b'Feature A welcome rum to warm up after the amazing fishing was enjoyed by the team.We almost dropped our rods in shock as we turned the last river bend before lunch, to see the water black with fish! Our guide said he could not believe what he was seeing, and I commented I am guessing we are staying right here!? I said (with a bit more expletive language).We decided to fish using one rod only while the others could have lunch and keep the fish as calm as we could. Czech nymphing was the preferred option here and on almost every cast we hooked up, followed by some great battles on fish dragging usThe winning team from left, Craig, into rapids downstream. We finishedChris, and Hayden with the trophy after landing 84 fish over two days!another epic day early at 2pm with another 28 more-rainbow trout on the board! Sore arms, sore legs and84, weighing a total of 147kgs overbe understated even for the most ready for some hydration that wouldthe two days. We did win the trophyexperienced angler as the learning be coming at the prizegiving laterand have decided to give it morecurve is steep, and you will not regret that evening onboard a Chris Jollythan the usual once-a-year outingthe investment to ensure you get the Boat on Lake Taupo and we wereas it was unbelievable fun. The onebest experience possible. We cannot confident we had done enough. big takeaway for us was that thewait for the next Chris Jolly Outdoors All up our tally of landed fish wasvalue of a professional guide cannottournament in 2025!32FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'