Reel Life
Eastern
![Picket Fence at the Awahou Stream mouth](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-February-2022/Picket-Fence-at-the-Awahou-Stream-mouth__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.jpeg)
Reel Life February 2022
Summer heat is improving success rates for anglers fishing Lake Rotorua’s stream mouths.
- Eastern
- 12/01/2022
![Our popular boat fishing how to talk will be held in January 2022](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-January-2022/Our-popular-boat-fishing-how-to-talk-will-be-held-in-January-2022__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Reel Life January 2022
Last month we reported stable lake surface water temperatures around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius.
- Eastern
- 8/12/2021
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Reel Life December 2021
Classic spring weather has dominated the last few weeks of fishing in the Eastern Region.
- Eastern
- 19/11/2021
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Reel Life November 2021
Opening day 2021 was, yet again, a fantastic time on lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera and Okataina, with the weather playing a role in making it one to remember.
- Eastern
- 19/10/2021
![Joshua Spalding 9 yrs 4.2kg Rotoiti](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-October-2021/Joshua-Spalding-9-yrs-4__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.2kg-Rotoiti.jpg)
Reel Life October 2021
With the new trout fishing season just around the corner, anglers all around the country are busy preparing for a big day out.
- Eastern
- 30/08/2021
Reel Life September 2021
Life back to normal? Not quite!I think we can all agree, the countries excursion back into Covid lockdown tested our patience and sanity! YouTube videos of angling excursions during better times…
- Eastern
- 30/08/2021
![Mike Dorman of Rotorua with a Tarawera rainbow from 2020 1](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-April-2021/Mike-Dorman-of-Rotorua-with-a-Tarawera-rainbow-from-2020-1__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Reel Life April 2021
April and May signify the start of the winter spawning season for trout in the Eastern Fish & Game region.
- Eastern
- 15/04/2021
![Steve Houghton caught this 3.5lb fish spinning at Lake Okaro](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-March-2021/Steve-Houghton-caught-this-3__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.5lb-fish-spinning-at-Lake-Okaro.jpg)
Reel Life March 2021
Autumn seasonal change has brought about the need for anglers to adjust tactics to remain successful.
- Eastern
- 19/03/2021
![Photo by Dion James of Rotorua Sight Fishing Adventures](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-October-2021/Photo-by-Dion-James-of-Rotorua-Sight-Fishing-Adventures__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Reel Life February 2021
As I write this welcome rain is falling in the region, refreshing and rejuvenating rivers and streams and reducing the surface temperatures on our lakes a little.
- Eastern
- 17/02/2021
![Lake Maraetai action photo Dion Watts](/assets/Fishing/Follow-the-Fish/Reel-Life/Reel-Life-January-2021/Lake-Maraetai-action-photo-Dion-Watts__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Reel Life January 2021
The effects of summer’s high temperatures are being felt around the region, producing predictable, quality trout fishing at many locations.
- Eastern
- 20/01/2021
- Richie Cosgrove