Tongariro Raft-Fishing

When it comes to brown trout fishing, Taupo anglers and fishermen from all over the world dream of having the opportunity to delicately present a fly to a trophy fish and engage a battle with one of NZ’s premier sport fish. Lake Taupo is home to some of NZ’s largest and wildest brown trout. Fishing these waters is an opportunity not to be missed. Brown trout are spawning in the summer months and the Lower Tongariro becomes home to hundreds of large fish, sometimes pushing well over the 10-pound trophy mark.

The Lower Tongariro River hardly needs any introduction. Hundreds of anglers every year decend upon Turangi to fish the Legendary Tongariro River. What we offer here is a chance to float the river by raft and fish all the pools in one day if so desired. Rafting is a great way to travel on the river and allows quick and easy access into parts of the river that don’t see much action.

The ultimate overnight fly fishing adventure!. The area’s we explore on this fly fishing adventure are only really accessible via the river which means you get to spend a couple of days in untouched water. December and January are popular months for our overnight adventure fishing trips as the upper river holds huge numbers of trout at this time of year due to late-spawning fish from Lake Taupo. Combine exciting rapids with beautiful scenery and of course excellent Tongariro fly fishing, then camp out on the banks of the river under the stars, creating a fantastic wilderness experience.

Rafting New Zealand are proud to offer the ultimate Tongariro fly fishing trips. Fly Fishing and Rafting on the spectacular Upper Tongariro River is the ultimate Fly Fishing adventure. This water opens for angling and fly fishing trips every year on the 1st of December.

It is only really accessible via the river which means you get into untouched water to fish for resident and spawning fish. December and January are popular months for this water activity as the upper river holds huge numbers of trout at this time of year due to late-spawning fish from Lake Taupo.