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    Wild Rainbow trout from Lake Rotorua swim up the stream to Rainbow Springs every winter (May - September) to spawn. Fish up to 5 kgs are common. Rainbow trout are not native to New Zealand, but were introduced from California, USA, in 1883.
      

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