Canterbury

Canterbury Fresh and Saltwater Fishing. Canterbury trout and salmon fishing spots. Sea fishing and surfcasting around Christchurch and Canterbury (Sea fishing around Canterbury scroll down the page in the sidebar on the right). 

Alpine fishing in Lake Grasmere. Photograph courtesy of Richard Cosgrove, Fish and Game.
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury Lakes
  • Pearson Lakes
    • Lake Sarah and Lake Grasmere Trout Fishing – Canterbury high country

    Lake Sarah and Lake Grasmere This is the first trout fishing lake 2km along the.

    22/10/2021
    A very fine looking big brown trout which looks like a fairly recent arrival in Lake Ellesmere that came in when the lake was opened to the sea redently.
  • Canterbury
    • Big Brown Trout – Selwyn, Ashley and LII Rivers – Close to Christchurch

    By Tim Nichol I thought you might like this story about getting snapped off by.

    17/10/2021
    Brown trout in great condition from the Halswell River, Lake Ellesmere. Night Time Lurking.
  • Canterbury Low-land Lakes
  • Canterbury Rivers
    • Night Time Lurking – Fishing Lake Ellesmere and its Tributaries

    Night Time Lurking – Fishing Lake Ellesmere and its Tributaries; Harts, Irwell, Halswell, Selwyn and.

    27/08/2021
    Top row: Hope's Dark, Hope's Silvery. 2nd row: Mrs Simpson, Grey Ghost, 3rd row: Red Shadow, Hart's Creek. 4th row: Yellow Rabbit, Brunton No.1. Night Fishing with Lures.
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury Low-land Lakes
  • Canterbury Rivers
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
    • Night Fishing with Lures – Hart’s Creek, L2, Halswell and Selwyn Rivers

    Night Fishing with Lures – “Old School” – Fewer and fewer anglers lip-hook a live.

    21/08/2021
    Northern end of the Hurunui River lagoon during the salmon season.
  • Canterbury Rivers
  • Hurunui River
  • Trout
    • Hurunui River Salmon and Trout Fishing – Photographs and 2018 Update

    Hurunui River Trout and Salmon Fishing Video The Hurunui River is one of the best.

    19/07/2021
    Salmon are caught by anglers over summer spin fishing from the beach right next to the middle of town in Kaikoura.
  • Boat Fishing Canterbury
  • Kaikoura Fishing
  • Surfcasting Canterbury
    • Kaikoura Coast Fishing Part 2 – Salmon fishing, tips, spots, species

    Kaikoura Coast Fishing, Part 2 – Tips, spots, species Kaikoura Coast Fishing part 2 Kaikoura.

    16/05/2021
    A fantastic deep-sea catch of groper and trumpeter caught off Kekerengu (56km north of Kaikoura).
  • Boat Fishing Canterbury
  • Kaikoura Fishing
    • Kaikoura Coast Deep Sea Fishing, Surfcasting, Kayak Fishing, Part 1

    Kaikoura Coast Fishing – Part 1 Kaikoura Coast Deep Sea Fishing All the best fishing.

    22/07/2021
    Andy Greager and Adrian Barker hauling the beach seine net from the Rakaia Lagoon.
  • Rakaia River
    • Rakaia Lagoon Study – Species of Fish Recorded July 1980 – July 1981

    Rakaia Lagoon Study – Species of Fish Recorded July 1980 – July 1981 by Tony.

    18/04/2021
    Allan and Mark Burgess with sevengill shark from Birdlings Flat.
  • Surfcasting
  • Surfcasting Canterbury
    • Birdlings Flat – Sevengill Shark Surfcasting at Birdlings Flat

    Surfcasting for Sharks at Birdlings Flat, Kaitorete Spit by Allan Burgess On Saturday 15 May.

    11/03/2021
    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
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