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Fish for Gold 2019

  Eastern Fish and Game are again delighted to be able to offer anglers at the Rotorua Lakes a chance to Fish for Gold! The tagged trout promotion which runs for thirteen…

  • Eastern
  • 7/10/2019
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Anglers given Kaingaroa safe driving reminder

Anglers who fish the Rangitaiki River within Kaingaroa Forest, using the Ngahuinga and Kiorenui roads public access easement, have been reminded to drive carefully.

  • Eastern
  • 28/03/2019
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A beginner's guide to catching more trout!

    10am, Sunday January 6th, 2019    Stoney Point (Off Spencer Rd) LAKE TARAWERA Eastern Fish & Game staff will be running a free boat fishing talk at Lake Tarawera this…

  • Eastern
  • 22/12/2018
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Opening Oct 2018 in bringing in a nice rainbow on Lake Tarawera.
Fish & Game provides ‘how-to’ boat fishing knowledge

Fish & Game is providing a free talk and demonstration to improve anglers’ boat fishing skills and knowhow this summer.

  • Eastern
  • 17/12/2018
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Opening Oct gotcha moment on Lake Tarawera.
Big fish mark the opening of the new trout season on Rotorua’s lakes

Rotorua’s reputation for quality trout fishing has been reinforced with this week’s start of the new fishing season which has seen trout of nearly five kilograms landed.

  • Eastern
  • 4/10/2018
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Fish & Game reminder - deadline looms for $10k trout entries

Anglers and their families have been reminded to “get in quick” if they want to hook an orange-tagged trout worth a cool $10,000 – one of 30 very special fish…

  • Eastern
  • 28/09/2018
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Get set to fish Rotorua’s top trout lakes

Anglers, along with their families and friends are getting set to try and hook some of Rotorua’s legendary rainbow and brown trout.

  • Eastern
  • 26/09/2018
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Datawatch tag return winners

Tag return winners from the 2018-19 licence draw Each year, Eastern Fish & Game draw 20 names of licenceholders who have returned datawatch tags with the correct accompanying details.

  • Eastern
  • 17/08/2018
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Datawatch Lucky Tagged Trout Licence 2018 Winners

Datawatch tag return winners from the 2018-19 licence draw Each year, Eastern Fish & Game draw 20 names of licenceholders who have returned datawatch tags with the correct accompanying details.

  • Eastern
  • 16/08/2018
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Notice - Lake Aniwhenua lowering

Notice - Lake Aniwhenua lowering We have been informed by Pioneer Energy, the company that managed the Aniwhenua power station that the lake will be lowered in accordance with their consent for…

  • Eastern
  • 16/08/2018
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