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 at Kinloch, 3 lures are included, scroll down to book.
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, click here to book a trip, 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.
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