ABOUT US

Sport Fly Fishing NZ is a not-for-profit organization aimed at promoting sports fly fishing in NZ.  We run regional championship events throughout NZ mainly over the summer months from which anglers compete to qualify for the NZ National Championships which are held on lake and river venues. From these National Championships teams are selected to represent New Zealand at either the World Championships, Commonwealth Championships or the Oceania Championships.  

Latest COMPETITION Results 

Lake and River Points table 2024-25> 
Final RIVER & Lake points (uPDATED 18th MARCH) 

Billy Thrupp wins at Lake Kuratau 

Billy managed to win 2 sessions and came in 2nd in the other one to be an easy winner with only 4 place points. The senior citizen TV star Neil Hirtzel did exceptionally well to come 2nd with the young gun Noah Shapiro coming 3rd. Full Report>

Suzie Foggo takes out Manawatu Champs

Suzie Foggo had a great comp in the Manawatu region last weekend to win the region championship from Simon Thomas in 2nd and anther woman Sarah Delany coming home in 3rd. Full results>

Simon Thomas 2nd, Suzie Foggo 1st, Sarah Delany 3rd

Rotorua Regional Lake Championships 2024, Lake Rerewhakaaitu.

Hamilton angler Tom Johnson, in his first year of lake competition took out the comp with consistent results over the 3 sessions. Some anglers found fish hard to find. Full Report>

Ben Henton 3rd, Tom Johnson 1st, Ollie Bassett 2nd.