| There's more than one way to indulge your love | | | | Cruise Lake Taupo makes it unbelievably easy for |
| of fishing at Lake Taupo. With some of the finest | | | | you. Representing more than 20 charter boats, |
| fly fishing and lake fishing available in New Zealand, | | | | Fish Cruise Lake Taupo is located at the Lake |
| Lake Taupo caters for all; from experienced to | | | | Taupo Boat Harbour just minutes from town. |
| first-time anglers. | | | | These guys can tell you who takes big groups, |
| The only way you can enjoy a meal of trout in | | | | small groups, half day charters and full day so you |
| New Zealand is by landing one yourself. You can't | | | | can tailor your fishing experience to suit you. |
| buy trout at restaurants and supermarkets | | | | Its not just Bravado |
| (although most restaurants in Taupo will happily | | | | Nick and Daphne, owners and operators of the |
| cook your catch for you) so to experience the | | | | luxurious Bravado 3 will help you get hooked on |
| best trout fishing Taupo has to offer, check out | | | | the lake. Nick and Daphne promise and deliver a |
| our guide. | | | | truly memorable fishing experience, so much so |
| Fly Fishing in the Mighty Tongariro River | | | | that they won the 2009 Best Charter Boat |
| Tread the path well traveled by film stars, | | | | Nationwide - People's Choice Award. All you have |
| business leaders, world politicians, locals and | | | | to do is turn up as all fishing gear is provided. You |
| visitors alike to the mighty Tongariro River in | | | | can try your hand at harling, lead-lining, |
| Turangi. Considered the 'Holy Grail' of fly fishing; | | | | down-rigging or jigging; even lake fly fishing. With |
| here anglers from all over the world come to do | | | | an open upper deck that's great for soaking up |
| battle with the large silver trout this area is | | | | the sun and the views, there's more to this |
| famous for. | | | | charter boat than just bravado. |
| To get the inside knowledge on how the river | | | | The Jolly Outdoors |
| pools are fishing, head to Riverway General Store | | | | Fishing, hunting, hiking, cruising; enjoy the best the |
| and Outfitters. This Tongariro River landmark has | | | | outdoors has to offer with Chris Jolly Outdoors. |
| been part of the local landscape for the past 50 | | | | With not just one, but five charter boats, Chris |
| years. With a tackle shop, fishing guides and | | | | Jolly Outdoors caters for groups of all sizes; from |
| fishing school, Riverway exemplifies all that is | | | | small to big groups of up to 160 people. |
| wonderful about fly fishing in this region. | | | | Choose from lake and fly fishing and for |
| Daydreaming and fishing the Trout Fishing Capital | | | | something different; heli fishing, which gives you |
| of the World | | | | the opportunity to visit remote areas without |
| His 38 foot catamaran might be called the | | | | having to hike your way in. On board, Chris and |
| Daydream, but be prepared for plenty of action | | | | his crew will help you bag a big one and clean and |
| with Adam of AJ Charters. Considered the Trout | | | | prepare your fish so you can eat it sashimi style |
| Fishing Capital of the World, Adam knows the | | | | or barbequed, right there and then. If you want |
| southern end of Lake Taupo like the back of his | | | | to take your catch home, they can arrange to |
| hand. You'll visit Tokaanu, Waihi, Pukawa, Omori, | | | | get it smoked, vacuum wrapped and couriered |
| Kuratau, Stump Bay and the steaming Hipaua | | | | anywhere in New Zealand. |
| cliffs. All forms of lake fishing are catered for | | | | A unique catch that's absolutely delicious |
| including harling, trolling and jigging and Adam will | | | | Well it's not trout but still fresh water and still |
| clean and bag your catch so all you have to do is | | | | equally delicious. At Huka Prawn Park, the |
| cook it. Talk nicely to the skipper and he'll show | | | | geothermal activity in the area is used to create |
| you the local bush walks, restaurants, hot pools | | | | the perfect warm water conditions to breed and |
| and may even stop by a winery or two. | | | | grow tropical prawns. |
| Take the kids fishing | | | | Here you can tour the hatchery, hand feed the |
| Now you can learn about everything to do with | | | | baby prawns and the park's friendly rainbow trout |
| trout, fishing and New Zealand's freshwater | | | | while the kids can play on the park's water |
| ecology at the Tongariro National Trout Centre. | | | | features. But best of all, you can fish all day for |
| This wild trout fishery experience and education | | | | prawns and then get your catch cooked at the |
| facility is a 'must visit' for the whole family. The | | | | restaurant for free. There's nothing like this |
| centre also holds special children's fishing days | | | | anywhere in New Zealand which is why it makes |
| once a month where kids can try fly fishing with | | | | our 'best fishing' guide. |
| a guaranteed catch. The trout is then weighed, | | | | Come back from fishing empty handed? |
| measured and presented to each child with a | | | | Didn't bag a trout? Don't sweat. Just head to |
| certificate to take home. They can also get their | | | | Grand Central Fry for the best fish and chip |
| fish filleted and smoked on site. | | | | takeaways in town. Yes it's true that the fish |
| Fish Cruise Lake Taupo | | | | here is not trout but it is real good. Take your |
| With a lake expanse covering 606 square | | | | freshly cooked, newspaper wrapped "catch" down |
| kilometres (234 square miles), you know there's | | | | to the lake side and enjoy that quintessential kiwi |
| got to be lots of fishing charter boats heading out | | | | past-time; eating fish and chips outdoors with |
| each day. But how do you find the right charter | | | | your friends and family. |
| boat and skipper for you? Its no problem as Fish | | | | |