Fishing in New Zealand
63 species across 82 spots
New Zealand offers fishing across 82 spots with 63 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, freshwater waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Renowned for its clear waters and abundant reef life, the Bay of Islands is a top destination for targeting Yellow weaver on rocky outcrops and kelp beds.
This remote archipelago is a bucket-list destination for many anglers, with its pristine waters and abundant Schlegel's red bass populations.
High alpine lake stocked with Arctic char, offering stunning scenery and good catch rates in the Southern Hemisphere summer.
63
Species
82
Spots
Species
63Yellow weaver
Parapercis gilliesii
marine
Shortjaw kokopu
Galaxias postvectis
marine, freshwater, brackish
Notchheaded marblefish
Aplodactylus etheridgii
marine
Scarlet wrasse
Pseudolabrus miles
marine
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
marine
Bovichtus diacanthus
Bovichtus diacanthus
marine
Purplebelly skate
Rajella purpuriventralis
marine
Chatham deep-water triplefin
Matanui bathytaton
marine
Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Ahuru
Auchenoceros punctatus
marine
Black mudfish
Neochanna diversus
freshwater
New Zealand ling
Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae
marine
Sunrise perch
Caprodon schlegelii
marine
Cheilodactylus cinctus
Cheilodactylus cinctus
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yellowtail amberjack
Seriola lalandi
marine, brackish
Tarakihi
Nemadactylus macropterus
marine
shark bully
Cheimarrichthys fosteri
Deep-sea smelt
Glossanodon semifasciatus
marine
Zebra bullhead shark
Heterodontus zebra
marine
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Yellowbelly flounder
Rhombosolea leporina
marine
Giant wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
marine
Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
marine
Tucker's frostfish
Benthodesmus tuckeri
marine
Aplochiton marinus
Aplochiton marinus
freshwater, brackish
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus
marine
Sea trout
Salmo trutta
marine, freshwater, brackish
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
marine, brackish
Cheilodactylus elongatus
Cheilodactylus elongatus
Deepwater skate
Dipturus acrobelus
marine
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
marine
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
marine
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
marine
Coelorinchus commutabilis
Coelorinchus commutabilis
marine
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
marine
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
marine
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
freshwater, brackish
Snoek
Thyrsites atun
marine, brackish
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Lycenchelys rosea
Lycenchelys rosea
marine
Careproctus io
Careproctus io
marine
Unipore snailfish
Paraliparis impariporus
marine
Shorthorn fangtooth
Anoplogaster brachycera
marine
Pacific bluefin tuna
Thunnus orientalis
marine, brackish
Careproctus tricapitidens
Careproctus tricapitidens
marine
Yellowback stingaree
Urolophus sufflavus
marine
Coelorinchus radcliffei
Coelorinchus radcliffei
marine
Epigonus ctenolepis
Epigonus ctenolepis
marine
Yellownose skate
Zearaja chilensis
marine
Salmonidarum acutirostratus
Salmonidarum acutirostratus
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
marine
Eustomias problematicus
Eustomias problematicus
marine
Small-eyed abyssal eel
Haptenchelys parviocularis
marine
Coryphaenoides oreinos
Coryphaenoides oreinos
marine
Wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes maculatus
marine
Careproctus spinulosus
Careproctus spinulosus
marine
Careproctus steini
Careproctus steini
marine
Vaillant's grenadier
Bathygadus melanobranchus
marine
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
marine