| Event/Competition |
Date |
Location |
On the web |
| February
2012 |
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| 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 |
|
|
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| 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 |
|
|
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| 2013 Fips-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships |
12-18 Aug 2013 |
Norway |
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