New Zealand's south island
Fraser’s Cedar Lodge

This South Island fly fishing Mecca is the no. 1 heli-fishing experience in New Zealand and possibly on the planet.

Cedar Lodge is unique, even in New Zealand, and is one of only a few lodges in the country catering exclusively to fly rodders. No others have their own choppers, and none has the reputation for hospitality and service the Frasers have built over 30 years. Lefty Kreh, Jack Nicklaus, Doug Swisher, Dave Whitlock, and the late Mel Krieger and Ernie Schweibert have all been regulars.
Using an R-44 Robinson Raven helicopter, owner Dick Fraser and his staff of pilots and Kiwi guides easily access more than a dozen wilderness rivers. Many of the spots on the Cedar Lodge itinerary are inside Aspiring National Park, where Fraser enjoys the single helicopter access license.

The most distant river or stream is less than half an hour by air from their lodge. Each flight is a breathtaking experience and the often phenomenal fishing sometimes becomes only an accent on the day.

The Cedar Lodge package delivers a lot of bang for the buck and is, arguably, the best value in flyfishing travel. Cedar is a rare combination of great fishing, excellent guides, helicopter access to the bush, superb food, a comfortable lodge, and the famous Fraser brand of hospitality.
Time your angling holiday to Cedar for the months of November through late March.
We’re now accepting tentative reservations for the 2010 season and beyond.

$6,500 per week
Shorter stays & non-fishing rates available

the north island’s
Poronui Ranch

World Class Fly Fishing

Imagine 16,000 acres of wilderness ranch for your exclusive use, complete with world class accommodations and cuisine, miles of pristine and uninterrupted angling on the property’s streams, a squadron of helicopters to whisk you away to limitless other trophy trout opportunities, and sole access to native Maori waters (many of which are quite small and full of big browns and rainbows).

Poronui is simply amazing and features the most varied fishing program on the North Island. The ranch is a delight for non-fishing companions who are often kept busy horseback riding in the ranch outback. Poronui has a full gym, billiard room, massage and sauna facility, sporting clays, and an optional safari-type overnight camp on the famous Mohaka River.

$4,500 to $5,100 per week December to March
Shorter stays & non-fishing rates available