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Where to Fish for Trout in the Auckland and Waikato Regions
Options The Auckland/Waikato region of New Zealand offers a diversity of freshwater fishing options, close to the major population centres of Auckland and Hamilton:
Top fly fishing Many people regard the Waimiha Stream as one of the top flyfishing waters in the North Island while the large and pristine Whakapapa River is one of the countries finest trout fisheries. All the rivers selected for the 28th Fips-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships in 2008 were in the Auckland/Waikato region. They were the Whanganui River, Waihou River, Waimakariri Stream and the Ohinemuri River. Underfished King Country waters Though they're closed over winter, King Country rivers such as the Awakino, the Mangaohae and Mangaotaki are underfished (except for the upper reaches of the Awakino which get a fair bit of attention) and all have huge stocks of fish around the 1 – 2lb mark with some larger fish also present. The angler experienced in these waters may catch between 10 and 20 fish per day with a total of over 30 not being unknown. The lower reaches of the Ongarue are surpisingly seldom fished as they offer some very good spin fishing. Fishing close to Auckland Lake Pupuke is situated within the city in Takapuna on the North Shore. Trout waters that are within a short drive of
Auckland city include: Fishing in the Coromandel Peninsula While the fish numbers in the rivers of the Coromandel Peninsula are neither high nor the fish large, the quality of the surroundings, bird life and (despite being close to Auckland), the solitude you can get makes up for this. The main rivers are the Kauaeranga, the Tairua and the Waiwawa though most rivers of any size have fish. The Tairua has the best stocks and the best size fish though the Kauaeranga is also very good. Any small river that enters the sea at Whitianga, such as the Waiwawa, has fish (the fish get washed out to sea during floods and when they return can pop up the wrong river) but these are smaller and can be challenging to fish as access in the upper reaches is limited. Most of these rivers are open all year (see the Auckland/Waikato regulations for details) and tend to fish better in the cooler months and less well as the rivers warm up during summer and early autumn. They are all good dry fly waters and are best fished with very light tackle. They can be spotted and fished to after a dry spell when the water is clear. Cloudy days and the evenings are usually best. Coarse fishing The Waikato offers a number of good coarse fisheries. See coarse fishing in New Zealand.
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