Lower numbers seen this year. With 12 seen. 5 landed (4 Rainbows and 1 Brown)and 2 hookups that were lost. Weather was on and off gusty with some showers.
No I have never tried, I could never find any research saying that it held. Would like to try one day been meaning to take the kids up there. I have fished the Mangahao up from Marima domain never saw any fish but some good chunky eels though. Also fished it up from poplar res. and saw nothing as well. Met a farmer at a party one time he had land by Shannon said that he saw decent fish in Mangaore in summer when there is low discharge.
@@ManawatuFlyFishinglate comment can confirm mate some really good ones in mangaore stream have been since I was younger 10years ago till now (seen plenty this summer). Have tried spin fishing once couple 100 metres after the second dam on mangahao river seen some small fish but had no luck ran into a worker who believes he’s seen them up there I’m a bit sceptical though. Awesome video mate
@@70sguitarplayer I took my kids there in the summer holidays and tried spinning the upper dam, didn't see anything but have young kids and they don't have too much patience. Would like to try on my own, fly fishing up the river. I've been told there's some good fish a few kms down river from the bottom dam.
