Fishing in New Zealand
26 species across 39 spots
New Zealand offers fishing across 39 spots with 26 species in marine, freshwater, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
This remote archipelago is a bucket-list destination for many anglers, with its pristine waters and abundant Schlegel's red bass populations.
The remote Three Kings Islands are a challenging but rewarding destination for Hawaiian morwong fishing.
Complex coastline with many inlets and reef structures supporting high densities of marblefish.
26
Species
39
Spots
Species
26
Notchheaded marblefish
Aplodactylus etheridgii
marine
Chatham deep-water triplefin
Matanui bathytaton
marine
Black mudfish
Neochanna diversus
freshwater
Sunrise perch
Caprodon schlegelii
marine
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
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
marine
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus
marine
Sea trout
Salmo trutta
marine, freshwater, brackish
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
marine, brackish
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
marine
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
marine
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
marine
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
marine
Snoek
Thyrsites atun
marine, brackish
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Lycenchelys rosea
Lycenchelys rosea
marine
Paperbones
Luciosudis normani
marine
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
marine