Lake Pupuke Trout Release

Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game staff will be delivering some wild school holiday entertainment Lake Pupuke. For over 100 years trout have been released into lake Pupuke to provide a unique fishing opportunity on the North Shore.

The 1000-plus trout will be released into the lake at Sylvan Park on Tuesday (April 16, 2019) at mid-day. Members of the public are welcome to attend from 11am on, with the release scheduled for around mid-day on the edge of the lake in Sylvan Park next to the Madloop Windsurfing School. The release will be carried out once the trout truck arrives from Fish & Game’s hatchery in Rotorua.

Parents attending the event with children should prepare for kids to get wet and dirty as most kids can’t resist touching the fish and many get in the water to swim with the fish. Supervision of children is required due to water and slipping hazards associated with being near a lake.