Fishing near Raupunga, Hawke's Bay

Raupunga sits in Hawke's Bay on the upper Mohaka River, one of New Zealand's most highly regarded trout fisheries. The surrounding hill country drains into a network of rivers — including the Waiau, Wairoa and Waihua — that carry both brown and rainbow trout. The Mohaka's headwaters are nationally rated for trophy-sized fish in clear, remote water, while its lower reaches are accessible by road and fishable year-round.