Adventure Taupo: Fly Fishing with Steve Yerex and Kereru lodge

Equipment and Trip Information

Recommended Equipment:

• Rods: 4 to 6 weight, 9ft.
• Floating line: weight forward of dull colour.
• Tippet: 3x - 5x.
• Tapered leaders: 9ft 4x.
• Waders: light weight, with rubber soled boots.
• Dry flies - sizes 10 - 16 e.g. Royal Wolf, Post Adams, Standard Adams, assorted Humpies, assorted Caddis, Stimulators, Cicada, Ants, Crickets, Beetles, assorted emerges both caddis and mayfly.
• Nymphs - sizes 10 - 16
  e.g. Stoneflies, Halfbacks, Hare and Copper, Pheasant Tail, Prince Nymph, assorted Caddis.
• Polypropolene tops and leggings of dull colour.
• Fishing jacket: water and wind proof and of dull colour.
• Insect repellant.
• Suntan lotion SPF 15- 30.
• Polaroid sun glasses: good quality .
• Personal medical supplies

Fishing Calendar:

Spring and early Summer

October, November and December are months which do not see much fishing activity. The success rate for the day’s fishing is extremely high. The weather is changeable at this time of year, and can be wet, but the rewards are fantastic.

Summer

January, February and March are the most popular months to fish, with day temperatures in the twenties (degrees C), that is 70 degrees F, and night time being around 15 degrees C (60 degrees F). The dry fly comes into its own during this period, with February generally being terrestrial month. Remember to bring dull or drab colour clothing and floating lines, because we endeavour to sight and stalk the individual trout in our gin clear water.

Weather

New Zealand’s North Island is situated in a mid latitude zone (35-41 degrees south) with most of our weather patterns coming from the Tasman Sea in the form of anticyclones and troughs. Our prevailing wind in the Central North Island is a north westerly. Lake Taupo is at the base of the volcanic Central Plateau at 353m above sea level. Our average seasonal temperatures and rainfall are set out below.