Ready, steady, fish! Freshwater season licenses now on sale
Fishing licences are on sale today as anticipation builds for the upcoming season.
“Spring is on its way, and today marks a key date in the diary for keen anglers,” said Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan.
“With the season starting on October 1, it’s a good idea for anglers to get in early and grab their licence so they can focus on sorting their gear and planning trips with friends.
“Fishing is great for physical and mental well-being; you can’t focus on problems when you are focused on a trout at the end of your line.
“Fishing is also a great way to connect with whānau and friends, to teach children skills, instil a desire to protect the environment and help them learn independence.”
Jordan said women were increasingly giving angling a go.
“My experience is that it’s liberating. It’s time to yourself, but it also means you can bring back something delicious and healthy for dinner.”
New Zealand’s freshwater fishing offers great value for the challenges and excitement it provides.
“Around the world, New Zealand is regarded as having some of the finest trout angling on the planet,” Jordan said.
The 2024-25 season licences are available in accredited sports shops and other outlets or online.
Lisa was born in Auckland at the start of the 1970s, living in a small campsite community on the North Shore called Browns Bay. She spent a significant part of her life with her grandparents, often hanging out at the beaches. Lisa has many happy memories from those days at Browns Bay beach, where fish were plentiful on the point and the ocean was rich in seaweed. She played in the water for hours, going home totally “sun-kissed.” “An adorable time to grow up,” Lisa tells me.
Lisa enjoyed many sports; she was a keen tennis player and netballer, playing in the top teams for her age right up until the family moved to Wellington. Lisa was fifteen years old, which unfortunately marked the end of her sporting career. Local teams were well established in Wellington, and her attention was drawn elsewhere.