DOC press release: 28 May 2007
Taupo District anglers are reminded that the closed season for fishing in Lakes Otamangakau and Kuratau commences on Friday 1 June. “The closed season is a long standing management measure to provide protection to fish stocks through the period of their annual breeding cycle”, DOC Taupo Fishery Field Operations Manager, Glenn Maclean says. “Lake Otamangakau in particular is renowned internationally as a trophy trout fishery, and these large adult fish can become more venerable to angling pressure as they move upstream though the inlet canals on their way to spawn”. Both lakes will reopen to fishing on Wednesday, 1 October this year.
For more information:
- Information about Taupo fishing licences - A summary of the Taupo fishing regulations - View the Taupo fishing regulations (a 22-page pdf document) - Taupo region fishing map Get more details from the DOC website: - View a map showing the boundaries of the Taupo fishing region - See a full list of Taupo licence agents - Request a printed copy of the regulations by emailing fishinfo@doc.govt.nz.

Susan Stolla from Canada with a 15lb trout caught on a #16 Pheasant Tail while fishing with guide, Jon Baker of the Raised Hackle Fly & Tackle Shop in Turangi around the Te Whaiau Canal, Lake Otamangakau.

Photo by John Baker, Fishing Guide, The Raised Hackle Fly & Tackle Shop

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