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Lake Taupo is New Zealand's largest lake, and has the same surface area as the island state of Sinagapore. What you look at is, in fact, a sunken volcanic crater 42 kilometres long, up to 36 kilometres wide and 185 metres deep. The lake is 359 metres above sea level. Some rivers and streams flow into the lake, but the Waikato River is the only outlet.
Brown trout were first released in 1885 and rainbow trout in 1898, and they have clearly thrived in the pristine environment.
The Lake Taupo fishery is a year round trout fisherman's paradise. Wild rainbow and brown trout have thrived better in the Taupo system than in any other area throughout New Zealand. The overall average size of fish is 4lbs with many over 10lbs landed each season. Rainbow run like Steelhead and surge into the streams that feed Lake Taupo. Over 500,000 adult fish run up in the Tongariro River alone.
Just another day on the river
Colin with his 4kg brown
Ben with competition prize winning trophy rainbow
Big brown grin
Lake shore bush line
A nice 3.5kg Brown from the breakfast pool
A happy guest from Slovenia
Bruce with 4kg Fresh run Brown
Nita and her boat on the lake
Ben with Rainbow
Hanna 7yrs with first big catch, caught on a Caddis with whiskers
Trophy Brown
Another classic Brown
Neighbour Warwick with great 9lb brown from the Kamahi pool
