Destinations S.I.

Fishing destinations around New Zealand’s South Island

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.

    01/10/2020
    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.

    01/10/2020
    Jack Sprat trout fly. Makarora River.
  • Otago
    • Makarora and Wilkin Rivers Lake Wanaka Otago

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

    18/09/2020
    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.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
  • Westland
    • Catch and Release – Exquisite Moment at Larry’s Creek

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

    21/09/2020
    Monty Wright with rainbow trout. An eye for the water.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
  • 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
    A line up of southern bluefin tuna from the 1978 Nationals. From left are Tom Beange, Roy Moss, Darcy Hagitt, Brent Vincent, Dick Marquant and the late Dave Lamming.Fiordland Game Fishing Club
  • Southland-Fiordland
    • Fiordland Game Fishing Club Operated Between 1972 and 1994 – The End Of An Era

    By Dick Marquand On 24 August 1994, I chaired a meeting in Queenstown which wound.

    20/08/2020
    Bikini trout weighing 14.4 pounds landed at the confluence of the Pukaki and Ohau Canals.
  • Central South Island F&G Lakes and Rivers
  • Twizel Canals
    • Bikini Trout Twizel Canals Fishing Story

    by Roland Brunner and Nantyia Boontong Determined anglers Nantiya and partner Roland have been travelling.

    08/09/2020
    Taieri Mouth map courtesy of Google Earth.
  • Otago
    • Taieri Mouth Fishing – Kahawai, Flounder, Sea-Run Trout, Mullet

    Taieri Mouth from the air. Video by Steve Fawcett. What a beautiful place.

    20/05/2020
    The Rees River has many attributes of a wilderness fishery, low fishing pressure and large trout amidst breathtaking scenery.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
  • Otago
    • Glenorchy, Anglers’ Eldorado, Rees, Dart Rivers, Diamond, Lake Wakatipu

    Glenorchy Fishing, The Anglers’ Eldorado Glenorchy, The Rees and Dart Rivers, The Diamond System –.

    29/02/2020
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