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Picket Fence at the Awahou Stream mouth
Reel Life February 2022

Summer heat is improving success rates for anglers fishing Lake Rotorua’s stream mouths.

  • Eastern
  • 12/01/2022
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Our popular boat fishing how to talk will be held in January 2022
Reel Life January 2022

Last month we reported stable lake surface water temperatures around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius.

  • Eastern
  • 8/12/2021
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Reel Life December 2021

Classic spring weather has dominated the last few weeks of fishing in the Eastern Region.

  • Eastern
  • 19/11/2021
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Reel Life November 2021

Opening day 2021 was, yet again, a fantastic time on lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera and Okataina, with the weather playing a role in making it one to remember.

  • Eastern
  • 19/10/2021
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Joshua Spalding 9 yrs 4.2kg Rotoiti
Reel Life October 2021

With the new trout fishing season just around the corner, anglers all around the country are busy preparing for a big day out.

  • Eastern
  • 30/08/2021
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Reel Life September 2021

Life back to normal? Not quite!I think we can all agree, the countries excursion back into Covid lockdown tested our patience and sanity! YouTube videos of angling excursions during better times…

  • Eastern
  • 30/08/2021
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Mike Dorman of Rotorua with a Tarawera rainbow from 2020 1
Reel Life April 2021

April and May signify the start of the winter spawning season for trout in the Eastern Fish & Game region.

  • Eastern
  • 15/04/2021
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Steve Houghton caught this 3.5lb fish spinning at Lake Okaro
Reel Life March 2021

Autumn seasonal change has brought about the need for anglers to adjust tactics to remain successful.

  • Eastern
  • 19/03/2021
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Photo by Dion James of Rotorua Sight Fishing Adventures
Reel Life February 2021

As I write this welcome rain is falling in the region, refreshing and rejuvenating rivers and streams and reducing the surface temperatures on our lakes a little.

  • Eastern
  • 17/02/2021
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Lake Maraetai action photo Dion Watts
Reel Life January 2021

The effects of summer’s high temperatures are being felt around the region, producing predictable, quality trout fishing at many locations.

  • Eastern
  • 20/01/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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