Fishing News & Events
Children's fish-out days, Ngongotaha trout hatchery, Rotorua
Check here for our 2026 events calendar Next fishing event - 1st November 2026 – Click Here to enter Children aged from 6 to 14 years-old will be able to catch a…
- Eastern Events
- 16/10/2026
2026 Otago Soft Bait Fishing Clinics
Practical tips and techniques for anglers of all experience levels. Want to catch more trout, salmon and perch?
- Fishing
- Otago
- 13/10/2026
Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition
The Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition is back for the 2026 High Country Opening!
- North Canterbury
- 12/10/2026
2026 Twizel Kids Salmon Fishing Day
Organised by Central South Island Fish & Game.
- Central South Island
- 5/10/2026
New fishing season kicks off
Anglers are preparing to head out to New Zealand’s rivers and lakes over the coming days with the 2026-27 freshwater fishing season getting underway today.
- 1/10/2026
- Maggie Tait
Women encouraged to give freshwater fishing a go this season
Women who have been thinking about giving freshwater fishing a go are being encouraged to get out on the water when the new season opens this Thursday, October 1.
- Fishing
- Otago
- 29/09/2026
Great day for young anglers
Opening day of Otago Fish & Game’s Take A Kid Fishing programme produced one of the most memorable days of fishing in its 16-year history at Southern Reservoir.
- Fishing
- Otago
- 21/09/2026
Ready, get set, go fishing: grab your fishing licence and dive into new resources
Fishing licences are on sale today as anticipation builds for the upcoming season, and this year anglers have a new resource to help them make the most of it.
- 1/09/2026
- Maggie Tait
2026 Take A Kid Fishing
Archie Senelale loves fishing. He also loves eating fish.
- Fishing Events
- Otago
- 20/07/2026
2026 Otago Adult Beginner Fishing Classes
Want to learn how to spin-fish for trout, salmon and perch?
- Fishing Events
- Otago
- 13/07/2026