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). 

Doug Hunt 20.15 lb brown trout caught in the Avon River, Christchurch, New Zealand. This is not a hatchery-reared fish or one that has been feeding on pellets from a fish farm. It has grown to this huge size naturally.
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury Rivers
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
    • Trout Fishing Near Christchurch, Ellesmere, Cam, Kaiapoi, Heathcote

    Trout Fishing Near Christchurch City I’m often asked the question, “Where is a good place.

    04/01/2021
    Adrian Moody (left) and the author take a break for a brew, above the Waimakariri Gorge.
  • Boats
  • Canterbury Rivers
    • Jet Boat Canterbury Rivers – Purist and Petrol Head – Graeme Kennerley

    Jet Boating Canterbury Rivers – Purist and Petrol Head – Fly Fishing and Jet Boating?.

    15/05/2019
    Kahawai caught at 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.

    05/11/2020
    The Cam River - good beetle rises after dark. Featured image.
  • Canterbury Rivers
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
    • Tups Indispensable and Fly Fishing Small Streams Around Canterbury

    Tups Indispensable and Small Streams Around Canterbury with John Hey A number of small streams.

    03/12/2018
    Trout Recipe – Almond Trout – Fly Fishing A Lake Ellesmere Tributary. Featured image.
  • Low-land Lakes
    • Trout Recipe – Almond Trout – Fly Fishing A Tributary of Lake Ellesmere

    Trout Recipe – Almond Trout with an Orange, Honey and Ginger Sauce – Cooking Your.

    25/11/2018
    Lake Coleridge trolling for trout and salmon.
  • Canterbury Lakes
  • Coleridge Group Lakes
  • Downriggers
    • Trolling for Trout and Salmon with down-riggers and flat-lines

    Trolling for Trout 1. Trolling for trout without a down-rigger? You certainly don’t need a.

    20/07/2019
    Mark Burgess with a brace of typical salmon from Lake Coleridge. They were taken on spinning gear at the Harper River mouth.
  • Canterbury Lakes
  • Coleridge Group Lakes
    • Lake Coleridge Fishing Tips: Beginners Guide to Fishing Lake Coleridge

    Lake Coleridge Fishing Tips This article is aimed at helping the complete beginner angler who.

    24/10/2020
    View looking north across Lake Henrietta from the Harper Road. Note the scale provided by the car to the right of picture. Photograph Allan Burgess.
  • Canterbury Lakes
  • Coleridge Group Lakes
    • Lake Henrietta Trout Spinning and Fly Fishing – Canterbury High Country

    Lake Henrietta Lake Henrietta comprises two small lakes side by side on the shingle Harper.

    03/11/2018
    The ritual of Opening Weekend at Lake Coleridge. You can just see anglers fishing from the distant shoreline.
  • Canterbury Lakes
  • Coleridge Group Lakes
    • Lake Coleridge, Canterbury High Country – Trout and Landlocked Salmon Fishing MAP

    Lake Coleridge Map Coleridge Group Fishing Lakes The Coleridge group lakes are located in the.

    20/05/2020
    Johnny Richards with a big sea-run brown trout caught at the Rakaia River mouth.
  • Rakaia River
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
  • Trout
    • Rakaia River Mouth a Top Spot for Sea-Run Trout Fishing

    Rakaia River Mouth Sea-Run Trout Fishing Some years the Rakaia River can experience unusually low flows.

    04/01/2021
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