Blanket Bay specialises in fly-fishing for Wild Rainbow and Brown Trout in South Island Rivers

Whilst the lodge is a comprehensive resort open year round, the original idea for Blanket Bay sprung from the owner's love of fly-fishing. Everything has been designed to provide a world class experience for the most demanding and experienced anglers.

Large rivers, slow moving pools, fast runs and riffles, bush clad streams, open river floats, or small mountain lakes provide exciting options for your fishing pleasure.

You may fish nearby in local rivers and streams or the lake edge at Blanket Bay (a 10+ pound trout was caught at the mouth of Stoney Creek, just alongside the lodge). Or you may prefer to fly fish the lake banks, the mouth of the rivers flowing into the lake.

Lake Wakatipu is home to brown and rainbow trout and land-locked Quinnat Salmon.

Our fishing season on the rivers runs from November through May. There is excellent nymph fishing during the early season and superb dry fly and nymph fishing during the summer months. Brown and rainbow trout average more than three pounds and five to six pound trout are not uncommon. Trophy size trout over 10 pounds are most likely in early or late season.

Fishing on Lake Wakatipu is available year round.

Guided Fishing

Anglers from all over the world have looked to New Zealand as the mecca of angling - the world's best wild trout fishery. There is exceptional stream fishing for browns and rainbows. Fishing in New Zealand is measured by quality not quantity. A good day's fishing might be only 3 or 4 fish, but they could average over 5 pounds!