New Zealand · FISHING
Good fishing tours fill up over summer; the great ones go first. Below: the 10 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
A 3-hour small-group fishing charter on Lake Mapourika from Franz Josef, with gear provided, covered boat comfort, and trout plus wild salmon.
“Very friendly and entertaining guide that knew all the good spots for the best chance of catching fish and we did!”
A 3-hour private boat fishing charter on Lake Wanaka. Catch trout and salmon with local guide Ash and enjoy big Southern Alps views.
“We had a great time. Ash is awesome, and we were able to catch our limit. I would definitely recommend.”
3-hour Lake Wānaka fishing charter with a quiet electric motor, expert skipper, top gear, snacks, and your catch cleaned and vacuum packed.
“Unreal day on the water while also bagging out on trout. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a good fishing experience”
2-hour Lake Tekapo Canal fishing with a small group, gear and license included. Chase brown and rainbow trout plus Chinook salmon.
“rigtig god guide, meget behjælpelige og god til at forklare, dog lidt krydret på prisen”
3-hour small-group fishing on Lake Wakatipu from Frankton Marina, quiet electric boat, downriggers, snacks, and cleaned catch.
“Olly was great and very professional! He took us to a great fishing spot on Lake Wakatipu and ended up catching quite a few brown and rainbow trouts!!! We kept 1 and he was able to direct us to a place that cooked it for us to eat for lunch. The scenery was beautiful and the experience was fun and relaxing!!”
A 3-hour guided fishing trip on Lake Wānaka with downriggers, premium gear, snacks, and a silent electric boat plus alpine views.
“It was a great morning out with Olly. He is a very efficient skipper and knows all the right spots. Clean and safe boat and provided good equipment, even supplied a sweet treat.”
Twilight fishing in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, 5pm to 9:30pm. Target snapper and kahawai with a local crew and great coastal views.
“The Captain and crew were great, knew the best spot, we caught so many we lost count. Just make sure you take about 3-4 kg of bait, we ran out of bait.”
Enjoy a 3-hour Lake Wakatipu fishing trip from Queenstown with an electric boat, expert downrigger help, and vacuum-packed catch.
“Great morning out ticking off a couple of bucket list fish on a very nice boat with good gear and an excellent skipper Thank you .”
Full-day Auckland fishing in the Hauraki Gulf with Red Boats, targets snapper and kahawai, great coastal views. Bring lunch, bait.
“Great day! Enjoyed fishing, weather was great, and the captain was a lovely gent! Just note there is no bait or fishing tackle supplied with this charter unless you pay an extra fee to borrow tackle, which we gladly did.. but the bait was way trickier. So for others that may struggle as we did, most petrol stations around there carry bait. We bought pilchard and others had squid. Both worked well!”
6-hour Lake Wakatipu fishing on a quiet electric charter boat, learn trolling and jigging for trout and salmon in a 6-passenger group.
“5/5. Amazing experience, worth every cent, spectacular scenery, great fishing. Olly put us on the fish, making sure everyone had the best day possible.”
From the fiords to the geothermal belt, sorted by what you want to do with the day.
