & Tips
The Tongariro River is one of New Zealand's top fly fishing destinations, famous for it’s winter fishing as large runs of big trout move up.
Johan Kok
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Fly Fishing With Friends | A Fly Fishing Short Film
I’ve wanted to explore the headwaters of this river since I first fished it’s middle reaches many years ago. Since then I have studied...
Johan Kok
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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