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Interchangeable inserts with durable foam l Storage Suitcase (Case on y· No boxes) that holds hooks securely in place. l Scientific Stores four SYSTEM-X spare inserts. t on Lightweight mouldedfoam construc i Anglers· FISHING SHOOTING Ideal way to store and organise flies. easy {!) and light to transport TARGET TAUPO A newsletter for Taupo Anglers AUGUST 2006, ISSUE 52 Published by Taupo Fishery Area DeparrmenL of Conservation Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy Private Bag, Turangi, Ne,v Zealand Telephone (07) 386 8607 Frolll cover: A rainbow (top) and brown trout, bappi!y feeding in tin Tokaanu stream. 1i1ken by Dtwe Conley of'Jimmgi ISSN 0114-5185 General enquiries and address changes email: [email protected] Production and adverrising by Fish & Game New Zealand Contact Peter JVlclnLosh: Telephone (09) 634 1800 Facsimile (09) 634 2948 Email: [email protected] CONTENTS Taupo Fishing Discticl Map .. ................... 3 --r Fishery fo�ard .. ................4 /Jyfolm Gibbs Poor handling affectsrele<>sed trout ... ..............5 �)' Dr Mlcl>el Oedua/ andjolm Sbm·Jm"1 Spa,vning runsshifl to spring .................................... ...................................................14 by Glenu Mt1clea11 AngHng lt':lckscleared for ,vintcr ....................................................., .. , ....................17 by Errol C"d�)' Childrcns fishing days IJJ' Kini .Ale.,·t111tle1-..TJ1rit1 ......................................, ......, ................... ..... 18 Mastering thc..·TongarirorolJ cast ......................... ...............: .......20 �)' /·lerlJ Spmmagl Tongariro river recreational flow releases ........................................... ........27 byJar rod Bowler New research project:,; . ...... 28 l?J' G'le11111llt1C/Qtul It's now or never, NO to didrmo .. ...................................................... 3? �· Gle1111 ,l1aclet111 \Vhangama1a Stre:1m Clearing ..... .. ........38 /J)' E,-,-of Cmlby New adminisu·,uion m:t.nager for thc.;'IOngariro Nation:1ITrout Centre Society ........ .40 Volunteers needed forTong.1riro National Trout C..cntrcSociety... ..... .41 by Ken Kimmins Fisher)' harvesl sun•ey ends ...................................................... ................. .42 /JyRobboorl Hot spots ror sun1n1cr <.:at.fish ........................................................................................44 �)' ,llttrkVe11m1111 \X'hcn rm 94! ..Tom Grinter .. .48 by Carol Pt1mell J�n,I Green QSM ............ ........50 By Kim Ale.wn1de1-;.Turif.f 71Je uiews e.,·J)1YJssed i11 Rcvic,v of U-cence �idnl..inistrat.ion ..................................................................................52 Uu-get Tt111po arc t/Joscof by Storm Bester t/Je contributors and do Stopping :m elephant ............................... ........54 �J· /11/ie G,wwes 110I JIIJCCSStlrilyreflect Fishery accc-:;s roads .. ......... 58 DeJmrlme11t of by/oli11 Gibbs Co11sermllo11 policy ........60 \'<fh:1k:1pum:uuanga Downs Learning Centre by Kim Al<tw11uter·T11rla 'JOng:1.riro Nation:1ITrom Centre -what's up? ..............................................................62 01-gt111isatlons and IJy(,'reg Robinson agenciesare we/c:omato le Pukenga,\ta,vhai ......................................................................................................61' by Mic/Jae/Hill pr/111 t1rtlcles In an unalteretlformfr<Jm tbi.� JlineJnaiaia trap and transfer ........................................................................................66 �)' c.a/ltmt.Bourke publication. Jn-011itli11g ·1aupo�1·ails ........................68 full 11ck11ou·/edgeme11t Is gitten to tile Department New facesin the fishery tealll . ...69 of Co11servt1tio11. Tbc pri11t111g of inft>rmation in any ot/:Jer form ,.equires t/Je e.,pre.,;..� permission oft/Je Conservalm; Tougarlro/Taupo Conscruantn: Dept1rlme11I of Co11sen;atio11. 1i11u11gl. 2 Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy I -N� - Raetlhlo.,, Conservancy Office WANGANUI 0 Q? Conservancy Boundary 0 coNf ERVANCY Land Administered by DOC 0 10 / 20 30km 3 FISHERYFORWARD GREETINGS FROM THE TAUPO FISHERY TEAM here is a lot of news in this issue of n-,,.gct 'lrwf,o. ranging from progress wiJh research T:,nd monitoring projects :tnd the ed ucation progm111111c,to developments at thcT011g:.triro National Trou t Centre. fishing prospects, �ldv:lJtces with anglers' �,ccess and news :lboul staff and associarcs. \"i/carc also moving into the wi nter season, which �1dcls a unique dirnension ro the wo rld­ classT.1upo trout fishery.Tens orthous.:mtls of brown and cspcciallr rainbow lr<>ut arc beginning to in:uure and move out of the lake into the rivers to start their breeding q•dc. Over the next 5 months the rivers and small streams will be packed with migrating -and spawning fish :1s they complete the final stages of lheir contribmi<m to this wild rrom fishery. These spawning runs provide one of the most exciting an<l memorable fishing opportunities for ·nmpo anglers in the likes of the Tong:uiro.'faur:.mga-Taupo.\Xl:1itahrun1i and other rivers. Ensuring enough trout escape 1he g:mmlel to breed and 1naintain the fu ture fishery is essential. This requires careful control through :1 mix of fishing method restrictions. catch limits, closed waters and l:lw enforcement,all informed by robust monitoring. of fishing pressure,trout numbers and habitat qu:1.lity. Bm perhaps the most irnponant issu e facing theTaupo fishery in the short to ine<lium-term is described in Glenn Maclcan's article :1bont didymo. If lhis n:tstyfr eshwater alga establishes in theTaupo cnchment it willdr::tmaticall y impact on your river fishing.13ut don't think of th.is as just a river problem. Not only will convcntiona1 f1y fi:-;hing mc1hods he limirc;d by dense mats of algae. but the growth of }'Ouiig trout rnay also suffer, leading to fewer fish forlake anglers also. 0i<t} 1mo is not just an :l.Ilgling issue either. h may have dircc1 imp:1cts on water supply int:tkcs and ccrt:tin.lyon the visual attr.1ctiveness ofr ivers.The cl:1ssic image of the ice-bl ue w:ucrs of the \Vaikaro River plungil)gover I Iuka Faus will be no more if the riveri s fouled with didymo. How will tourists perceive our clean.green country if that icon looks like :1 huge sewage channel! All ofthc..--se impacb will ha\'c direct and By Jo/Jll Gibbs significantconseq uencc.::s for our economy.'lburism is the single latgest coruributor to the economr 7r,upo Ns/Je,yArea of the �ntu1)()disu'ict. Angling alone genera.tc..--ssome $SOM a yc..�1r.Imag ine the effect:.;;if the fishery Manger ,v:1s diminished by as little as a qu:ui-er due to the imp:1ct of didyrno . l'boto:Tony Ro.,·brug/J There is some hope. Effective hordcr comrols at Cook Strait and hygiene 111e:1sures by all river users could ensure didymo stays in the South bland. At lea.st,delaying its arrival wiU buy time which ma>' lc:td to lhe de\'elOplllcfll of control methods. lt is not unknown for .sornc invasive plants IO inexplicably losa vigour after