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Lake Brunner, a fantastic winter fishery.
Reel Life April 2025 - West Coast

Winter Fishing Season Kicks Off Winter fishing kicks off on May 1st, and trust us—there’s still some awesome fishing to be had.

  • West Coast
  • 17/04/2025
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Harrison finding success on Lake Brunner with a woolly bugger in choppy conditions.
Reel Life March 2025 - West Coast

Late-Season Fishing Opportunities March and April offer some of the best opportunities to get outside and explore.

  • West Coast
  • 21/03/2025
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Kyah Sutherland brings a trout to the kayak in Lake Brunner.
Reel Life February 2025 - West Coast

Autumn Fishing Opportunities on the West Coast Autumn is an excellent time to get out on the water, offering anglers a wide range of opportunities to target our prized sport fish…

  • West Coast
  • 21/02/2025
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Reel Life January 2025 - West Coast

Summer Angling After a wet spring, summer has finally arrived on the Coast.

  • West Coast
  • 20/01/2025
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Aiden Routhan finding success in the lower reaches od the Hokitika River
Reel Life December 2024 - West Coast

Angling Over the Holiday Period Many anglers will be looking forward to their Christmas break to get out fishing and who can blame them, the fishing on offer is fantastic!

  • West Coast
  • 19/12/2024
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Todd Kennick and the Bax family enjoying the great lake fishng on offer v2.
Reel Life November 2024 - West Coast

The fishing action is heating up Now that the spring rainfall is easing and summer is just around the corner, the fishing has really taken off.

  • West Coast
  • 21/11/2024
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Paul Marshall with an opening day fish from the West Coast
Reel Life October 2024 - West Coast

The 2024-25 sports fishing season is underway As of October 1st, the highly anticipated start to the freshwater sports fishing season has begun.

  • West Coast
  • 22/10/2024
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Reel Life September 2024 - West Coast

Spring is a fantastic time to be out on the water! 2024/25 Sports Fishing Season Fast Approaching!

  • West Coast
  • 23/09/2024
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Julien Lopez with a salmon caught in a West Coast River this season.
Reel Life April 2024 - West Coast

Winter Fishing Season Kicks Off The winter fishing season starts on the first of May and with it brings some great fishing.

  • West Coast
  • 26/04/2024
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WC 1 Alistair Clarke with a 5.6 pound salmon taken in early March. Photo Baylee Kersten
Reel Life March 2024 - West Coast

Late season opportunities March and April are fantastic months to get out exploring.

  • West Coast
  • 21/03/2024
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