Fishing News & Events
Fishing tips for the holiday season
Rotorua’s trout fishing is renowned around the world, attracting thousands of visitors hoping to catch one of the region’s magnificent rainbow or brown trout.
- 21/12/2017
- Richie Cosgrove
Boat fishing ‘how to’
A beginners guide to catching more trout! Sunday January 7th, 2018, 10.
- Eastern
- 18/12/2017
Weed spraying programme for Rotorua lakes
We have been been advised that Boffa Miskell have begun their annual weed spraying programme in the Rotorua lakes.
- Eastern
- 17/12/2017
Catch a tagged rainbow and ‘strike gold’
Catch a specially tagged rainbow trout and win a $500 voucher!
- 14/12/2017
- Richie Cosgrove
‘Look after the trout you catch,’ says Fish & Game
With the summer fishing season now underway, Fish & Game has launched an initiative to educate anglers on how to properly look after trout they catch.
- 11/12/2017
Trout boost for eastern hydro lakes
Fish & Game officers have made their annual trek from Rotorua to two small hydro lakes south of Waikaremoana to boost the local fish stocks.
- 6/12/2017
Lower Ruamahanga fishery firing
Anglers from across the wider Wellington region are flocking to the lower Ruamahanga to hook into some of the best trout fishing action the region has seen in years.
- 4/12/2017
Sanford praised by Fish & Game for fishing halt in Salmon Conservation Area
One of New Zealand’s biggest fishing companies, Sanford, is being praised by Fish & Game for halting operations near Banks Peninsula to avoid catching salmon.
- 4/12/2017
- Richie Cosgrove
Thumbs up for anglers
Anglers who turned out at first light this morning to fish renowned Rotorua trout streams that re-opened, have been given a big thumbs up by Fish & Game officers.
- 1/12/2017
Issue with Canterbury Lake
Notice to AnglersFish & Game wants to draw your attention to the closure to all fishing in two Canterbury lakes, Lake Grasmere and Lake Sarah.
- 30/11/2017
- Richie Cosgrove