Fishing near Motueka, Tasman

Motueka sits in the Tasman region at the northern tip of the South Island, at the foot of the Motueka River valley. The area is best known for brown trout fishing, anchored by the Motueka River — locally called 'the Mot' — a nationally recognised fishery protected by a Water Conservation Order. Several tributary rivers extend the fishing country well into the surrounding ranges.