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Ruato Bay (Bay of Plenty) Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Dominic-Aidan: This cache has survived for 12 years, but sadly it seems to have reached the end of its life. So time to archive it and free the site up for someone else.
Happy caching!!

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Hidden : 8/3/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Lake Rotoiti is a deep lake formed from a volcanic cone that provides excellent fishing to both the shoreline and the boat angler who wishes to target trophy sized fish. It is third-largest lake in the Rotorua area. As there are limited numbers of spawning tributaries, most fish are hatchery-reared but due to the abundant food source in the lake, fish grow rapidly and can reach impressive sizes.


Lake Rotoiti is mostly fished at Ruato Bay which is a beach right on the side of the main road between Rotorua and Whakatane. Most anglers fish this beach at night as it's quite shallow and the fish tend to hold out in deeper water until dark. However some of the best catches have been right in the middle of the day, especially at the mouth of the small stream that flows in towards the northern end of the beach. It is said that the secret to fishing it during the day is to do so when there is nobody else around to scare the fish out. Use a floating line and a short trace. The most popular flies are glow flies of various descriptions retrieved very, very slowly. The far end of the lake is also a popular spot and there are two places to fish, one is at the little stream mouth by the main road or further along at what is known as the pipe.

Cache is a magnetic nano ---Please respect the smallness of the log and only sign log with initials and date. You will have to bring you own pen ( and maybe a pair of tweezers or a pin would be handy) to catch this cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fvg qbja , erynk naq rawbl gur fprarel!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)