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Fishing Reports index> December 2006
Mackenzie Country Fishing Report
It is hard to believe that there are bushfires raging in Australia and that
it faces it's harshest drought in recorded history. A mere 2500 odd
kilometers away in the South Island of New Zealand, we are suffering from
too much water and still waiting for the temperatures to get up above 20
degrees for the summer!
Still, the conditions have set the district up beautifully for a fantastic
summer season, with plenty of water in the lakes and rivers of the Mackenzie
country. Trout are in abundance and in good condition all around, with some
magnificent specimens from the Tekapo and Waitaki Rivers in recent days.
Condition factor is relatively high all around, and fish are feeding freely
on both nymphs and dries, with the faithful Royal Wulff accounting for a lot
of the dry fly activity and a Copper John sufficing for the nymphs.
It is a matter of finding clear water, which even a little bit of rain is
making hard at the moment, as the groundwater levels are so high, no rain is
soaking in any more. However, the lowland rivers are cleaning up quickly,
even if the high country rivers are taking a little longer.
For some sensational and uncrowded fishing in the lead up to Christmas, the
Tekapo River is hard to go past. Over-crowded at the start of the season,
with high and dirty flows, it has kept a lot of anglers away for the past
month and means that the fish are feeding freely and frequently enjoying the
mayflies that are lifting off each afternoon.
We're all looking forward to summer and provided the rains stay away, you
should expect plenty of quality fishing through the Mackenzie Country this
season.
Will Spry is an independent fishing guide; his reports are not officially representative of Fish & Game NZ | |
