Wading at Lake Rotoaira
Lake Rotoaira, next to Tongariro National Park, is ideal for wading or kayak fishing for rainbow trout. It's a beautiful setting with extensive weedbeds, and you can enjoy a chorus of native birds while you fish. Rotoaira rainbows are not quite as big as Lake Taupo trout, but they're very pink fleshed (from their snail diet) – excellent eating!
Photo credit: Bob McCree
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