Freshwater Fishing Reports
Thanks to a number of charter operators, fishing guides and others, we're able to bring you regular updates from many areas around the country. Many of our site visitors post their own reports in our freshwater fishing discussion forum - reports section.
Real-Time Reports
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Rotorua Fishing Report - 04/10/24
October 2024"All of the lakes have started well with fish in good condition, and the trout size is up on average on all of the lakes over... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 20/09/24
September 2024"The whitebait season is increasingly on the improve, and some solid reports from happy customers that have been on the riverbank... Read More >
Rotorua Fishing Report - 06/09/24
September 2024"While our major lakes of Rotoiti, Tarawera, and Okataina are all closed to boats, there's still great fishing in the open lakes... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 06/09/24
September 2024"The 1st of September marked the start of the whitebait season, and the dirty rivers didn’t slow the keenest whitebaiters down one bit... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 22/08/24
August 2024"The fishing in our lakes through this winter has been fantastic, with good numbers and great conditioned fish, and Lake Coleridge being a standout... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 08/08/24
August 2024"...fish up to 150kg, and plenty of them, were boated. This fishery is evolving all the time, and we are all learning heaps!... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 25/07/24
July 2024"Lake Coleridge is very low currently, which is on the one hand a bit of a concern, but also quite useful to us anglers... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 11/07/24
July 2024"Our lakes... have seen some awesome fishing so far this winter season, and I can't see that changing any time soon... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 14/06/24
June 2024"Lake Coleridge is always a great option at this time of year and can be happily fished during daylight hours or after dark... Read More >
Canterbury Fishing Report - 16/05/24
May 2024"I did mention the canals in the previous report but concentrated on the trout. Since then, we have been hearing great stories of the salmon..."... Read More >
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October 2024This delicious kingfish recipe is from The Kai Ika Project, a non-profit initiative that brings communities together to share underutilised fish parts.... Read More >
Fishing the Trout Opening Season
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