Heli Fishing

Summer time in Taupo is the dry fly fisherman's Mecca! The tributary streams will still produce smaller fish to a well presented dry fly but most often the action is in the hills, east of Lake. Helicopter transfers provide the perfect access.

Helicopters have opened up the rivers of the Kaweka, Kaimanawa and Urewera ranges to the fly fishermen. Such rivers as the Ngaruroro, Rangitikei, Mohaka, Raukituri and Waiau, to name just a few, produce brown and rainbow trout of trophy size.

The thrill of a big fish rising to take a tiny dry is an experience not to be missed, but a weighted nymph drifting through the deep pools will also bring heart-stopping action. Helicopters are not always necessary as there are plenty of rivers that are accessible by four wheel drive. Rivers such as the Rangitaiki, Upper Waitahanui, Waipunga and the untapped waters of the King Country will provide all the necessary excitement for the land-based client.