Lake Otamarearoa Trout Fishing (Muirs Lake)

Lake Otamatearoa (Muirs Lake) used to provide good fishing for a reasonable population of stocked well conditioned rainbow trout. However, the land-owner has stopped all access to the lake and as a consequence Fish & Game have stopped stocking the lake.

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Fish type, number and size	Rainbow trout used to average around 1 kg.
Situation	Lake Otamatearoa (Muirs Lake) is near the west coast, just south of Auckland near Waiuku.
Maps	Access map Access map with topography LINZ topographic maps: 1:50,000 (260 series)
Check conditions	View the MetService weather forecast.
F&G pamphlet	Auckland/Waikato Lakes Trout Fishing access pamphlet
Description	Lake Otamatearoa (Muirs Lake) is small being only around 6.5 hectares. There is no natural spawning habitat, and it is no longer stocked by Fish & Game. It is surrounded by extensive weed beds so shoreline angling was only possible at the small boat ramp and it was almost always fished using a small row boat, kayak or float tube. The lake subject to the strong prevailing westerly wind which can make fishing very difficult times. The wind however does keeps the lake cool during warmer weather and the extensive lake weed provided excellent fishing conditions for trout growth. Consequently trout reached some large sizes and were generally in very good condition when caught.
Access	The lake is on private land the landowner does not currently allow angler access. Access to Lake Otamatearoa from Waiuku is along Kariotahi Road, left into Codlin Road, then right into Whiriwhiri Road.

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