Euro Nymphing the Tongariro River in Early Winter

I set out with Chris and his two black labs for a morning's fly fishing on the Tongariro River here in New Zealand. I'm euro nymphing while Chris has a double nymph indicator rig. It is early winter and the runs of rainbow trout from Lake Taupo have not really started yet. The trout don't come easy but I manage to get a few good ones in the net before I have to head home in the afternoon.

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[fisheatrepeat]

Love the different shots and the b-roll mate very cool. Definitely amusing with the dogs too!

[AboveWorryLevelFlyFishing]

Nice edit Johan. Those extra camera angles don't do any harm - we should do it more often! Catch you next time you're down...

[pierevojzola]

Hi Johan, nice to see you in your favourite posy just above the bridge! That run is a very productive one as long as you don’t mind the traffic noise. Keep the videos coming as we all seem to enjoy seeing you learning about Euronymphing. Cheers mate. Harera

[waynenaylor]

You are definitely getting the hang of the Euro style, well done! Some really nice fish landed and you reversed your dropped vs landed ratio significantly this time 👍😁

[keepingitreeltv]

Good comment about the 6 metre leader for Taupo, just be aware the regs state it must include the tippet in this length.
"leader means the nylon, fluorocarbon or other material attached directly to the end of the fly line. It must not
exceed six metres in length including tippet."
Not that I've seen a Ranger check the flyline yet when they're checking licences...