Destinations S.I.

Fishing destinations around New Zealand’s South Island

There's a good frosting of snow on the ground in this winter scene of Lake Pearson, in the Canterbury high country. Canterbury Winter Fishing Blues
  • Canterbury
  • Trout
    • Canterbury Winter Fishing Blues

    Canterbury Winter Fishing Blues By Piscator As an angler, don’t you just hate winter? The.

    17/05/2022
    Monty and brown trout at Poolburn Dam.
  • Otago
  • Trout
    • Poolburn Dam Brown Trout Fishing – 300 Hectare Lake in Ida Valley Otago

    Poolburn Dam Brown Trout Fishing – part of the Old Dunstan trail from the Styx.

    03/05/2022
    Alex Kole with a couple of Waiau River salmon from 60 years ago. Big fish in those days! Caught near Hanmer Springs, 28 and 16 lbs. Photo courtesy of Alex Kole.
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury Rivers
  • Salmon
    • Waiau River Salmon and Trout Fishing – North Canterbury

    Waiau River – Trout and Salmon The Waiau River mouth is some 18 kilometres to.

    30/04/2022
    Groper - Polyprion oxygeneios. Live baiting for groper.
  • Southland-Fiordland
    • Live Baiting for Groper in Fiordland and Around New Zealand

    Live Baiting for Groper by Dick Marquand During the winter months, the settled weather and.

    25/02/2022
    Dead eels in Lake Forsyth following periodic toxic algal bloom. The water can be extremely poisonous. Sadly this has been happening in this lake for at least 100 years.
  • Canterbury Lakes
  • Canterbury Low-land Lakes
    • Lake Forsyth, Canterbury low land lake 50 kms from Christchurch

    Te Roto o Wairewa/Lake Forsyth Contains brown trout and redfin perch Lake Forsyth has been.

    25/02/2022
    Lake Mapourika.
  • Westland
  • Westland Lakes
    • Mapourika, Lake, Salmon and Trout Fishing, Westland – Plus Salmon Study

    Lake Mapourika – Brown Trout and Quinnat Salmon Plus Mapourika Salmon Study by Malcolm Flain.

    18/02/2022
    Jackson Bay, South Westland
  • Westland
    • Jackson Bay, Westland – Sea fishing for groper, cod, sharks, tuna – video

    Jackson Bay Wharf, Westland – Great Surfcasting, Boat Launching, and Sea Fishing Video Video title:.

    18/02/2022
    Panie snapper. The author with a panie snapper caught from shore in the Grove Arm, Marlborough Sounds.
  • Marlborough
    • Panie Snapper Fishing, How to Catch Snapper in the Marlborough Sounds  

    Panie Snapper Fishing Tips – How to Catch Snapper in the Marlborough Sounds Without a.

    08/02/2022
    Jacob Willets with another big rainbow taken in the Twizel Canals after dark. Photo courtesy of JacobFishing_NZ
  • Twizel Canals
    • Night Fishing Twizel Canals – Summer Time Canal Tips and the Night Buzz

    Night Fishing Twizel Canals with JacobFishing_NZ Jacob’s Tips for Night Fishing Twizel Canals With the.

    20/01/2022
    A super weekend's fishing. March 1955.
  • Rakaia River
  • Salmon
    • 50 Years of Salmon Fishing by Clive Morriss – bamboo rods, bakelite reels

    50 Years of Salmon Fishing By Clive Morriss After 50 years of salmon fishing, the.

    21/01/2022
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