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Deadman Gold hunting and fishing in the region and ensuring that rivers, lakes, wetlands and estuaries are in a good state to support the high quality fishing and hunting opportunities that are currently available in Southland.ENDSYou are hereHome Fish Game tips good times ahead for Lake Arapuni anglers Lake Arapuni, one of the Waikato’s most popular trout fishing spots, is in the “best shapeever for the summer with rainbows averaging more than half a metre long, according to local Fish Game officers.
AucklandWaikato Fisheries Manager Dr Adam Daniel says this summer should provide “the largest number of catchablesize rainbows the lake has ever seenreaping the rewards of our Arapuni fish stocking programme.”The rainbow trout in Lake Arapuni grow faster than anywhere else in the North Island, even faster than the Rotorua Lakes, he says.
So far this year the average length of rainbows reported in our tag return programme has been over 52 cm, a very healthy size.” A half metreplus Arapuni brown trout. Dr Daniel says the lake fishes well yearround but January through April are the most productive months. Most anglers fish the lake by boat but using bait and weighted flies from the Arapuni Dam Bridge or the base of the Waipapa Dam are also popular methods.
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sell rs gold troll for trout with several good boat ramps including Bulmers Landing, Jones Landing and Landing Road,Dr Daniel says.“If you’re new to fishing at Lake Arapuni, the annual Lake Arapuni Fishing Contest put on by the Te Awamutu Fish Game Club is a great way learn how to fish the lake without spending a lot of time experimenting on your own.
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