GARY KEMSLEY'S TAUPO FISHING GUIDE.

1983 1st edition. 8vo (138 x 221mm). Pp167. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Red boards, spine titled in gilt.

A good guide to the fishing on Lake Taupo written by a professional angler resident on the lake. Lots of information on specific areas of the lake. "Taupo is centrally situated and the well managed fishery is world renowned for its quality fish and the fact that the fishery is able to withstand the pressure from the many anglers who fish there. Gary is in a position to fish the lakeside and its rivers all through the year and this situation has enabled him to amass knowledge and experience that can take a lifetime to acquire. ...The book has been compiled from experiences gained during Gary's numerous fishing trips around the lake and the rivers and the information contained within is up to date with recent events. Of interest to anglers will be the chapter on upstream nymphing, a fishing method that has been responsible for taking many rainbow trout and one that has opened up the dormant brown trout fishery in the Taupo region." Chapters include: The water; Fish movements; Fishing the upstream nymph; Wet fly or lure fishing; Dry fly fishing; Harling; Deep trolling; Taupo boat harbour; The lakefront; Two Mile Bay; Rainbow Point; Four Mile Bay; Shag Rock and Five Mile Bay; Mangakura or Dirty Duck Creek; Waitahanui; The Waitahanui Rivermouth; Mangatoetoe; Rotongaio; Horomatangi Reef; Hinemaiaia River and Mouth; Halletts Bay; Waipehi Stream and Jellicoe Point; Mission Point and Waitetoko Stream; Mission Bay; Tauranga Taupo River; Waimarino Rivermouth; Waiotaka Rivermouth; Tongariro River; Stump Bay; Tokaanu Tailrace; Slip Creek; Omori Stream; Kuratau Lake; Whareroa Rivermouth; Whanganui Bay and Stream; Waikino Falls; Waihaha; Waihora Bay; Kawa Kawa Bay; Whangamata Bay; Whakaipo Bay; Kaipo Bay; Mine Bay; Whakamoenga Point; Rangatira Point to Acacia Bay; Acacia Bay; Other waters in the Taupo district.