About NZ - Fishing & Hunting

Fishing & Hunting

New Zealand's unpolluted rivers and lakes and clean unspoilt coastline make it a fisherman's dream! Trout, salmon and perch have been introduced and New Zealand has some of the best fly fishing in the world.. A trout fishing licence is required and can be purchased locally for the day or period required.

Big game fishing for tuna, shark and marlin is particularly good off North Island's Pacific coast. Sea fishing from both coast and boat are popular.

Lake Taupo is famous for it's trout fishing though many lakes and rivers around New Zealand are well stocked with brown and rainbow trout. The best time for salmon fishing in the rivers of the Southern Alps is late summer (January-March). Licences are available from local fishing tackle shops and experienced fishing guides can be easily hired.

With an economy strongly reliant on agriculture, New Zealand has had a long tradition of controlling wild large mammals by hunting. Deer, goat, rabbit, hare, opossums and wallabies can be hunted. A hunting permit is required in out National Parks. A firearms licence must be carried by all gun owners and all firearms must be registered with the New Zealand Police on arrival in New Zealand.

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