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New Zealand Fly Fishing Competitions and Events

See also Childrens' fishing days and Fly fishing tuition.

  Event/Competition   Date   Location On the web
  February 2012      

Nelson Trout Fishing Club Fly Tying Meeting

5 Feb 2012

Fish and Game Rooms, Nelson

Contact President Ray Day on +64 3 544 1245 for more information.

SFFNZ Team Clinic

11-12 Feb 2012 Tukituki River

The clinics will cover; reading rivers, where to fish, spotting and casting to fish, flies, leaders, knots, fly tying and flies types etc.

Contact Tony Houpt for more details tony.houpt@xtra.co.nz

Lake Hawea Family Fishing Classic 11 Feb 2012

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: Trevor Hewson
Phone: 64 3 443 7779

2012 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 14-19 Feb 2012 Tasmania  

Casting for Recovery New Zealand Retreat

17-19 Feb 2012 Te Awamutu

Find out more...

Contact: Wendy Caldwell

Email: wendy@castingforrecovery.org.nz

National soft-hard Release fishing competition

17-25 Feb 2012

Waihi Beach, Bay of Plenty

Contact Janet Edmond on +64 7 863 5402 for more details.

Introduction to Fly Fishing

23 Feb 2012, 7-9pm

Onslow College, Wellington

An Onslow College Adult Education Class

Cost: $75

Phone 04 477 1118 to book.

Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition

24-26 Feb 2012

Rakaia River

See Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition for details.

  March 2012      

Introduction to Fly Fishing

1 & 8 March 2012

Onslow College, Wellington

An Onslow College Adult Education Class

Cost: $75

Phone 04 477 1118 to book.

Otago Salmon Fishing Competition

3-4 March 2012

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

Hastings Regional Fly Fishing Champs

3-4 March 2012

Tukituki River
(River closes 13 Jan)

Contact Aaron West or Lloyd Struthers for more details aaronlwest@hotmail.com

Casting for Recovery New Zealand Retreat

9-11 March 2012 Rotorua

Find out more...

Contact: Sherrie Feickert

Email: sherrie@castingforrecovery.org.nz

Waimakariri Salmon Fishing Competition ("Rangers Trophy")

10 March 2012 (24 March back-up date)

All the Waimakariri River below the Main Road Bridge. See Waimakariri Salmon Fishing Competition
Teviot Angling Competition 13 March 2012

Teviot River, Otago

Registration is at the bridge huts from 8.30am inwards.

Contact Otago Fish & Game for more info.

Sports Fly Fishing New Zealand National Fly Fishing Championships

 

23-25 March 2012 TBA TBA

Casting for Recovery New Zealand Retreat

23-25 March 2012 Nelson

Find out more...

Contact: Sandra Jermyn

Email: sandra@castingforrecovery.org.nz

Hunt & Fish Expo 26-27 March 2012

Pettigrew Green Arena
Taradale, Hawke’s Bay.

For more info, click here
Kapiti Fly fishing Learn to Fly Fish
19 March 2012 Wellington Regional Council Depot, Riverbank road, Otaki
Contact

ken-sylvia@xtra.co.nz

Phone 021 2446079

Lake Tekapo Fishing Competition 17 March 2012 Lake Tekapo

See Lake Tekapo fishing competition

Lake Arapuni Fishing Competition

2012

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. Sponsored by Mighty River Power.

Entry fees: Adults $20.00, Juniors (under 12) $5.00.

For further information contact Te Awamutu Fish and Game Assn Inc.

 April 2012      

Sports Fly Fishing New Zealand National Fly Fishing Championships

 

April 2012

Lake Aniwhenua

This is the lake fishing section of the Nnational competition.

Sports Fly Fishing New Zealand

Chiefs Fishing Competition
(trout and saltwater)
April 2012 Anywhere from Auckland in the north to Taupo in the south.

In a unique opportunity to "hook a chief", people can bid to take two Chiefs rugby players fishing.

Adults: $50
Under 16-year-olds: $25

For details, go to www.chiefs.co.nz and click on "fishing competition".

Wanaka Autumn Art School

April 2012

Lake Wanaka

A three day class run by experienced angler Mike Wedell in all aspects of fly fishing.

Classes by Mike Weddell.

See www.autumnartschool.net.nz

 

 

NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers AGM

April 2012

 

Brentwood Hotel
16 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie,
WELLINGTON

See www.nzffa.net

 

Rangers Waimakariri Salmon Fishing Competition

April 2012

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.
Ngongotaha Trout Festival

Easter:April 2012

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 April 2012 Ahaura, West Coast Contact: 03-732 3668

NZ National Open Feather Merchants Fly Tying Competition 

April 2012

TBA

See the 2008 results, report and photos

  May 2012      
Lake Pupuke Challenge Fishing Competition

 

Lake Pupuke, Sylvan Park, Henderson Park and Killarney Park, Milford, Auckland.

Weigh-in at the Sylvan Park Reserve.

Starts 7.00am and finishes 3.30pm

Organised by Trout Unlimited in conjunction with the North Shore Fly Fishers Club.

No entry fee but lots of prizes!

Contact. Dennis Smith
Phone: 09 376 3375

Mobile: 027 412 2811

Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show   ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland The Boat Show website
MMSFC Trout Fishing Tournament   Lake Rotoiti Mount Maunganui Sports Fishing Club website
Month Long Challenge   Weigh-in at Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui Sports Fishing Club website
  June 2012      
2012 Fips-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships 4-10 June 2012 Slovenia

The New Zealand Silver Flies will be competing.

Windsor Cup

Register Friday night. Fish from 5am Saturday.
Last weigh-in 6pm Saturday.
Function and awards from 7pm.

Waitahanui River A good-spirited event that has been running for 47 years. Participants must be guests at Windsor Lodge at the time. See www.windsorlodge.co.nz for photos of the 2009 event.
TGFC Trout Contest June 2012   Tauranga Game Fishing Club website

Big Three Contest:
- Catch a trout
- Shoot a duck

- Bag a pheasant

??? Auckland/Waikato region

Hamilton Fish & Game Association

Contact: Michelle Houghton

Phone: 07 843 7864

Brass Monkey Fishing Expedition

June 2012


South Canterbury Angler's Club bus trip


New Plymouth Brass Monkey Fishing Expedition June 2012   New Plymouth S & UC
Lee Drummond
Phone: 0274 712 315
Email: lee@tasmanmarine.co.nz
Beginners fly tying classes

June 2012

Auckland
Rod & Reel


  July 2012      
Kai Iwi Lakes Trout Fishing Competition TBA Kai Iwi Lakes

See Northland F&G for details

See the:

- 2010 results

- 2009 results 

Montrose Salmon Release, Open Day and BBQ

TBA

Montrose Salmon Hatchery on the Rakaia River

Canterbury Fish & Game

 

Beginners fly tying classes

TBA

Auckland
Rod & Reel


  2013      
2013 Fips-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships 12-18 Aug 2013 Norway  

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