Fishing near Te Awamutu, Waikato

Te Awamutu sits in the Waipā District of the Waikato, surrounded by a network of lowland rivers and streams that draw both trout and coarse-fish anglers. The Puniu River, just 3 km away, is the area's most popular local fishery, with over 20 km of wadeable water holding rainbow and brown trout. The Waipā River system and nearby Lake Kārapiro extend the options considerably, covering everything from sight-fishing small bush streams to coarse fishing for rudd and carp on the Waikato hydro-lakes.

Top waters to fish near Te Awamutu

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Te Awamutu, Waikato and what's needed to catch them.

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Giant Kokopu

Galaxias argenteus

New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Carassius auratus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Common Smelt

Retropinna retropinna

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Blue Moki

Latridopsis ciliaris

Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Kahawai

Arripis trutta

Piper

Hyporhamphus ihi

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