Nearby water: Rangitaiki River, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Not a photo of this guide service.

The Rangitaiki River between Edgecumbe and Thornton. Photo: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Fishy Steve's Fly Fishing Guide Service

Fly-fishing guide · Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand

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At a glance

Trips, waters and species named on the outfitter’s website. Waters named don’t confirm where they’re permitted to guide, public access or current conditions; the website may cover trips elsewhere. Availability isn’t shown here; ask for dates.

Raft trips
Euro nymphing
Beginners & lessons
Multi-day trips
Lodge packages

Lake Taupo

Linked names open the water page.

Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Catfish
Bass

Trips

As stated on their website. Seasons shift with water and regulations.

Trip lengths: Half day · Full day · Multi-day

About Fishy Steve's Fly Fishing Guide Service

Fly-fishing guide service based in Taupo, Waikato offering raft trips, euro nymphing and trips for beginners.

More about Fishy Steve's Fly Fishing Guide Service

Waters named on its website include Lake Taupo. Species named: rainbow trout, brown trout, catfish and bass.

Fly-fishing guideFly fishing mentioned on their website: yes

Their website is about fly fishing.

Licences & rules

Freshwater fishing in New Zealand needs a Fish & Game licence, except in the Taupō fishing district, which has its own licence from the Department of Conservation. Sea fishing needs no licence, but size and daily limits apply. Lake Taupō and its tributaries (Tongariro, Waitahanui, Tauranga-Taupō) are in the Taupō district.

Taupō fishing licence (Lake Taupō district and Lake Rotoaira) (opens in a new tab)Department of Conservation
Taupō trout fishery: licence options and regulations (opens in a new tab)Department of Conservation
Freshwater fishing licences and regulations (opens in a new tab)Fish & Game New Zealand
Saltwater recreational fishing rules (no licence; limits apply) (opens in a new tab)Fisheries New Zealand (MPI)

Links to the official agencies, checked October 2026. Fees, seasons and limits change; read them at the source.

Where it is

Approximate location (town): the circle marks Taupo, WKO, not the outfitter’s address. Ask where trips start.

Approximate location (town) of Fishy Steve's Fly Fishing Guide Service

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Directions

In their own words

Beginners welcomeFrom their website, read Oct 20, 2026 (opens their website)

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Where these details come from

Phonefishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Emailfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip type: Raft tripsfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip type: Euro nymphingfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip type: Beginners & lessonsfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip type: Multi-day tripsfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip type: Lodge packagesfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip length: Half dayfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip length: Full dayfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Trip length: Multi-dayfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Water: Lake Taupofishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Species: Rainbow troutfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Species: Brown troutfishysteve.co.nz/halfdayflyfishingpackage (opens in a new tab)
Species: Catfishfishysteve.co.nz/about (opens in a new tab)
Species: Bassfishysteve.co.nz/about (opens in a new tab)
Fly-fishing mentionsfishysteve.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
Booking page linkfishysteve.co.nz/halfdayflyfishingpackage (opens in a new tab)

Name, town and category come from Overture Maps Places. We record facts from the outfitter’s website, and show its own logo and one photo from its own website, credited to it and removed on request. We never copy its descriptions, reviews or prices. Fishing style is our reading of the words used on their website, not a rating.

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