Truly Wild Trout
New Zealand is known as one of the world’s last frontiers for truly wild trout, its noted varieties being brown and rainbow. The trout are found in lakes ranging from those in the volcanic Taupo-Rotorua region in the central North Island, to the South Island’s high country lakes and the glacial-formed lakes of West Otago and Fiordland. Trout fishing in Lake Taupo is a year-round experience with most fishers opting for summer fishing. The enthusiastic don winter protection to fly-fish during the spawning runs in the Tongariro River. Lake Taupo is home to brown and rainbow trout and is probably the best freshwater fishing in New Zealand. For that reason, fishers need to purchase a separate fishing licence to fish at Taupo or its tributaries - NZ $12.50 a day. Local guides can make the difference to any fishing experience and generally charge around NZ$400- NZ$600 per day. Legal fishing hours are 5:00am to midnight and fishers need to stick to the regulations - a bag limit of three trout of at least 45cm in size. There are other regulations that need to be adhered to in order to practise good conservation - anglers need to check with local Department of Conservation officers or sporting goods retailers to ensure they are fishing within the law.
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