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Rakaia Gorge – Jetboating, Salmon, Trout & Fly Fishing Trips

New Zealand Jetboating, Salmon, Trout & Fly Fishing Trips

Explore and enjoy the pristine waters of the Rakaia River with a relaxing fishing trip or thrilling jet boating adventure, just one hour from Christchurch in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Canterbury Fishing Trips

  • Experience some of the South Island's best flyfishing on the Rakaia River
  • Choose from unguided salmon fishing or guided fly-fishing trips
  • Between October and April, choose brown and rainbow trout fishing
  • From mid January to May, enjoy Rakaia salmon fishing
  • Access to fishing can be by foot, 4WD, helicopter or jetboat.

Canterbury Jetboating Trips

  • Jetboat along 32 km of the Rakaia River
  • Jet boating trips last 30 minutes, but customised trips are possible
  • Each trip caters for up to 10 people (group concessions available).

We look forward to seeing you soon.

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