Fish & Game Auckland/Waikato

Auckland Lakes

Lake Rototoa (Ototoa) 

Located on the South Kaipara Heads, this lake provides excellent perch fishing in very clear water. Unfortunately, the illegal introduction of perch has devastated dwarf Inanga and trout populations that had previously been introduced by Fish & Game. The trout stocking program has been suspended to allow Auckland Council to explore perch removal research.  Access is off Donohue Road which can be reached via South Head Road. 

Lake Whatihua 

A small lake situated beside Kariotahi Road about 1.5km back from Kariotahi Beach. Fishable around the shore with a paper road access to the lake and a marked trail from the gate to the west end of the lake.  Dune lakes in the region are best fish from the fall to spring as summer heat reduces catch rates.  

Parkinson’s Lake 

A very small lake but holds some good sized rainbows. Situated off Whiriwhiri Road. Easily wadeable but weed can be a problem. Both Parkinson’s and Whatihua are stocked annually in May.  

Mangatangi Reservoir 

This large water reservoir holds wild rainbow trout. At present access for anglers is restricted to the dam wall. Angling methods are restricted to artificial lures. 

Lake Pupuke 

In the heart of North Shore City, Quarry Lake on Northcote Road is regularly stocked with rainbow trout and occasionally with brown trout. Lake Pupuke has ample perch and can be fished from Sylvan Park and the end of Northcote Road. 

Wairoa River 

The closest river to Auckland City - offering 15km of fishing water over wadeable shingle bed. Access is off McNicol Road via the Clevedon-Kawakawa Road.  

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8lb Brown Trout, from a small fish fishery. Took 5 years of exploring the particular river to find a specimen of this size and quality.
I was fishing my local river in the north island over lockdown, I said to my self I'm going to catch a fish this cast and boom slayed this brown that cast on a veltic
3rd salmon for the season and probably my best all round condition and size fish......stoked as, caught at rakaia river mouth approx 7:45pm 10th Jan Photo cred Andrew Ablett (dad)
4.5 lb caught in rain on Motueka River. Mayflies hatching even in cold and wet.
I don’t go fishing much so to catch this beauty was a treat. Blind strike in a deep pool. Caught on a wiggly worm fly in North Canterbury. Beautiful old Jack, two Jacks are better than one.
This bow gave me an absolute run for my money, I just had to hold on until it let me land it
Sons first trout on his first day fishing. 3 1/2lb
Neeve is 12 years old and has been fly fishing for a couple of years now. This was a pretty nice brownie around 7lb she caught and released in the Te Urewera's in January this year
Me (pictured) and my Dad went fishing at Lake Mclaren but we never expected to land this beauty, a 1.7 Kg Rainbow.
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