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Miles Rushmer Guiding

New Zealand’s Ultimate Guided Trophy Trout Fly Fishing Experience

Top ranked Fly Fishing Guide in the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Taupo

Miles Rushmer Guiding is recognised the world-leader in consistently catching double-figure trophy wild brown trout, offering professional, personalised fly fishing tours throughout the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand.

Miles is a trout stalking specialist on small, clear, spring creeks to absolutely monstrous wild brown trout, and lake shoreline fly fishing for trophy rainbows

Based in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Miles Rushmer has been a full time professional flyfishing guide for more than 20 years. with 35 years fly fishing experience all over the North Island, Miles will cater to all levels of fishing desires. Having stamped his mark as a premiere sight-fished trophy trout fly fishing guide in New Zealand.

Miles Rushmer Guiding

New Zealand’s Ultimate Fly Fishing Trout Guide

Miles Rushmer Fishing Options:

Summer dry fly fishing (October-May)
Winter nymph and lure fishing (June-September)
Trophy brown trout fishing (February-July)
Rotorua Lakes winter shoreline fly fishing for trophy Rainbows
MRG runs a luxurious 43-foot Oliver Royale charter boat so you can enjoy a day, or three, fishing on the Bay of Plenty marine paradise

It is the trophy trout fishing that is the big draw! Nowhere else will you be confronted with more trophy trout in front of your eyes on a small clear-water stream, up close and personal, than during a day out with Miles Rushmer Guiding.

Miles Rushmer Backcountry Sight Fishing (All year round)

Price: Full Day: $1250 (Max 2 anglers shared)
Rates include: refreshments, quality gear/tackle and pickup/return to accommodation

Full Day Tours

Our full day tours are really the only way to maximise your time and experience with us. On our full day tours, we can explore the diversity and extent of our abundant local rivers and streams. As with our half day tours, we will design our time together to suit your needs, expectations and the current weather. You Bring your camera. We Provide: Transport, All Rushmer Guiding Gear for a full day, refreshments & lunch.
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Miles Rushmer Guiding – Trophy Stream’s

Price Full Day: $1250 (Max 2 anglers shared) (Dec- June 30th)
Rates include: refreshments, quality gear/tackle and pickup/return to accommodation
Pick up Time: 7:00 am

Quite possibly some of the best trophy trout streams in the World. Small spring creek’s full of whopping wild trophy brown trout. Up close and personal.

Options include accommodation. This is a great option as we can self cater (cook up a storm). Fully hosted by Miles, or eat out in the many nearby restaurants. It also opens up options for legendary night-fishing for monster browns at the Lake Rotorua stream mouths.
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Miles Rushmer Guiding – Multi Days (All year round)

Price: :Multi-day tours are tailored to suit and enjoy a package rate discount POA (all year)

The best way to indulge your passion of fly fishing. Whether it be backcountry farm-stay, helicopter trips, campouts or simply enjoying the base resort of Mount Maunganui with the family and enjoying a different fishing each day. We can customise a dream trip tailored to suit your every desire. Our 5-8 day stay-away tours are legendary, and you’ll immerse your soul in the solitude of the Bay of Plenty backcountry rivers and streams. Multi-day trips are also your best insurance to beat inclement weather conditions and ensure some great days on the water whatever the weather.
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Miles Rushmer Guiding – Full House

Price: Full House $4000. (April/May/June).

Includes lakefront accommodation, two days trophy stream’s for monster browns and two nights/dawns lake fishing for huge rainbows on the beach in front of accommodation.

Miles Rushmer Guiding is simply in the business of making fly fishing trophy dreams come true. The nature of it is more likened to a wildlife encounter…up-close and personal with the true beasts of NZ’s freshwater domain. His latest guided venture is “The Full House” – targeting both a trophy 10lb + brown and rainbow in the same day – unique across the planet.
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Saltwater Fly Fishing (Dec- March)

Price: Waded Flats $600 per day (Max 2 anglers)
Price: Boat Charter $1300 per day

Includes quality saltwater fly rod and reel outfits, all tackle, flies, lunch and refreshments.

On a sunny summer’s Bay of Plenty day wading the Tauranga Harbour flats you could be forgiven for feeling like you were wading the flats for bonefish in Hawaii (bring sunblock!), except…..you’re casting at yellowtail kingfish, which just happen to be riding on the backs of massive black stingrays. This is fast becoming the holy grail of saltfly.
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