Upcoming Otago Fishing Events

Otago Fish & Game Events

Dunedin Beginner Adult Fishing Classes

Theory:
Date: Tuesday September 10, Wednesday September 11, Thursday September 12 (women only).
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Location: Otago Fish & Game office, corner of Hanover and Harrow streets, Dunedin.

Practical:
Date: Saturday September 14, 1pm-2pm, at Southern Reservoir
Email: sdixon@fishandgame.org.nz

 

Cromwell Beginner Adult Fishing Class

Theory:
Date: Friday September 13
Date: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Cromwell Presbyterian Church, Elspeth Street

Practical:
Date: Saturday September 14
Time: 8am-10am
Location: Lowburn Inlet
Email: bsowry@fishandgame.org.nz

 

Dunedin Take A Kid Fishing

Dates:
Saturday September 21,
Sunday September 22,
Saturday September 28,
Sunday September 29, 2024

Time:10am-noon
Location:Southern Reservoir
Email: sdixon@fishandgame.org.nz

 

Softbait clinics

Dunedin
Date: Wednesday November 6, 2024
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Location: Taieri River, Henley
Email: otago@fishandgame.org.nz

Queenstown
Date: Wednesday November 13, 2024
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Location: Shotover/Kawarau rivers confluence, Frankton
Email: bsowry@fishandgame.org.nz

 

Other Otago events

Mike Weddell Fly-fishing Course

How to catch trout on the fly in Otago and Southland.

Dates: Mondays, September 16, 23, 30 and October 7
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Otago Fish & Game office, Dunedin
Email: mike@mikeweddellflyfishing.co.nz

 

Glenorchy Fishing Competition

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Location: Lake Wakatipu - Weigh-in at Glenorchy Hall
Email: gyfishingcompetition@gmail.com

 

Teviot Angling Club Take A Kid Fishing Day

Date: November 24, 2024
Time: 8.30am
Location: Remarkables Orchard
Email: Secretary@teviotanglingclub@gmail.com

 

Wakatipu Anglers Club Women’s Fly-Fishing Day

Event to promote women fly fishing.

Date: Saturday November 24, 2024
Time: 10am
Location: Queenstown venue TBC
Email: wakatipuanglersclubnz@gmail.com

 

Cromwell Town & Country Club 13th Annual Fishing Competition

Date: Thursday January 2, 2025
Time: Weigh-in 4pm-6pm at the club
Location: Lake Dunstan
Phone: (03) 4451169

 

Lake Hawea Family Fishing Classic

One-day family competition. Net profits returned to local community.

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Contact: www.lakehaweafishing.co.nz or Facebook.