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‘Picket fence’ of anglers

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‘Picket fence’ of anglers

Anglers wear chest-high waders that allow them to fish well out into the ‘rip’, where the waters of the Waitahanui Stream meet Lake Taupō. They often form a line or ‘picket fence’ – especially at dawn and dusk, when the fish are feeding.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau places – Lake Taupō, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15065/picket-fence-of-anglers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.