Fishing News & Events

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‘Fish for Gold’ is back - with two major prizes!

 Anglers have been urged to ‘fish for gold’ again as the new trout season gets underway – with major prizes to fish for – with a combined value of over…

  • Eastern
  • 15/09/2017
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'Last chance' to grab fine weather boat fishing

Anglers are being urged to "grab the last chance" to fish one or more of Rotorua’s three iconic lakes before they close to boaties this weekend for the rest of…

  • Auckland/Waikato Eastern
  • 28/06/2017
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Health warning lifted for both Lake Rotoehu and Lake Okaro

The health warnings issued in November for Lake Rotoehu and in December for Lake Okaro have now been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health.

  • Eastern
  • 1/05/2017
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‘Thousands’ of trout releases to Rotorua lakes in autumn release programme

Fish & Game’s autumn releases to re-stock the Rotorua lakes are well underway.

  • Eastern
  • 28/03/2017
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Rotorua streams known for ‘trophy brown trout’ set to open

Anglers are gearing up to target some of New Zealand’s “biggest wild trout” as some renown Rotorua streams open for summer.

  • Eastern
  • 28/11/2016
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