Destinations S.I.

Fishing destinations around New Zealand’s South Island

The rocky point visible from the bathroom window. Our cottage is in the background. (Painting by Johnny W Groome). Thin Water Snapper.
  • Marlborough
    • Thin Water Snapper and the Meaning of Life – Clova Bay

    Thin Water Snapper Fishing – Snapper from the Shore by Johnny Groome Have you ever.

    14/01/2021
    Sea-run trout from the Waimakariri River at the old railway bridge approximately 3km upstream from the Kaiapoi River confluence.
  • Canterbury Rivers
    • Kaiapoi Fishing – Fifty Years of Memories Around Kaiapoi and Christchurch

    Looking Back – Kaiapoi Fishing by Allan Speak My introduction to fishing came from my.

    06/11/2020
    A super catch of crays, moki, and trumpeter caught fishing at Motunau on the North Canterbury Coast.
  • Boat Fishing Canterbury
    • Motunau Beach offers good diving and boat fishing – Crossing the Bar

    Motunau Beach – A Guide to Fishing & Angler Etiquette At Motunau By Patrick Morris.

    05/11/2020
    French Pass looking across to D’Urville Island at its narrowest point from the Mainland.
  • Marlborough
    • French Pass, D’Urville Island – Dangerous Passage Tips and Big Kingfish – Updated

    French Pass, D’Urville Island – Top Yellowtail Kingfish Spot Plus French Pass Kingfish by Maurice.

    23/10/2020
    A magnificient 27.5lb rainbow jack in spawning colours from the Tekapo Canal. Photograph courtesy of Roland Brunner. Twizel Canals.
  • Twizel Canals
    • Twizel Canals – Should they be catch and release only?

    by Allan Burgess One of the controversies that surround fishing in the Twizel Canals relates.

    20/11/2020
    Young Stephen Burgess, and Neville Olson, from the Woolston Club, display their catch.
  • Central South Island F&G Lakes and Rivers
    • Lake Benmore Trout Fishing – A Week In Paradise By Ken Twyman

    Lake Benmore Brass Monkey Trout Fishing Trip By Ken Twyman Update now includes Lake Benmore.

    19/10/2020
    Brown trout from the Makaroa River which flows into Lake Wanaka. Photo Monty Wright.
  • Otago
    • Makarora and Wilkin Rivers Lake Wanaka Otago

    By Monty Wright Being on holiday Colleen and I woke at a respectable hour. We.

    19/10/2020
    I have found this Red Rabbit lure to be very effective as a harling fly on Lake Dunstan. Harling Lake Dunstan.
  • Otago
  • Trout Fishing
    • Harling Lake Dunstan – Best Fly Colours, Line Setups and Harling Tips

    by Peter Lemin – Harling Lake Dunstan Part 1 The main angling methods in Lake.

    02/10/2020
    Graeme Smith with his 5lb rainbow from Larry's Creek (near Reefton). Catch and Release.
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  • Westland
    • Catch and Release – Exquisite Moment at Larry’s Creek

    Catch and Release – Exquisite Moment at Larry’s Creek – also known as the Awarau.

    07/12/2020
    Monty Wright with rainbow trout. An eye for the water.
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  • Otago
    • An eye for the Water – A Study of Trout and Where to Find Them

    By Monty Wright The habits of various kinds of trout differ considerably. Even though transplanted.

    02/10/2020
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