New Zealand Sport Fishing Council

NZSFC Nationals 2025

The NZSFC Nationals 2025 will be held on the 15th to the 22nd of February 2025. Fish anywhere in New Zealand waters. Angler v Angler, Team v Team and Club v Club. Click on the text for further information

NZ Sport Fishing Council

Promoting and providing education, participation and pathways to sustainable marine fishing.

Legasea – fish for the people

Working together to restore our coastal fisheries

NZSFC Youth Nationals 2025

NZSFC Youth Nationals will be held from Saturday the 12th of April to Sunday the 27th of April 2025. Click on the text for further information. All welcome to enter. Enter via your fishing club or online. Open to everyone. For full details visit www.nzsportfishing.co.nz.

Fish Care

Promoting best practice techniques to help recreational fishers reduce their impact on our marine environment

PIC Insurance

Great insurance advice that works for you – just a click away – click here for more information

GoFuel

Marine Customer Fuel Card – Get going with GOfuel

Boaties.co.nz

Essential info for Boaties including great fishing facts, tides, marine events, interactive maps & the latest weather.

WELCOME TO THE NZ SPORT FISHING COUNCIL

The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council Inc (NZSFC), is a not for profit organisation originally founded in 1957 and incorporated on 3 March 1959, incorporation society number 223403. We currently have 50 affiliated member Clubs from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island.

Yearbook 2024

OUR VISION

To be the leading Sport Fishing organisation promoting and providing education, participation and pathways to sustainable marine fishing.

Over a million Kiwis go fishing annually. Whether it’s children learning to fish from wharves and beaches, or family outings to catch and enjoy a feed of fish through to those who target game fish and test their skills in sport fishing, fishing is an integral part of New Zealand’s heritage, culture and outdoor recreation. Fishing is a social and recreational outdoor activity and New Zealand has world class fisheries with many thousands of tourists visiting to explore our waters.

NZSFC fills a variety of needs and supports the million or so New Zealanders that fish. A key role is to advocate for responsible and sustainable management of our marine environment to ensure future generations are able to enjoy the unique resource we have. The Council conducts education programs, commissions and funds fisheries research projects, and participates in fisheries management.

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Tag Purchases

The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council is the Agent for Game Fish Tags. Tags can be purchased through your fishing club or by contacting the Administration Officer at secretary@nzsportfishing.org.nz Tags can also be purchased through our on line shop tab.

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LOOKING FOR A CLUB?

New Zealand Sport Fishing Council Inc has 55 member clubs with over 35,000 members throughout New Zealand as at June 2018. Our latest members are the World Sports Fishing Federation (NZ Charter) who joined the Council in July 2018.

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