TRAVELING TO NEW ZEALAND
Planning a New Zealand Fishing Trip? Don’t Forget Your Travel Insurance
If you’re an international angler dreaming about a New Zealand fishing trip, the spectacular Mackenzie Basin should be high on your list.
Located in the central South Island of New Zealand, the world-famous Tekapo and Ōhau Hydro Canals offer a fishing experience unlike almost anywhere else. These incredible waterways are internationally renowned for producing some truly impressive rainbow trout, brown trout and salmon.
At Boothy’s Fishing School, I specialise in helping visiting anglers get the most out of their time in this unique part of New Zealand.
Whether you’re searching for a Twizel fishing guide, Tekapo fishing guide, New Zealand trout fishing experience or simply want to learn the techniques required for successful Hydro Canal fishing, I can help you understand how to approach these incredible waterways.
Travelling From Overseas to Fish in New Zealand?
Anglers travel a long way to experience New Zealand trout fishing, particularly from Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and other parts of the world.
If you’re investing in international flights, accommodation, vehicle hire and a guided fishing experience, there’s one other thing I strongly recommend organising before leaving home:
Comprehensive travel insurance.
International travel doesn’t always go exactly according to plan. Flights can be delayed or cancelled, luggage can go missing, people can become sick or injured, and valuable belongings can occasionally be lost, stolen or damaged.
Travel insurance can provide important protection against many of these unexpected situations, depending on the policy you choose.
Make Sure Your Fishing Gear Is Covered
This is particularly important for international anglers bringing their own fishing equipment to New Zealand.
A quality collection of fishing rods, reels, tackle, soft baits, lures and other equipment can be worth thousands of dollars.
Don’t simply assume your fishing equipment is automatically covered.
Before travelling, check your insurance policy carefully to see whether it covers fishing and sporting equipment, what the maximum claim limits are, whether individual-item limits apply, and whether your equipment is covered while actually being used.
If you’re bringing particularly expensive rods or reels, ask your insurance provider whether they need to be individually listed or whether you need additional cover.
Make Your New Zealand Fishing Holiday One to Remember
Coming to New Zealand to fish the Twizel and Tekapo Hydro Canals can be the trip of a lifetime.
The Mackenzie Basin combines spectacular South Island scenery with some incredibly exciting fishing opportunities. But these canals are unique, and learning how to read the water, select the right tackle and use the correct techniques can make a huge difference.
That’s where having an experienced Twizel fishing guide and Tekapo fishing guide can help.
At Boothy’s Fishing School, I teach anglers how to fish the Hydro Canal system using techniques including soft baiting and egg rolling, while helping you understand where the fish are likely to be holding and why.
Whether you’re an experienced angler travelling halfway around the world or you’re completely new to trout fishing, there’s always something to learn.
Planning Your New Zealand Trout Fishing Adventure?
If you’re planning an international New Zealand fishing holiday, get the important things sorted before you leave home:
Book your flights, arrange your accommodation, organise your fishing experience, check your fishing licence requirements — and make sure you have appropriate travel insurance that covers you and your fishing equipment.
Then you can arrive in the Mackenzie Basin ready to concentrate on the important part:
Fishing the world-famous Hydro Canals and chasing that New Zealand trout of a lifetime.
Safe travels and tight lines!
Ben Booth
Boothy’s Fishing School
Twizel & Tekapo — Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand
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