Welcome to the Kapiti Fly Fishing Club,
our club is based at Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast north of
Wellington. Kapiti Fly Fishing is a fairly new club only being
formed in 2002 but has good support from the Kapiti and Horowhenua
areas. The club membership has been consistant over the last few
years varying between 45 and 55 members. The club purpose is laid
out in our charter below:
Charter:
To promote
the art and sport of Fly Fishing.
To respect the ownership of
land adjoining waterways.
To promote the protection of fish and
wildlife habitat.
To promote friendship and good will between
members.
To promote and encourage the exchange of information
between members.
The club is very active with
regular on river days, both on local waters and those further
afield. We also have been very active on matters relating to the
preservation of fishing waters and the access to them for all New
Zealanders In particular we have adopted the Waikanae River as our
local or home river. The Waikanae River rises in the Tararua’s
and winds its way for 15 km to enter the sea between Paraparaumu and
Waikanae. Severe flooding and subsequent flood protection work,
combined with low water in recent summers due to water take by the
council has had an effect on the fishery in recent years. The Kapiti Fly fishing
Club is working towards the improvement of the habitat and is a
strong lobby group for river environmental improvement. The
ultimate aim is to see the river habitat
stabalised and trout numbers increased.
However the
Waikanae does have a reasonable head of trout, fish can be found at
the drop-offs into deeper pools and in rapids or riffles. Browns of
4-5 lb are occasionally seen however the average is 11/2 to 21/2
pounds. The river is closed Closed 1 May-31 September. Other west coast waters
include the Otaki River and the
Ohau River.
We hope that you enjoy the
pages of this site, new
members are most welcome to the club so please come along
(& bring a guest) to our monthly club meetings
at:
Time 7.30 pm, Third Monday of each month
Temporarily at the
Softball
Club Te Atiawa Park Donovan Road
Paraparaumu
For more information you can click this
following link to Contacts
for information re club officers and club contact
details.