b"Although Lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera andDuring the two very wet seasonsgreen (cyanobacteria), as the latter is Okataina are closed to boat fishingwe encountered through 2022not a good food source! from the end of June, they will reopen on 1st October for spring. and 2023, all the Rotorua lakesBecause of this surge in experienced high water levels,productivity in the lakes, the trout causing flooding throughout thegrowth has been phenomenal. region. However, not all effectsLake Tarawera, for which growth of the high water and floodingrates have been at a low ebb for were negative. Benefits to themany years, is producing fish that trout fisheries included increasedare 30mm and 0.5kg on average nutrients, flushed from the landbetter than a year earlier. These helping to fuel the food chain. Thisare the best fish we have seen from leads to increased chlorophyll that inTarawera in the past 20 years! We turn feeds zooplankton, then smelt,expect the 2-year-old fish which and trout growth. It's fortunate thatare the mainstay of the opening day in this case chlorophyll dominatedcatch, to be fantastic on Opening the system rather than the toxic blueDay of the new season.W hile lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera and Okataina are closed to boat fishing from the end of June, reopening 1st October, shoreline fishing areas remain open year-round to fly and spin angling. These zones match where hatchery fingerlings are released, and mature spawning troutWith phenomenal trout growth, especially return after imprinting on the areasin Lake Tarawera, the trout landed this year are some of the best fish seen from following release. Tarawera over the past 20 years. /FISHINGINGODZONE49"