Fish & Game Auckland/Waikato

Local Fishing Regulations

Angling regulations are updated annually.

Each region has specific regulations for individual rivers and lakes within the framework of national angling regulations.

Sports Fishing Regulations 2019-20

You can find full Auckland/Waikato freshwater fishing regulations information here.

See below for a summary of the regulations that apply in the Auckland/Waikato Region, written in English and Chinese.

Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game Region

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Documents

Download Fishing Regulations - Trout (Chinese) pdf
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Return visit to the Ohau river after many years. First cast of the season and this brown trout rose to a black gnat. What a way to bring in the new year! Photo from Andrew Rollinson
On holiday in Taupo with Mum & Dad. Last nights fishing 17th January 2017, at 11.30 pm at Omouri stream mouth, using a black streamer fly landed a 9.75 lb Brown Trout. My very first trout caught on a fly at night. Photo from Christine Nichol
Line was in the water for 30 seconds My biggest fish to date Photo from Jeffrey Popham
Boxing Day, Manapouri. 7 pound brown trout. Photo from Gareth
the quality of the fish and the fight it put up 15 minutes worth of action:} Photo from shaun bungard-buchanan
A big winter see run browney on a freezing catlins day.Taken on a Black and gold gypsy where the catlins river meets the lake. 6 pd Photo from Will Bathgate
First time fishing the ohau channel, and never fished a fast flowing water and got this nice 5 pounder in less than 30 minutes Photo from Ethan Taylor
It was on a custom made lure. 7lb 65cm Brown Hen . Photo from Campbell Catchpole
Nice 5 pounder from the wairarapa Photo from caleb
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