Fishing Tournaments & Events

We have a calendar listing of the major fishing tournaments and contests coming up over the next few months.

*Club and Tournament Organisers: If your tournament isn't listed please click here. For options to promote your tournament through NZ Fishing Media's print and digital channels, click here.

Check out our very own Export NZ Fishing Competition... a unique online fishing competition exclusive to New Zealand, with awesome prizes up for grabs. And guess what? It's entirely FREE to enter the measure-based comp!

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Start - Finish Event Region Location Link
01/01/2025 - 30/04/2025 Striped Marlin Jackpot Northland Open > More Info
01/04/2025 - 30/04/2025 Leigh Fisheries April Kids Comp Northland TBC > More Info
01/06/2025 - 27/09/2025 Harbourview Marine & Carpet Court Winter Contest Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Gisborne > More Info
01/12/2024 - 25/01/2025 Ladies Blue Coromandel/Waikato MBGFC Fish Grid > More Info
01/12/2024 - 31/01/2025 Suzuki Top Ten Tuna Coromandel/Waikato MBGFC Fish Grid > More Info
03/05/2025 - 03/05/2025 Evans Funeral Services Waikaremoana Family Contest Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Gisborne > More Info
03/05/2025 - 30/08/2025 Bluefin Tuna Sweep & Interclub Trophy Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Gisborne > More Info
03/11/2024 - 06/11/2024 Blu Heelers Destinations Bay of Islands > More Info
04/03/2025 - 08/03/2025 Waihau Bay Billfish Tagging Tournament Bay of Plenty/East Cape Waihau Bay > More Info
04/04/2025 - 06/04/2025 Billfish Bonanza Bay of Plenty/East Cape Chart 54 > More Info

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