Fishing near Ashhurst, Manawatū-Whanganui

Ashhurst sits at the edge of the Manawatū Gorge where the Pohangina River meets the Manawatū River just minutes from town. The area is prime freshwater trout country, with the Manawatū River's 170 km of fishable water running past Ashhurst drawing anglers after brown and rainbow trout. The Ashhurst bridge stretch is known locally for fewer but larger fish — commonly in the 4–7 lb range.

Top waters to fish near Ashhurst

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Ashhurst, Manawatū-Whanganui and what's needed to catch them.

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Common Smelt

Retropinna retropinna

Dwarf Galaxias

Galaxias divergens

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Barracouta

Thyrsites atun

Blue Cod

Parapercis colias

Blue Mackerel

Scomber australasicus

Blue Moki

Latridopsis ciliaris

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Blue Warehou

Seriolella brama

Bronze Whaler

Carcharhinus brachyurus

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