Adaminaby Angler

We can provide you up to date weather forcasts, the levels of Lake Eucumbene and Tantangara and the most up to date fishing news, tips and reports for these lakes and surrounding rivers and streams.

For those that have yet to experience Adaminaby we can provide you with the knowledge you need to make your visit more worthwhile.

Fisherman can benefit from our expert knowledge of where the fish are and what they are biting on.

We have a full time guiding service, Our Store , and all the tackle and bait you need to be successful on Lake Eucumbene or in the Eucumbene and Murrumbidgee Rivers.

I know some of my reports were a bit slow over the opening weekend and after but I was working on a project it is finished now and ready for your veiwing ''enjoy ''

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Opening Hours

Monday - Thursday: 7am-5.00pm

Friday - Sunday: 7am-5:00pm

Wed 4th April
Lake Eucumbene is now at 60% and rising slowly the backed up water is half way between GangGang creek and the old bridge at Denison a truly magnificent site to see and one that I thought I might never see again after all those years of drought.
As you can imagine the fishing on these flooded areas is the best it's been for years with all the extra food in the lake, Bringing the fish right to the edge the only problem being so much flooded grass, trees, tussocks and thistles to lose your fish on so the first few seconds are very important get there head up and try to keep it up or the fish will win that battle so far for me the fish are winning the battle hands down I think it's about 5 to 1 It looks like a heavier tippet material is called for !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best fly's to use at the moment dry's Hopper's,Beetles and small black emergers. Wet fly's Mudeyes patterns, Woolly Buggers , Woolly Worms or small Nymphs .
Tantangara 49% Has been a bit slow since it's dramatic increase and will settle down and fish a bit better now it is slowly dropping as per normal for this time of year .

Trolling
What difference a week makes the trolling is really starting to fire up and with the fish in excellent condition and the weather being a bit kinder to us we are in for a great Easter. Flatlining in very close is working but you will loose a fair bit of gear try a medium split shot a metre in front of a large Woolly Bugger in close this does work or out deeper 4 colours leadcore also getting good results.

Eucumbene and Murrumbidgee Rivers
Finally the rivers are fishable both rivers are fishing extremly well in the high country with all the extra flow in the rivers the fish have been feeding on everything Nymphs , Hoppers , Spiders any thats floating down the river they are having a go at unless it's attached to a flyfisher then things seem to change.
Bait Fishing

Over the next month or so the bait fishing should be as good as it gets with Mudeye's being the prime bait and after all this water Scrub worms and Grubs should also do the job

Fly Fishing

As I have said earlier this should be the time we have been waiting all season for leading up to a full moon mudeyes on the move a river in major flood and all the soaks around the lake will have quaility fish in them it is just a case of if you are good enough to get them out of there none of this fine tippet material will do the job just go straight to the big guns Maxima 6lbs or 8lbs and rodeo them out keep there heads up if they get there heads down your done .
The rivers are far to dirty and fast at the moment so another week should see them settle and clean up

Providence Portal Flats Looking Good

The very best Trout anglers I have ever seen

when these guys show up you know something's happening!!!

Latest Photos from our February - March 2011 NZ South Island Trip

Latest Photos from the Lake and Eucumbene River

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