A fishing adventure with Central North Guiding is about more than simply catching fish—it is about experiencing the incredible diversity of the Taupō region. Centred around New Zealand’s largest and highly productive Lake Taupō, the region's many tributary rivers and mountain streams offer an extraordinary variety of fishing environments.
This fishery is globally renowned for strong, wild rainbow and brown trout, spectacular volcanic landscapes, and exceptional year-round consistency. By booking through FjordAnglers, you gain access to local knowledge, flexibility, and a highly personalized approach. Whether you are chasing a hard-fighting rainbow in winter, sight-fishing to a summer brown, or exploring remote wilderness waters, your independent guide tailors the adventure around you, the conditions, and the season.
This location also puts you within range of many different options, allowing you to move beyond the well-known waters and explore the wider Central North Island for a genuine, world-class freshwater adventure.
Waters
River · Lake · Backcountry
Programs
Dry-fly fishing
Used when insect activity allows and temperatures rise, especially good in summer and early autumn. New Zealand is famous for its cicada hatches—fishing during a hatch is more like hunting than fishing!
Backcountry fly fishing
Access more remote streams for sight-fishing opportunities in clear water to much less pressured fish. This style requires good fitness and higher skill ability with a fly rod as the challenge of navigating the rivers and casting in tight areas is tough, but very rewarding.
Raft Fishing
Float the upper reaches of the Tongariro River during the summer months. Experience world-class fishing and spectacular gorge views while your guide paddles you down grade 3 to 4 rapids—a feeling of adventure you will never forget.
Lake fly fishing
Target cruising and feeding trout using streamer, wet fly, and nymph techniques from the shoreline or raft.
Nymphing
A highly effective method in Taupō’s rivers. It reliably produces fish all year round, particularly during the winter.
Streamer fishing
An effective technique for targeting aggressive or moving trout in both rivers and lake environments. Excels in wintertime when there is more colour in the water and migratory fish are present.
What you fish for
Rainbow Trout
The Taupō region is renowned for its strong, wild rainbow trout. During the winter months, huge numbers of prime-condition rainbows migrate into the…
Brown Trout
Wild brown trout offer exceptional sight-fishing opportunities, particularly in the backcountry streams during the summer. In autumn, they become…
Saltwater Species: Kingfish & Coastal Predators
New Zealand · Central North Island