Kia Ora, Welcome!
"Johnny has every trout quirk and habit figured out and has a wealth of skills and technical knowledge - watch him flash tie a blood knot. He is a motivated and excellent teacher and does it in a way that will up your game big time.
Johnny is an extraordinary and inspiring guy and the ultimate on the water guide, instructor and companion"
Clive Robinson - Alabama, USA
​​This is your chance to experience amazing New Zealand
Fly Fishing in the Lower North Island and beyond.
Based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Johnny Gummer
operates Altitude Fly fishing New Zealand LTD. in the Manawatu, Wellington, Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay & Taupo Regions.
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When you join me for an unforgettable angling quest, my commitment is to provide a professional and memorable experience, with a central focus to raise your angling skills and chance of success.
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Johnny is a born 'n' bred native Kiwi. His NZ family arrived here in the 1800's originally settling in the Naseby area within the South Island's Central Otago Region, known as an important town in the 1860's goldrush. A few Generations and moon later, Johnny grew up in Palmerston North within the Lower North Island. A very central area to the North Island teeming with an amazing network of front country & backcountry rivers. Father and diehard angler Paul fished the evening rise with Johnny in the backpack child carrier, enduring caddis and stoneflies crawling up his exposed legs while the trout slurped eagerly into the sunsets.
Ever since thereafter, fly fishing never became a choice, hobby, or a family pastime but rather an insurmountable way of life.​​​​
Over an 11 year period I had been heavily involved in competitive fly fishing at a National and World championship level seeing me compete in Colorado USA, Tasmania & Canada​, Representing Team New Zealand on various river and stillwater venues until 2019.​
I have now turned my entire focus to guiding and instructing, and now I feel its the new found lifeblood of me. My roots stem from the mountains and rivers where I now spend every moment possible exploring new special water where footprints are few and trout are free rising.
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Upon reflection the decade or so I invested into competitive fishing has really catalysed the analytical, tactical and creative guide/instructor that I am today.​
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On my days off I love to spend time with my wife Jo and friends in the hills fishing, hunting and poling the flats in search of tailing fish on our Hells Bay Marathon Skiff.
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Johnny currently holds an International Certified Casting Instructor Qualification (IFFF CI) &
a member of the New Zealand Professional Guides association (NZPFGA)
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