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June 21, 2012

Thursday 12/19

Fishing Report

Little action through last weekend. Monday afternoon the rain started and it was heavy rain.We had 54.2mm of rain through to today Thursday 21 June. This brought about a small flood of 58cms (up from a normal 22cms)

The last 7 days river flow provided by Genesis Energy.

The river cleared quickly. There has been a significant increase in angler activity. There are a few fish being caught as a result. I finally caught a fish this evening, the first for a while. It was fresh run, its pale flesh indicated that it hadn’t been feeding on smelt, it was shaped like a torpedo. For the first time in some time I have seen anglers carrying a fish away from the river.

Flood waters on Tuesday morning flowing into Cattle Rustlers
Mike Forret fishing the Breakfast pool without any angler competition

Tongariro River Trail developments

Good progress is being made and a nice track created in the road reserve. No completion date has been set for the opening of the track but it should be within a couple of months time.

The digger shaping the track
the 2.5 tonne digger is almost too big
The finishers prepare the track base following the digger
Jury Knowles. Digger driver
Josephinr Dixon likes the finished section of the track
WRC spray signage
RipRap
First Lake trout
Feb 2015 River caught 4.5lb Jack
Damage to the TRT trail by articulated truck
151125 594 Carp Farm Notification
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River Works

The heavy rain stopped work for the trucks but the digger continued the process of removing silt which is carried to the edge of the river bed. The aim is to prevent flood waters banking up and putting the town at risk in the case of another flood of the magnitude of 2004. The cost has been the loss of  a section of previously good fishing water.

Another view of the stockpile
Silt removed from beside the river channel is stockpiled at the edge of the channel
And another
The river in two channels with loss of fishing opportunity at this time.
The river edge is in the process of being lowered by about 1 meter

Eric Wilson

Secretary/Treasurer


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