Doug Monnig of Denver finally was able to come back to New Zealand, after 2.5 years of waiting for Covid! His last trip was during a mouse year, landing 5 double digits, three, twelve pound or better brown trout! This trip, without the mice, he still found and landed this gorgeous 10.25lb brown with the assistance of his loyal guide, Scott "The Trout" Murray! This team is unbeatable!
Reviewed August 23, 2013
Scott and Leya are excellent hosts, in a wonderfully maintained and quality built world class fishing lodge. My son Zack and I took a week and stayed at River Haven. We were limited by my son's short time away, so our experience although excellent, was too short. Take time to be with River Haven more than a week. You'll be glad you did. Even though this was my son's first fly fishing experience, our guide was able to get him on a fish and was able to experience New Zealand Brown Trout on the fly rod. EXCITING!! The welcoming feeling, accommodations, atmosphere, meals, professional fishing guide service, and overall experience was simply outstanding for a father-son trip, or for anyone. I highly recommend the River Haven experience to anyone looking for a great fishing experience in as beautiful a landscape and with as friendly hosts as you will find anywhere. I look forward to visiting my friends Scott and Leya again soon.
Bruce Fox, Hamner, Idaho, USA
