12 New Zealand Fishing Trips to Plan a Trip Around

1.3-Hour Fishing Charter Experience at Franz Josef Glacier

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $139Our pick

Review of the 3-hour Lake Mapourika fishing charter near Franz Josef, with trout, salmon, forest views, gear, pricing, and practical tips.

“"Fishing" on a dead lake. Tour guides spent most of their time talking to each other about thier travels and plans. Knew from the minute we got on the boat they had t caught a fish in weeks or months. By the end of it no one even bothered watching the lines for well over an hour plus. There is a reason they are the only boat on the lake...”

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2.3 Hour in Wanaka Fishing Charters

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $201Top rated

Fish for trout and salmon on Lake Wanaka with an experienced local guide, mountain views, included rods, and flexible weather cancellation.

“Amazing experience! Ash was very knowledgeable, patient and personable. We caught 3 large trout and the other group of 2 (who shared the boat) caught another 2 trout. There were enough rods for all 4 of us and Ash taught us how to use Read more”

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3.Lake Wānaka: 3 hour Fishing Adventure by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $220

Fish for trout and salmon on Lake Wānaka with expert guidance, quality gear, alpine views, snacks, and a small six-person group.

“Oliver is a Great skipper with a Top water riding boat in a Stabicraft.”

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4.Lake Tekapo Fishing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · 2 hours · from $196

Review of Lake Tekapo Fishing Tour, a small-group canal trip with trout, salmon, gear, license, shuttle, and expert guidance.

“Excellent staff very helpful and friendly could not be any better great experience fully recommend”

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5.Lake Wakatipu Queenstown: 3 Hour Fishing Adventure by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $235

Fish for trout and salmon on a quiet Lake Wakatipu boat trip with mountain views, expert guidance, snacks, and catch cleaning included.

“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!!”

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6.Lake Wānaka: 3 hour Fishing Adventure by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $227

Fish for trout and salmon on Lake Wānaka with expert skipper Olly, premium gear, alpine views, snacks, and a chance to keep your catch.

“Pratiquée avec mon fils de 15 ans, nous avons passé 3h sur le lac de Queenstown. le skipper a été fantastique. le bateau tres bien équipé. nous avons fait une belle pêche. et dégusté nos prises le soir même.”

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7.Auckland: Twilight Fishing Charter 5pm – 9:30pm

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 4h 30m · from $40Best value

Review of Auckland’s $40 twilight fishing charter, with snapper, kahawai, coastal views, gear details, bait tips, and practical advice.

“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.”

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8.Lake Wakatipu: 3 Hour Fishing Adventure by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $227

Review of Queenstown’s 3-hour Lake Wakatipu fishing trip, with trout, salmon, expert guidance, alpine views, gear, and practical booking tips.

“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 .”

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9.Auckland: Full-Day Fishing Charter (7 am – 4 pm)

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · 9 hours · from $45

Review of Auckland’s 9-hour Red Boats fishing charter, with snapper, kahawai, coastal views, costs, gear advice, and practical tips.

“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!”

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10.Lake Wakatipu Queenstown: 6 hour Fishing Adventure by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $421

Fish for trout and salmon on a six-hour Lake Wakatipu charter with expert guidance, quiet electric power, mountain views, gear, and snacks.

“Very experienced guide with right equipment and landed 3 beautiful trout fish. A unique fishing experience with amazing views”

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11.Private 3-Hour Fishing Charter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews

Review of Wanaka’s private 3-hour fishing charter, with trout fishing, mountain views, pricing, meeting details, and booking advice.

“Such a great trip. The lake is absolutely gorgeous and catching rainbow trout was a huge bonus!!! Highly recommend!!!”

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12.Lake Hāwea: 6 hour Fishing Adventure by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $406

Review of Lake Hāwea’s six-hour fishing charter, with trout, salmon, expert guidance, quiet boating, alpine views, price, and practical tips.

“Best fishing trip ever! Beautiful lake with big trout and a wonderful guide. Caught some big rainbow trouts and some salmon.”

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