However with more than 250 local characters on our books willing to teach you all they know about the fish in their area, it is impossible to put an itinerary together for you until I know more of your details such as season, frequency, variety, type of fishing and budget. You can try your hand for just a few hours, a whole day or multi-days staying in remote mountain huts.

New Zealand is a wonderful place for a vacation and scuba-diving around our coastline is simply breath-taking. The Poor Knight's Islands are on the '10 best Dive Sites' in the world. Nearby you can dive for crayfish (NZ lobster) or huge scallops - they will even have them cooked for you back on the beach.

Let me know your ultimate fishing wish for a perfect vacation in New Zealand and I'll promise a never-to-be repeated fishing experience. You could combine your fishing experience with diving for scallops or crayfish, or hunting in the mountains for deer, chamois, wild goats and wild pigs. Click here to see some examples of where and how you can fish  - you can combine as many of the modules as you wish. You may choose to fish just once while here, or the ultimate addict may wish to do it as often as possible - just let me know. For trout fishing packages and ideas, please click here