Fishing - Kawhaka Lodge, Hokitika - Hokitika Tours / Activities West Coast

Fishing

“Experience unique fly fishing with spectacular scenery”

Kawhaka Lodge is the only fishing lodge on the West Coast. The area surrounding the lodge offers some of New Zealand’s finest fly-fishing with a large number of spectacular and remote rivers, bush clad lakes and mysterious spring creeks to choose from.

West Coast fishing offers predominantly a wild brown trout population with large sea run fish in the months of October November and December. The large sea run trout follow the whitebait up the river during these early months.

The resident Kawhaka Lodge guides utilise a variety of fishing access methods from 4WD vehicles, boats for lake fishing and helicopters which land right on the doorstep of the lodge. If you want to walk 5 minutes or 5 kilometres we can take you there.

Beautiful sea run Salmon can also be caught in local rivers in February and March with an average size of 8-15 pounds.

The Fishing style: Virtually all your fish will be stalked and sighted before you begin to cast. Most fish will be quite visible and within a range of 30-40ft. You will fish with mostly barbless hooks and all fish will be returned to the river (after photo’s have been taken) as we have a 'catch & release' policy to ensure the future of these fisheries.

Heli-Fishing: The lodge has it’s own heli-pad and heli-fishing on the West Coast is one of the experiences of a lifetime. This is an incredible landscape of high mountains, dense forests and a wide variety of rivers and streams to choose from. Heli-fishing from Kawhaka Lodge gives you access to remote fishing locations where the scenery alone is world class. So give this some thought when organizing your itinerary. Prices vary so let us know what you would like to experience with our Heli-fishing options and we’ll send you a quote.

More Information

MORE INFORMATION:

Maximum of 2 persons per guide

Kawhaka Lodge guides are all members of the New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Assn

Heli-Fishing: POA

Helicopter Trips by arrangement

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