An image capturing the intensity of landing a stunning winter rainbow trout from the Tongariro River is the overall winner of this year's Department of Conservation (DoC) Taupō fishery photo competition.
The winning image by Nathan Forrester will feature on the 2022/23 printed plastic licences for the Taupō fishery.
Six additional winners will see their photos used to illustrate a range of licence options which feature in the online fishing licence store or on 24-hour paper licences.
Competition judges had a tough job working through hundreds of entries.
Taupō Fishery senior community ranger James Barnett has a background in design and communications and says he was impressed by the quality of the images.