Fishing News & Events

How do you breed 100,000 trout?

Fish & Game’s hatchery is in full swing again in the production of up to 100,000 fish for release into Rotorua and other North Island lakes.

Eastern
5/07/2018

Aquatic weed spraying notice – Rotorua Lakes

Fish & Game has been advised by environmental planners Boffa Miskell that aquatic weed spaying on behalf of Environment Bay of Plenty will begin on Monday April 30th 2018.

Eastern
23/04/2018
Eastern

Nova Energy lowering Lake Aniwhenua for Weed Control

Eastern region Fish & Game would like to advise anglers and hunters that Nova Energy (on behalf of Southern Generation Partnership) will be lowering Lake Aniwhenua in accordance with resource…

Eastern
3/04/2018
Richie Cosgrove

Health warnings lifted for lakes Ohakuri & Maraetai

The health warnings issued earlier this month for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai have now been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health.

Eastern
23/03/2018

Health warnings issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai

A health warning has been issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai as routine monitoring results provided by Waikato Regional Council have confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae.

Auckland/Waikato Eastern
12/03/2018

Health warning lifted for Lake Okaro

The health warning issued in November for Lake Okaro has now been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health.

Eastern
9/03/2018

Anglers urged to ‘have a say’ on fishing rules

Anglers are being urged to take the opportunity to have a say on Eastern Fish & Game fishing rules that are under review.

Eastern
26/02/2018

Rotorua Anglers Please Note

A person has sadly drowned today at the mouth of the Awahou Stream, a Lake Rotorua tributary which discharges into the lake along its north-western shoreline.