HuntFish Guiding

A HuntFish client with guide Tony Pearce (right)

HuntFish offers individually planned fishing trips throughout the South Island. The service and itinerary are customised for you and may include a stay at the HuntFish Homestead at Lake Heron in the Canterbury high country.

HuntFish is committed to providing the ultimate experience every time you go out. Long experience and local knowledge guarantee success: you will return with a fish.

The Homestead

Clent Hills Station

Hakatere-Heron Road

Mt Somers Gorge

Canterbury

Phone/Fax: +64 3 303 9140
Mobile: 027 541 3801 (Tony)

Mobile: 027 541 3800 (Suzi)

Email: tony@huntfish.co.nz

Website: http://www.huntfish.co.nz

Please mention nzfishing.com when you make an enquiry or booking.

HuntFish guides cover a wide area of trout and salmon waters in from Marlborough to Canterbury and the Central South Island. These include:

Canterbury and the Central South Island:

- the Ashburton lakes including Lake Heron

- Rangitata and Opihi Rivers
- the Waitaki hydro canals
- Lake Benmore and Lake Aviemore

- Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki

Marlborough:

- Wairau River

- Waihopai River

- The Branch and Leatham
- Clarence River

Fishing tours typically start and return to Christchurch, Picton or Wellington where HuntFish will meet you and provide 4WD transport. Tours can extend into a sightseeing tour of the South Island

Heli fishing is available for those wanting to access areas rarely visited

• HuntFish specialises in small groups with a maximum group size of four people (with a second guide).
• All flyfishing bookings are exclusive with no overlaps.
• A number of locations may be visited to best experience the range of fishing available.
• Non fishers are welcome and tuition is provided.
• Itineraries are designed to include plans and activities for non fishers as required

Choose from a range of HuntFish fishing packages. Just let Tony know how much time you have and he’ll work out an itinerary to suit:

• Half-day to unlimited duration
• Lake and river for rainbow and brown trout
• Salmon (running late January to the end of March) and staying at the Canterbury lodge
• Heli-fishing (accessing remote areas rarely fished)
• Winter fishing
• Fishing from a boat in the scenic Marlborough Sounds with over night stay in the sounds.
• Fishing safari incorporating some or all of the above

• The ultimate guided fishing safari fishing favorite locations all the way down from Marlborough through to the lodge at the lakes in mid Canterbury

"Tony displayed his many years of outback experience in putting us over huge brown trout for which the area is famous. Our whole fishing and exploring experience was enhanced by Tony’s genuine warmth and limitless stories of the Canterbury region and its history."

Scot & Karin Wilks, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

"We fished with Tony Pearce... a wonderful recommendation."

Mike Miller, USA

All prices quoted are in New Zealand dollars

Tailor-made packages

• Packages are priced individually: please enquire for a quote
• Included in all quotes are daily rates, lodgings B&B, field preparation, transfers from airport and return to airport
• Not included is personal expenditure, selected recreational activities, helicopter hire, expediting costs and taxidermy

Full-day guiding

• From around 6am through to 9 or 9.30pm
• Includes morning and afternoon tea with home baking and lunch with a beer or wine.
• $750 + GST for one person
• $900 + GST for two people

Half day guiding

• Spend either the morning or the afternoon/evening fishing
  - Morning: From around 6am to midday
  - Afternoon: From around 3pm to 9 or 9.30pm
• Includes morning tea or afternoon tea
• $500 + GST for one person
• $600 + GST for two people
• All gear needed is included at no extra cost

Helicopter rates

• Helicopter rates with Tekapo Helicopters start from $NZ1250 per hour

• Prior bookings are essential.
• 50% deposit of the package is required to confirm your dates.
• VISA and MasterCard accepted

• Any booking you cancel within 90 days of the fishing trip incurs loss of deposit.
• HuntFish cancels trips only under serious weather conditions. Should a rescheduled date not be available your deposit is refunded.