| Event/Competition |
Date |
Location |
On the web |
| May 2013 |
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| Lake
Pupuke Challenge Fishing Competition |
5 May 2013 |
Lake
Pupuke, Sylvan Park, Henderson Park and Killarney Park, Milford,
Auckland.
Weigh-in at the Sylvan Park Reserve.
Starts 7.00am and finishes 5.30pm |
Organised by Trout Unlimited in conjunction with the North Shore
Fly Fishers Club. Tickets (free) from Hunts Sports in Milford.
No entry fee but lots of prizes!
Contact. Phil Gates
Phone: 09 480 2334
or
Dennis Smith
Phone: 09 376 3370
|
| Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show |
16 - 19 May 2013 |
ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland |
The
Boat Show website |
| MMSFC Kilwell Trout Fishing Tournament |
24 - 26 May 2013 |
Lake
Rotoiti |
Mount
Maunganui Sports Fishing Club website |
| June 2013 |
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| Windsor Cup |
June 2013
(last Saturday in June) |
Waitahanui
River |
A good-spirited event is celebrating its 50
year. Participants must be guests at Windsor
Lodge at the time.
Registration/check-in is on Friday June 28 anytime before 10pm. |
Fiordland Big Three Tournament |
June 2013 |
Te
Anau |
For more information, contact
the tournament manager on 027 229 9846 |
| New Plymouth Brass Monkey Fishing Expedition |
June 2013 |
|
New Plymouth S & UC
Mike Green
Phone: 027 498 7820
Email: npsuc@xtra.co.nz |
| TGFC Trout Contest |
June 2013 |
|
Tauranga
Game Fishing Club website |
Big Three Contest:
- Catch a trout
- Shoot a duck
- Bag a pheasant |
TBC |
Auckland/Waikato
region |
Hamilton Fish & Game
Association
Contact: Robyn Lingard
Phone: 07 849 1666 |
| Brass Monkey Fishing Expedition |
June 2013 |
Lake
Benmore
|
South Canterbury Angler's Club bus trip
|
| July 2013 |
|
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| Kai Iwi Lakes Trout Fishing Competition |
6 - 7 July 2013 |
Kai
Iwi Lakes |
For more information, contact
Fay Stodart, Office Administrator
Northland Fish & Game Council
+ 64 09 438 4135 |
| Kinloch Fishing Competition |
July 2013 |
Kinloch, Lake
Taupo |
Click
here to view more information
|
| Hunt & Fish Expo |
July 2013 |
Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds |
Click
here to view more information
|
| Montrose Salmon Release, Open Day and BBQ |
TBA |
Montrose Salmon Hatchery on the Rakaia
River |
Canterbury Fish & Game
|
| August 2013 |
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| 2013 Fips-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships |
August 2013 |
Norway |
For more information see the Fips Mouche website |
| NZ Film Festival: The Last Ocean |
Aug 2013 |
Sky City Theatre, Auckland CDB. ed 1 Aug, 6:30pm;
Thu 2 Aug, 11:00pm.
|
The Last Ocean is a documentary directed by Peter
Young, one of the country’s leading nature cameramen and a key
figure in the international movement to end fishing in the Ross Sea.
|
| Frosty Jack Shield |
August 2013 |
Lakes Benmore, Waitaki and Aviemore
|
Organised by South Canterbury Angler's Club
|
| Rise Film Festival |
Aug 2013 |
Venues throughout Australia |
Click
here for more information about the Rise Film Festival |
| Kawerau Big 3 Competition |
Aug 2013 |
Kawerau |
The weekend starts at 5pm on Friday 17 August
at the Kawerau Sports & Cultural Club at Firmin Field, Waterhouse
Street, Kawerau. |
| Coleridge Brass Monkey Competition |
Aug 2013 |
Lake
Coleridge |
Contact the Canterbury Anglers Club for more details. |
| September 2012 |
|
|
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| Rise Film Festival |
September 2013 |
Venues throughout New Zealand
|
Click
here for more information about the Rise Film Festival |
| The America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament |
September 2013 |
Vail, Colorado, USA
|
The America Cup is organized
and operated to promote US and international competition in the sport
of fly-fishing and to provide program and monetary support to Project
Healing Waters Fly Fishing. Click
here for more Information |
| October 2013 |
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| Lower Waikato River Trout Contest |
October 2013 |
Waikato River only from below Karapiro Dam to
Waikato Heads.
