Well what a weekend on Lake Taupo. Saturday was confined to the re-cycling bin, the weather overnight had been chilly at minus 2ยบ, our charter boat Fish N Fun had ice on the canopy but the sun was shining, we heard reports that the Desert Road was blocked with snow but Taupo was warming up nicely. Around 10.30 am we received a call from our hirer saying he could not get through to us due to the snow and agreed to cancel. How right he was, about 20 minutes later the wind increased from the South and white horses appeared on the Lake, From our home we could see Rangatira Point, the waves certainly looked grim and gradually the whole of the bay was roughed up. Certainly not a day to be out on the Lake.
Sunday dawned cold again but sunny and bright, our guests, arrived at 10 am and we headed out to Jerusalem Bay, after an hour we headed off to Mine Bay. Maggie had her language skills tested as only one of our fishermen spoke English, the other three all spoke French, well done Maggie! The morning weather was fabulous, we had unbroken sunshine, no wind and fabulous views of Mount Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro which had a capping of snow in readiness for the ski season. On the return to Taupo harbour we gave our guests a view of the Maori carvings, we had been fortunate to catch and return a couple of trout, its always a joy to have visitors who respect the ecology of the lake and return fish to the water.
Skipper Ivan
