Contact
| Turangi Office | |
| Phone: | +64 7 384 7106 |
| Email: | turangi@doc.govt.nz |
| Postal address: | Private Bag 2 Turangi 3353 |
| Fishery hotline: | +64 27 290 7758 (in an emergency, call 111) |
Partners
A licence is required to fish in the Lake Taupō district. Licences are valid from 1 July to 30 June each year. Buy a Taupō fishing licence
See map of Taupō Fishing District and summary of regulations (PDF, 1,917K)
Photo competition winner
Hamish Timmins is the overall winner of this year’s DOC Taupo fishery photo competition. The photo captures the excitement of a mother and son, each holding a rainbow trout.
Education
Visit the Tongariro National Trout Centre and see the freshwater museum, aquarium, hatchery and fishing library, feed wild trout or attend a kids fishing day.
The Taupō for Tomorrow programme is a practical way to learn about sustainability, freshwater environments, trout ecology and fly-fishing.
Newsletters
Subscribe to Taupō Fishery Focus, our bi-monthly newsletter. Catch up on previous editions you may have missed.
Dip into the archive and read old copies of Target Taupō (1989-2015).
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