|
Contact Sweetmans Reel Fishing in Huntly for an entry form. |
| Auckland regional fly fishing competition |
October 2013 |
Ohinemuri
River
|
Entries close September 15. Email yoshi@rodandreel.co.nz for more information |
| Annual S.F.F.N.Z National Pairs Fly Fishing Competition |
October 2013 |
Lake
Rotoaira
|
Contact Tony Houpt on 027 543 5293 for more information,
or click
here to view more information. Entry
form available here. |
| Lakes Lodge Okataina - Fishing Competition |
October 2013 |
Lake
Okataina
|
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| November 2013 |
|
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| Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition |
First Saturday in November |
Lake
Coleridge
|
Organised by North Canterbury
Fish and Game |
| Waikato Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
November 2013 |
Waihou
River
|
Entries close October 12. Email nigel@ova-achievers.co.nz for more information |
| Wellington Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
November 2013 |
TBA
|
Entries close November 1. |
| December 2013 |
|
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| Ngahinapouri School and Community fishing competition |
Dec 2013 |
Any legal fishing area - both salt and freshwater. |
For registration form |
| Taupo Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
December 2013 |
Lake
Kuratau
|
|
| North Shore competition |
December 2013 |
TBA
|
Entries close November 1. |
| January
2014 |
|
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| Boat
Fishing Tuition Seminar |
January 2014 |
Stony Point, Lake
Tarawera |
A free fishing seminar to be run covering tha
basics of boat fishing. For more details contact msherburn@fishandgame.org.nz |
| Boat Fishing Tuition Seminar |
January 2014 |
Home Bay, Lake
Waikaremoana |
For more details contact msherburn@fishandgame.org.nz |
| Manawatu Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
January 2014 |
Manawatu
River |
Entries close December 14. Contact Steve for more
details steve@alterationspecialists.co.nz |
| Tauranga Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
January 2014 |
Waihou
River |
Entries close December 20. |
| Hawke's Bay Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
January 2014 |
Tukituki |
Entries close December 20. |
| Eastern Fish and Game |
Jan 2014 |
Lake
Waikaremoana |
A free fishing seminar to be run covering the
basics of boat fishing. View details on Reel
Life or contact Mark Sherburn, Tel 021 244 1774 |
2013 South Island Conclave
|
To be advised |
Middlemarch, Otago
(Strath Taieri Community Centre) |
Organised by the Federation
of Fly Fishers. Email Chris Dore for details. |
| February
2014 |
|
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| Rotorua Regional Fly Fishing Champs |
February 2014 |
Lake
Aniwhenua |
Entries close January 10. Contact Neal for more
details nahawes@xtra.co.nz |
| South Westland salmon competition |
2014 |
Lake Mapourika |
South Westland Lions |
Casting for Recovery New
Zealand Retreat
|
Feb 2014 |
Turangi, Taupo |
Find
out more...
Contact: Sherrie Feickert
|
National Fly Fishing Champs
|
2014 |
Waihou, Waimakariri and Aniwhenua |
For more information visit the Sports Fly-Fishing website |
| Waimakariri Salmon Fishing Competition ("Rangers
Trophy") |
14 Feb 2014 |
All the Waimakariri
River below the Main Road Bridge. |
See Waimakariri
Salmon Fishing Competition
Brian Smart: 027 310 5348 |
| Lake Hawea Family Fishing Classic |
16th Feb 2014 |
Lake
Hawea
Entry forms are available at Lake Hawea Motors
and Torque Marine or you can just turn up. |
Supported by Otago Fish &
Game.
Contact: Nick Davis
Phone: 64 3 443 7779 |
Casting for Recovery New
Zealand Retreat
|
22 - 24 Feb 2014 |
Te Awamutu |
Find
out more...
