Fishing near Tiniroto, Gisborne

Tiniroto sits in the hill country of the Gisborne region, its name meaning "many lakes" in Māori — and the district lives up to it, with six well-known lakes and numerous smaller ones, several stocked with trout for recreational fishing. The Hangaroa River borders the area and meets the Ruakituri River at Te Reinga Falls; the Ruakituri in particular is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's premier trout fishing rivers, drawing fly anglers from well beyond the region.

Top waters to fish near Tiniroto

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New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Barracouta

Thyrsites atun

Blue Cod

Parapercis colias

Blue Mackerel

Scomber australasicus

Blue Moki

Latridopsis ciliaris

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Blue Warehou

Seriolella brama

Bronze Whaler

Carcharhinus brachyurus

Conger Eel

Conger verreauxi

Elephant Fish

Callorhinchus milii

Gemfish

Rexea solandri

Giant Stargazer

Kathetostoma giganteum

Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Hapuku

Polyprion oxygeneios

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