OceanaGold | Waihi North Project | Recreation and tourism assessment 36 The most popular section of the Ohinemuri, and probably the most productive, is the Karangahake Gorge between Paeroa and Waihi. Here there is a variety of water present – long deep pools, boulder runs, and extensive rapids. Convenient access is provided by State Highway 2, which runs parallel to the river. During summer, the best fishing is in the faster flowing water at the heads of pools or where there is breaking water. About equal numbers of rainbows and browns are present, the latter often of considerable size. The location map accompanying the text is shown in Figure 22. Kent (2006), in his comprehensive guide to angling in the North Island, describes the River: During the Waihi gold rush over a hundred years ago, this medium sized river was polluted with cyanide used in gold recovery. Despite regular monitoring of water quality, the river was again polluted quite recently from gold mining but a complete recovery seems to have taken Figure 22: Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game Ohinemuri access map
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