Fishing & Hunting

Get out into nature and catch your dinner

Fishing

Before you get started, you need to buy a license. If you need to hire a rod and lures you can do so from Kinloch for $19 for the day, 3 lures are included.

Key spots in the area are:

Greenstone – backcountry license required
Lake McKellar – source of the Greenstone River
Lake Rere
Diamond Creek & Lake Reid
Diamond Lake
Dart River
Rees River
Routeburn River
Lake Sylvan
Glenorchy Lagoon
Kinloch

To check the latest regulations click here. For more information about some of the above spots click here

Queenstown Fishing can take you out on the lake and show you the best places to go, or try a fly fishing trip with Top of the Lake Guiding.

If you’re competitive come and try your luck in the annual Glenorchy fishing competition on the first Saturday of every October.

Hunting

For information about hunting on DOC land in the area see here. Please note that a permit is required.

For a personalised experience on private land talk to Top of the Lake Guiding about their trips into the backcountry.