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.

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Canterbury Fishing Report - 06/02/25
February 2025

"All three species were landed, rainbow and brown trout and salmon, and various methods were deployed, and all had success... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 24/01/25
January 2025

"...it really is a great time of year to be working our high-country lakes and fishing with bigger dry flies... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 10/01/25
January 2025

"The lakes continue to impress, locally Lake Coleridge continues to fish well, and further afield Lake Benmore is a gem... Read More >

Rotorua Fishing Report - 12/12/24
December 2024

The fish are still bigger for the time of year than they have been in the past – some benefits in the last two years of... Read More >

Rotorua Fishing Report - 29/11/24
November 2024

"The fishing around the Eastern Region has been very good and the period from now up to Christmas is the best fishing of the year... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 15/11/24
November 2024

"Our Canterbury Anniversary Weekend is upon us, and really signals the run into summer and inevitably Christmas for us Cantabrians... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 01/11/24
November 2024

"The annual Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition is on this Saturday, Nov 2nd, marking the opening of North Canterbury's High Country season... Read More >

Rotorua Fishing Report - 01/11/24
November 2024

"Last year we had very high lake levels, but this has allowed the smelt to spawn more often, producing a smorgasbord of food for very hungry... Read More >

Canterbury Fishing Report - 18/10/24
October 2024

"The night fishing around the feeder streams to Lake Ellesmere have proven fruitful right from opening night... Read More >

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 >

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