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Jason from trout Beck Lodge hooked up while cicada fishing on Sunday on the Tauranga/Taupo river. We have had rain off and on over the last two days which has slowed the chirpers up a bit but they are still there and should remain so.This was one of a number of fish that Jason fooled with the cicada the other day. I had a angler in this morning who fished the Major Jones Pool early this morning wet lining with great success he was using the ever faithfull olive wooly bugger which he purchased of me yesterday. He also fished the Tauranga/Taupo river last evening and also enjoyed some good sport there.Not alot news from lake Taupo over the last day or so But Iwould imagine that the jigging is still great after Wiskery Mikes report of a day or so ago.

Tracy from Trout Beck Fishing Lodge hooked up while cicada fishing on the T/T Tracy and Jason report that the cicada fishing on the T/T has been very good for those in the know. Reports from the Tongariro have been mixed from the few angler that are here taking advantage of the great conditions that we have at the moment. The cicadas are still out in force and making a hell of a din so nows good.Tracy with a great cicada caught summer fish from the T/T. Had a very good report from Wiskery Mike who has been out on the lake having a high old time jigging. Mike has fished both the Hole down at this end of the lake and also up at Horomatangi Reef and has caught some very good fish he sent friends home the other day with seventeen freshly smoked plump Taupo Rainbows.

As I have said the cicada fishing has been and still is great. This from last Sunday as I said we had a great day and really did lose count of the number of fish that we got to come up for the cicada.Yet another victim I also have had some very good reports from the T/T With Jason from Trout Beck lodge have some great fishing on the cicada there.This guy was the last fish of the day and came out of a small ripple that I drifted my cicada down. I will be away for aday or so Wayne will be in store to look after your needs I will be back in store Saturday when the next report will be. Cheers Tim

I took Gary the Shoe cicada fishing yesterday Gary had not done alot of this style of fishing in the past but soon warmed to the task at hand. We had a great day and got to rise a good number of fish

.Gary with a very nice Rainbow not super big but in great order.The fly was almost as big as this little tacker but it did not slow him down. There are still not alot of rods about so plenty of room to go cicada fishing. There are a few showers today but it is not cold so this should not affect the cicada fishing to much. Few reports from the lake but I would expect that the jigging will be ticking along.

This goes to prove that the fish don’t have to be big to make anglers happy this angler was very happy.

The day started off overcast and cool this morning but has now fined up and nice and sunny this will be good to keep the cicada’s chirping away happerly . There have not been alot of reports today but conditions for both the river and lake are good.This photo courtesy of Jason from Trout Beck Lodge this was one of a number of fish caught and released by Jason on a day fishing the T TThe fishing up at the Big O has not been easy this year but the fish are there and if things warm up this summer the fishing will get easier.Michael from Somthing Fishy had clients up at the O Wed and they managerd to land two fish on the cicada so with some warmer weather we could see some cicada action up at the O

Not alot of fresh news this morning it is abit  cooler today but hopefully will warm up as the day goes on.The cicadas are still chirping and the fish are tuned into themThis is the top of the Swirl pool the top end of the pool is looking real fishy great place to be drifting a cicada down on the true left bank.

Nothing like getting out there and doing it.After the reports that we have had here in store Michael from Something Fishy fishing charters and I fished the bottom of the Tongariro by boat yesterday As you can see we had a great time raising a good number of fish.We found that a black cicada pattern seemed to raise more fish but dark olive patterns also produced.We had a mixture of both Browns and Rainbows Both Michael and I broke fish some of the takes were hard and not the gentle slurp that you would expect.If you like cicada fishing the Tongariro nows the time.

I was at the O ,yesterday with big Grant we had been forecast to have sun over the week end instead it was cloudy and cold up at the O ,which Iam sure slowed the fishing up how ever there was fish to be caught and we had a ok day.As I said there are some great fish up there but you do have to work at them.This was our best fish of the day a great conditioned jack.We have had some great reports from the river over the last day or so with the cicada fishing really starting heat up with the weather looking good over the next few days nows a great time to be here for the cicada fishing.

Above is Jason from Trout Beck who had a couple of days fishing at the O without clients the fish that Jason is holding was as you can see a trophy the fish is now with Rick Jenkins in Taupo and will soon be gracing a wall at the lodge.

The cicada action on the river is hotting up with some good reports starting to come in and prospects for the long weekend look very good with some good settled weather in the forecast over the next few days.

The jigging on the lake is still trucking along with some good conditioned fish been taken and Michael from Somthing Fishy Charters reports seeing a number of fish smelting of the old Tokkanu whalf yesterday.Another great fish that Jason caught and released the other day there are some great fish to be had out of the O.

Steve has been over from the UK over the last month and has had some great fishing around the country this was a nice fish that he caught and released up at the O. Not alot to report today not alot of anglers around at the moment and you would have the river to your self pretty much.I was down the lower river last night just for alook and the cicada were deafning the fish should switch on to them very soon.No news from the lake today.Ethan was out fishing with me the other day and although he caught a number of good snapper he got really excited with the kahawai and landed eight in a row he was plumb tucked out by the time he had finished.