Fishing destinations around New Zealand
New Zealand is blessed with a wonderful unspoiled landscape and some of the most spectacular scenery to meld with our wonderful fishing.
From the rugged Three Kings islands in the far north surrounded by our famous striped marlin fishery to the stunning rivers and lakes festooned with trout in central Otago, we have a wonderful range of great fishing destinations.
This section is designed to take the main areas throughout the country and provide an overview of accomodation, local services, and some ideas on where and when to fish.
Latest Articles
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| Winter Lake Fishing Options in Canterbury by Peter Langlands |
 Rated 32 time(s). | July 2001 |
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| Peter Langlands explores the winter fly fishing opportunities in the Canterbury Lakes and has a sneak look at a few in the MacKenzie country as well. | ||||
| White Island Giant |
Rated 19 time(s). | November 2001 |
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| Scott Hollis-Jones finds a big squid off White Island | ||||
| Volkner Rocks |
Rated 21 time(s). | November 2002 |
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| An editorial by Phil van Dusschoten on the proposed Volkner Rocks Marine Reserve | ||||
| Vanuatu |
| May 2002 |
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| A vanuatu fishing report | ||||
| Tyranny of Lakes - Marlborough High Country |
| March 2001 |
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| These are a few of his favourite things by Paul Embling |
| September 1999 |
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| Generally speaking, for a fish to be on my favourite sportfishing list, it will need to be a predator. If it also jumps, or is hard to catch, or if I have had only brief encounters - or many memorabl... | ||||
| The Three Kings - Paradise |
Rated 7 time(s). | September 1999 |
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| Paul Batten shares his thoughts on paradise ... | ||||
| The Tauranga-Taupo - fishing for trout |
| October 2000 |
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| Ron Giles shares his deadly downstream nymphing technique on the Tauranga Taupo river. | ||||
| The Ngongataha Experience |
| November 2000 |
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| Upon looking back, there was no indicator and as I lifted the rod firmly the line suddenly came tight as the fish took off in the opposite direction — already well-hooked. Split seconds after bre... | ||||
| The Mighty Mohaka by Ron Giles |
Rated 7 time(s). | September 1999 |
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| I was trying to decide if it was best to watch the fish or the indicator when Roy screamed 'Strike!'. He had seen the fish move over and take the nymph while the indicator 3.5 m above had not begun t... | ||||
