Freshwater Fishing NZ

South Island Angler's Guide

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Freshwater Fishing NZ covers the trout and salmon rivers and lakes of the South Island. Built with local anglers and Fish & Game, it turns live data into one plain answer: is it worth going? CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE • Live river flow, with water temperature where it's gauged • A plain-English fishability verdict — weighing flow against cold, wind and recent rain, and rating the lakes too • Two weeks of flow history against the seasonal median, so you can read the trend at a glance • Current weather, rainfall and a 7-day outlook READ THE HATCH • Temperature-driven predictions for the willow-grub fall and cicada activity, built on published science • A hatch calendar and a fly recommender matched to your water • Method-aware throughout — set fly, spinner or bait and the app tailors what it shows KNOW EACH WATER • Fish species and regulations for every reach, straight from the current Anglers Notices • Best Waters — a ranked read on where's fishing well right now, for your method • Per-reach water character (lowland willow, tussock headwater, spring creek and more) so the hatch call fits the water • The Southland beat system, with named colour-coded beats GET TO THE WATER • Access types, parking, paper roads and Fish & Game access information where available • Offline maps you can download before you lose signal • River and lake webcams where available KEEP A SEASON WORTH REMEMBERING • Log every fish — from a sighting to a landed fish — with weights, flies and notes • Insights, home-screen widgets and Siri MEMBERSHIP PREMIUM — know whether it's worth going, and what's on. • The Fishability verdict — a clear "is it worth going?" for any water, at a glance. It weighs live flow against cold, wind and recent rain and gives you a plain-English call — "Prime — get out there" or "a hard day" — before you fuel up the car. It rates the lakes too. • Willow-grub and cicada hatch predictions, temperature-driven and built on published science, with the hatch calendar and fly recommender. • The full conditions picture: live flow detail, water temperature, weather and the 7-day forecast, trip planning, and the catch log, insights, widgets and Siri. GUIDE — everything in Premium, plus the app's smartest tools. • Best Waters — ranks every river and lake for how it's fishing right now and tomorrow, for your method (fly, spin or bait), weighing live flow, water character, weather and the seasonal trend. Your morning shortlist, not a guess. It spreads its picks with a per-angler rotation, so it never funnels everyone onto the same water — helping protect the fishery. • The guiding tools: client management, branded pre-trip and trip reports, story cards, and advanced season analytics. River flow and water temperature are free to every angler, always. Freshwater Fishing NZ is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Environment Southland, Otago Regional Council, West Coast Regional Council, Environment Canterbury, Marlborough District Council, Tasman District Council, or the Fish and Game Councils whose data it uses. Data from those organisations is used with their guidance and attributed to them. Weather and the 7-day forecast are provided by Apple Weather. The willow-grub and cicada models draw on historical temperature data from Open-Meteo. Readings are indicative only — always assess conditions for yourself. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Whole South Island all regions updated

Version 1.15(24)

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    Information

    Seller
    • Anna-Maree Morris
    Size
    • 55.7 MB
    Category
    • Sports
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Founding Angler $299.99
    • Guide $129.99
    • Premium $34.99
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    Copyright
    • © 2026 Anna-Maree Morris
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