Contact: Wendy Caldwell
Email: wendy@castingforrecovery.org.nz |
| National soft-hard Release fishing competition |
Feb 2014 |
Waihi Beach, Bay of Plenty |
Contact Janet Edmond on +64
7 863 5402 for more details. |
Introduction to Fly Fishing |
Feb 2014
7-9pm |
Onslow College, Wellington |
An Onslow College Adult Education
Class
Cost: $1155
Phone 04 477 1118 to book. |
Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition
|
Feb 2014 |
Rakaia
River |
See Rakaia
Salmon Fishing Competition for details. |
| March 2014 |
|
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| Hunt & Fish Expo |
March 2014 |
Pettigrew Green Arena
Taradale, Hawke’s Bay. |
For more info, click
here |
| Teviot Angling Competition |
March 2014 |
Teviot River, Otago
Registration is at the bridge huts from 8.30am
inwards. |
Contact Otago
Fish & Game for more info. |
Introduction to Fly Fishing |
Thursday evenings from March - to April 2014 |
Onslow College, Wellington |
An Onslow College Adult Education
Class
Cost: $115
Phone 04 477 1118 to book. |
Otago Harbour Salmon
Fishing Competition
|
March 2014 |
Otago
Harbour, Dunedin
Weighing and judging is at 4pm each day at the
Wharf Hotel |
New Zealand Salmon Anglers
Association (NZSAA)
Contact: John Savoy
Phone: 03-455 8235
Mobile: 027 275 0855
Adults: $30;
Members: $20;
Children under 12: $5 |
Rangers Waimakariri Salmon Fishing Competition |
March 2014 |
Waimakariri
River |
Registration for the competition starts at 11am
at Kairaki Beach on the north side of the Waimakariri and must be completed before fishing. |
| Lake Tekapo Fishing Competition |
March 2014 |
Lake
Tekapo |
See Lake
Tekapo fishing competition |
Kapiti Fly fishing Learn to Fly Fish
|
March 2014 |
Wellington Regional Council Depot, Riverbank road, Otaki
|
Contact
ken-sylvia@xtra.co.nz
Phone 021 2446079 |
Casting for Recovery New
Zealand Retreat
|
March 2014 |
Nelson |
Find
out more...
Contact: Sandra Jermyn
Email: sandra@castingforrecovery.org.nz |
Oceania Fly Fishing Championships |
March 2014 |
Rotorua New Zealand |
See the Sports Fly-Fishing website for more details |
| Ngongotaha Trout Festival
|
Easter: 2014
|
Ngongotaha
Rotorua |
A concert and a trout-fishing competition will
see Ngongotaha transformed into one big street party during Easter
Weekend as part of the first Ngongotaha Trout Festival. |
| Ahaura Hunting & Fishing Competition |
Easter: 5.00pm 28 (Thursday) to - Sunday March 2014 |
Ahaura,
West Coast |
Contact Anton Becker for entry forms
Ph: 03 7323576 or 0272 498 341
|
| Lake Arapuni Fishing Competition |
March 2014
Starts 6am Sat
Close/weigh in 2pm Sunday
Prize giving 2.30pm Sunday |
Lake
Arapuni
(Bulmers Landing) |
Organised by the Te Awamutu
Fish & Game Club.
Entry fees: Adults $20, Juniors (under 12) free.
For further information contact Te Awamutu Fish
and Game Assn Inc.
Grant Annan: Ph 07 871 3727 |
| April 2014 |
|
|
|
Casting for Recovery New
Zealand Retreat
|
5 - 7 April 2013 |
Owen River Lodge Nelson |
Find
out more...
Contact: Sherrie Feickert
Email: bcbg4therapies@gmail.com |
Sports
Fly Fishing New Zealand National Fly Fishing Championships
|
April 2013 |
Lake
Kuratau &
Whanganui
River |
Sports
Fly Fishing New Zealand |
| Wanaka Autumn Fly Tying Class |
22 - 23 April 2013 |
Lake
Wanaka
A twoe day class run by experienced angler Mike
Wedell in all aspects of fly tying. |
Classes by Mike Weddell.
See www.autumnartschool.net.nz |
Wanaka Autumn Fly Fishing School |
24 - 26 April 2013 |
Lake
Wanaka
A three day class run by experienced angler Mike
Wedell in all aspects of fly fishing. |
Classes by Mike Weddell.
See http://www.autumnartschool.net.nz/#flyfishing
|
| Annual Trout Tournament |
April 2013
|
Lake
Rotoiti
|
|
| NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers AGM |
April 2013
|
TBC
|
See www.nzffa.net
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