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Wellington Flyfishers Club The Wellington Flyfishers Club meets on the first Monday of each month at the Tararua Tramping Club clubrooms. Our membership is currently around 150.

Wellington Flyfisher's Club is one of the largest fly fishing clubs in New Zealand and was established in 1984. Tight Lines, the monthly newsletter outlines all upcoming events and other articles of interest. Club activites include invited speakers at monthly meetings; onstream days where members can fish local waters with an experienced angler; club trips further afield; activities for juniors; tuition in flyfishing, casting and fly tying; as well as maintaining the Capital Trout Centre - a 40m pond stocked with rainbow trout where junior anglers and other groups can experience flyfishing.

🩵🐟💙 Report: September Club Trip - Turangi, 18-20 September 2026 💙🐟🩵Reports that the fishing on the Lake Taupo rivers had...
08/10/2026

🩵🐟💙 Report: September Club Trip - Turangi, 18-20 September 2026 💙🐟🩵

Reports that the fishing on the Lake Taupo rivers had not been good in previous weeks, did not bode well for the club trip.

By midday Friday four of us were fishing the Tongariro but only a couple of fish to show for our efforts.

However a couple of us fished the Hinemaiaia and the Waiotaka on Saturday which produced 23 fish landed. 💙🐟🩵 The ones from the Hinemaiaia while including a few nice fish yet to spawn, did not include any fresh run fish whereas the Waiotaka was a mixture.

The Tongariro continued to fish very hard despite the recreational release on Saturday and Sunday but added a few more to the total.

One of our group, stayed on for Monday and fished the Tauranga Taupo with great success. 🎣🎣🎣

Our impressive total was 44 given the circumstances 👍 but one of our vehicles was broken into in the Grace Road carpark (together with another vehicle) which put a damper on our success celebrations. 🚗😢

~ Strato

🟡🪝⚫️🪰 Report: September Fly tying - Bead Head Hare & Copper Nymph 🟡🪝⚫️🪰There was a very pleasing turnout for the Septem...
08/10/2026

🟡🪝⚫️🪰 Report: September Fly tying - Bead Head Hare & Copper Nymph 🟡🪝⚫️🪰

There was a very pleasing turnout for the September flytying evening.

Twelve members attended and learned to tie a bead head hare & copper nymph.

There was a good exchange of assistance and banter from the more experienced flytyers and everyone enjoyed the chocolate bars offered by Ross Pritchard. 😋🍫🍫🍫

~ Strato

🎏🎣👧🏼🎣🧑🎣👱🎣Report: Capital Trout Centre Open Day - 4 October 2026 🎏A beautifully fine day 🌞 added to the enjoyment while 1...
05/10/2026

🎏🎣👧🏼🎣🧑🎣👱🎣
Report: Capital Trout Centre Open Day - 4 October 2026 🎏

A beautifully fine day 🌞 added to the enjoyment while 103 very excited young anglers turned up for the Open Day at the Capital Trout Centre. 👧🏼🧑🎣🎏

With lots of help from equally enthusiastic club members the cries of “I caught a fish” from the youngsters, made it a special day. 😊

Many thanks to the club members who helped on the mound, and in the shed, gutting the fish, writing out certificates, recording all the catch details and cooking sausages.
👏📄🖊🌭🌭🌭🏆

The next Open Day is Sunday December 6th and registration licences will be available from the 24th November.

~ Strato

🎣 Monthly Club Meeting - Monday 5 October 2026🎣We invite you to join us tonight for a presentation by Club members Brian...
04/10/2026

🎣 Monthly Club Meeting - Monday 5 October 2026🎣

We invite you to join us tonight for a presentation by Club members Brian Benson and Warren Horne who will talk about their flyfishing trip to Belize 🇧🇿 earlier this year in late March - early April 2026.

They will cover the variety of saltwater and river fishing 🐟🐠🦈🎣 opportunities, as well as birdlife and Mayan ruins. 🦤🐦‍⬛🦜🛖

This promises to be an informative presentation.

All welcome.😊

🚩 Monday 5th October 7.30pm
Tararua Tramping Club rooms - 4 Moncrieff St, Mount Victoria, Wellington.

02/10/2026

🎣🎣 Come along to the Capital Trout Centre Open Day this Sunday 4 October, please see posts below for all details. 🎣🎣

💙🎣 Take your child trout fishing 💙🎣Where: Capital Trout Centre (Landfill Road, Owhiro Bay, Wellington)When: Sunday 4 Oc...
27/09/2026

💙🎣 Take your child trout fishing 💙🎣

Where: Capital Trout Centre (Landfill Road, Owhiro Bay, Wellington)

When: Sunday 4 October 2026

A fishing experience for children aged 2 to 11 years.

🚩You must have a Capital Trout Centre licence/registration🚩

FREE licences/registration forms available from:
• Capital Fishing, 49 Ghuznee Street (off Cuba Mall) or
• Hutt Valley Hunting & Fishing, 8 Te Puni Street, Petone

All fishing gear provided. Take home a fish for dinner 🐟🍽

🚘 Park on Landfill Road and 👣 walk up the wooden stairs past the buildings to the pond.

✨️The Capital Trout Centre and these open day events are run by volunteers from the Wellington Flyfishers Club and is funded by your donations.✨️

🙏🪙 💵 Your donation is appreciated thanks 🪙 💵 🙏

For further information, contact Strato Cotsilinis (04) 386 3740.

Flytying tomorrow night Monday 21 September 2026🟡 🪝⚫️ Fly of the month - Bead Head Hare & Copper Nymph ⚫️🪝 🟡This is arg...
20/09/2026

Flytying tomorrow night Monday 21 September 2026

🟡 🪝⚫️ Fly of the month - Bead Head Hare & Copper Nymph ⚫️🪝 🟡

This is arguably New Zealand’s greatest contribution to fly design.

It is the easiest pattern to tie in its most simple form yet it is one of
the most effective nymph designs.

Tied “in the round” so it looks the
same no matter how it is drifting.

A perfect starting place for anyone thinking about giving flytying a
go.

Larger examples probably suggest large swimming mayflies, bullies
and stoneflies, medium sizes suggest caddis pupae and small ones.
midge pupae.

Members welcome.

Flytying kindly sponsored by FishScene Ltd

Report: Flytying August 2026 Flytying Night – 17th August - The Scotch Poacher The Flytying night was a chance for club ...
20/09/2026

Report: Flytying August 2026

Flytying Night – 17th August - The Scotch Poacher

The Flytying night was a chance for club members to tie the Scotch Poacher. This fly has long been a favorite for those fishing in low light conditions and moonlit nights. 🌕

Once again, a good turnout of members including a couple of junior members, soon found that the fly was not that difficult to tie and with the help of experienced tiers assisting, soon produced some very acceptable specimens.

With spring just around the corner, our budding tiers will be tying the bead head Hare & Copper, another top listed fly in most anglers’ fly boxes.

~ Strato

* Report: Annual Flyfishers Club Auction 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋‍♂️🔨💰💵The club held its annual auction and fundraiser at the September cl...
20/09/2026

* Report: Annual Flyfishers Club Auction 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋‍♂️🔨💰💵

The club held its annual auction and fundraiser at the September club meeting.

Attendance was good in spite on the poor weather. Some bargains were had and many club members went happily home with "new" gear.

A good sum of money was raised for the club and the Capital Trout Centre.

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