Rotorua Anglers Association

Mayflies or Ephemeroptera (means short lived and winged) are plentiful in all our streams and lakes. The adults or Imago only survive for a short period of time. As fisherman we are more interested in the nymphs which are present for up to a year from egg hatch to emergence.

We are lucky in New Zealand that all eight families are easy to recognise  (although species are a different story). A lot of species are common over the whole length of New Zealand so what works on our favourite local stream will work elsewhere in New Zealand.

Shaun is going to demo one of his favourite mayfly nymph imatations.

Above images of a new fly and one that a trout has taken a fancy to.

It will be a good night. Hope to see you there.

5th Club night

8 th Fly tying (Shaun Wyatt)

9 th Committee Meeting

12th Club night

14th Second Kids fishout for 2011

19th Pot luck dinner all welcome

20th Newsletter cutoff

21st Day trip to Lake Rerewhakaaitu (Bryan Taylor)

22nd Fly tying (Shaun Wyatt)

26th  Bring and buy (Neville Robinson)

There are also regular special evenings organised such as our ‘Pot Luck Dinners’, talks by guest speakers, etc.

The Club has many trophies and all members are encouraged to compete for these.  We hold a Trophy Presentation evening each year which is very popular and well attended. These trophies not only acknowledge fishing skills (or luck) but writing and photographic skills as well.

Every Friday night – club rooms open for drinks and conviviality. Guests are welcome.

Just a friendly reminder that the next fly tying evening is next Monday the 25^th of July.

Image of a craigs night time from the website  flyangleronline. 

Eddie Bowman is going to demo a pukeko style night fly. Perfect for night fishing the winter shoreline in the region. Flies like the Craigs Night-time and Scotch Poacher are tied in this style.

The Craigs Night-time is widely recognised as the first to incorporate pukeko feathers. Eric Craig made this fly about 80 years ago and made a  killing  fishing the  Waitahanui Rip while the other anglers went fishless. Fred Fletcher one of Waitahanui,s local identities (See Mr one hundred percent by Keith Draper) asked to see the fly and had it make commercially. It is a fish slayer as much today as it was 80 years ago and every night fisherman should have several in their fly box.

It can be fished in small sizes on a floating line or deep especially in larger sizes.

It’ll be a great night. Hope to see you all there

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Larry, Brian, Rod, Ron, Martin, Gerry, Piet and Rika all left tha RAA clubrooms for the annual Tuituki trip. Accomodation was again the Hastings Anglers Club rooms. Fishing that afternoon revealed lots of scappy small fish that gave a good account of themselves on light 5 wt rods. Weather was changeable over the three days but 35 fish still hit the net. Highlights included Ron getting his truck stuck (4 wheel drive next year) , the flounder at the local pub and  we had our Scots member Martin Smith with us.

On the way back to Rotorua the Ngaruroa and Rangitaiki Rivers were all fished successfully.

Over all a very social trip and one for the calender next year.

A big thanks to Larry Ware.

Below are some of the images captured on this trip

Tukituki trip 2011

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