Reel Life

Eastern

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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
Stephen Flint with a well deserved Hamurana summer brown
Reel Life December 2020

Summer is in the airWarm, breezy conditions have hit the region (as predicted by NIWA) and this is already affecting fish behavior.

  • Eastern
  • 16/12/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
Read More
Success at the Ohau Channel2
Reel Life November 2020

Brown trout on the moveLake Rotorua’s big browns are on the move into the tributary streams as spring conditions begin to warm the lake.

  • Eastern
  • 17/11/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
Read More
Fish Game officer Anthony vanDorp checks out a fish fromLake Rotoiti
Reel Life October 2020

Fish & Game staff spoke to around 650 anglers fishing the Rotorua lakes on the opening day of the trout fishing season (1 October 2020).

  • Eastern
  • 20/10/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
Read More
Eastern RL Sept 2020 I
Reel Life September 2020

The new season is now just around the corner and anticipation for opening day in the Eastern Region is building.

  • Eastern
  • 18/09/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
Read More
RL Header
Reel Life August 2020

The new fishing season is only five weekends away and your new season fishing licence will unlock the full fishing potential of New Zealand for you to explore.

  • Eastern
  • 28/08/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
Read More
RL Feb 20 EASTERN 1
Reel Life February 2020

From one extreme to another!Scorching temperatures and almost no rain for two months have seen conditions in the Eastern region again be dominated by the weather.

  • Eastern
  • 4/02/2020
Read More
RL Jan 2020 Eastern
Eastern Reel Life January 2020

Last month I wrote about the weather being decidedly ‘spring-like’ and making assumptions that things would get back to normal soon.

  • Eastern
  • 20/01/2020
Read More