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Alan Administrator Donor Member Staff Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 4944 Location: Turangi Joined: Nov 5^th, 2006	Non residents Fishing License. Sep 29^th, 2011 at 10:58am	Print Post
	Fish and game are proposing that overseas anglers pay 3x a licence fee to fish here.... but it proberly wont catch the Australian anglers... or the Chinese boat anglers on the lakes.. just the ardent fly fisherman.

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Mike H Forum Font Offline Posts: 3241 Location: Southland Joined: Mar 16^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #1 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 11:33am	Print Post
	Good idea IMO. Its one of the things I stood for at the last F & G elections. I fish with a number of overseas anglers and they don't have a problem with the idea. To fish here from overseas is very cheap to them.


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gizzy-mike Forum Font Offline OUT AND ABOUT Posts: 1837 Location: gisborne Joined: May 8^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #2 - Oct 8^th, 2011 at 3:05pm	Print Post
	Alan wrote on Sep 29^th, 2011 at 10:58am: Fish and game are proposing that overseas anglers pay 3x a licence fee to fish here..... i dont get it. is it because our overseas guests catch 3x more than us locals. or cause f&g want to rip off our guests! next thing you know ill be charging $10 bucks a pie in my shop to tourists cause they can "afford it"

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Carew Forum Font Offline Neigh Posts: 1629 Location: Carew (Mayfield,Ashburton) Joined: Mar 18^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #3 - Oct 14^th, 2011 at 4:07pm	Print Post
	I already thought it was expensive enough... Something that's always got me is why Sea fisherman pay nothing to fish and we pay so much?

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Chris Dore Online Forum Guide Donor Member Staff Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Queenstown Joined: Aug 9^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #4 - Oct 14^th, 2011 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	Id say double would be more reasonable for a season licence for non residents. Are they looking at increaseing the non resident 24 hour license too? That would be a good idea or the 7 day angler would just go for the $23 for 24 hour options x 7. The aussies dont like it http://www.flylife.com.au/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=12407&start=0

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Grunt Futtick Donor Member Offline Adventure is the opposite of television. Posts: 4274 Location: Christchurch Joined: Jul 15^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2011 at 11:21pm	Print Post
	I don't support a licence increase for visiting anglers. That is no way to treat a guest.

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Raging Bull Forum Font Offline Posts: 3411 Location: New Zealand Joined: Jun 10^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #6 - Oct 25^th, 2011 at 11:59pm	Print Post
	Grunt Futtick wrote on Oct 25^th, 2011 at 11:21pm: I don't support a licence increase for visiting anglers. That is no way to treat a guest. +1


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BTMO Forum Font Offline Show them you care. Stalk them. Posts: 4957 Location: Wellington Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #7 - Oct 26^th, 2011 at 5:07pm	Print Post
	I think it is a good idea, for three main reasons. Firstly, it isn't about treating guests badly - it is more about treating the locals better. Secondly, this sort of idea makes sense economically. People who live here are going to buy a licence EVERY year, for many years. People who visit are less sensitive to price changes and are more likely to pay without quibble. They are also more likely to fish intensively throughout their visit, so will get good value from a licence, even at a higher price. Thirdly, it puts a real value on the resource. This is the sort of thing that makes politicians and tour operators take notice and (hopefully) would strengthen the argument towards cleaning up the waterways and making fishing in NZ a bigger selling point overseas. Years ago, NZs fishing was actively marketed overseas. These days it is more things like Lord of the Rings, bungy jumping and skiing. Put fishing on the map, fund it, make the users pay (while not disadvantaging the locals) and the quality of the resource would should actually improve for everyone.

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Grunt Futtick Donor Member Offline Adventure is the opposite of television. Posts: 4274 Location: Christchurch Joined: Jul 15^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #8 - Oct 27^th, 2011 at 3:51pm	Print Post
	BTMO - You've changed my mind with your well conceived arguement.

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BTMO Forum Font Offline Show them you care. Stalk them. Posts: 4957 Location: Wellington Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #9 - Oct 27^th, 2011 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	Grunt Futtick wrote on Oct 27^th, 2011 at 3:51pm: BTMO - You've changed my mind with your well conceived arguement. !!!!

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Walker Donor Member Offline Yum T-rex Posts: 4278 Location: Mangawhai Joined: Nov 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #10 - Oct 28^th, 2011 at 3:36pm	Print Post
	Having hunted and fished oversea's you expect to pay at least 2x what locals do so why dosn't it apply here?

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GDT Banned Offline Posts: 4538 Location: Bay of Heaps Joined: Apr 8^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #11 - Oct 29^th, 2011 at 12:09am	Print Post
	But then overseas anglers purchase a seasons license and often only stay two weeks... on that basis they are already paying way more than locals pay for 12 months!

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martin Forum Font Offline Hunting,fishing... Posts: 1728 Location: Quebec, Canada Joined: Jan 13^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #12 - Mar 9^th, 2014 at 2:04pm	Print Post
	Good evening How much is a non-resident license for, let's say, 2 weeks of flyfishing in your beautiful rivers ? Then I'll give you my honest opinion as a non-resident. ^..^

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Mike H Forum Font Offline Posts: 3241 Location: Southland Joined: Mar 16^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #13 - Mar 9^th, 2014 at 4:04pm	Print Post
	$121 for a whole season. Can't buy two week licences. At the moment you'll still pay the same as us. Its looking to be only 10% more in the future for non residents.


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martin Forum Font Offline Hunting,fishing... Posts: 1728 Location: Quebec, Canada Joined: Jan 13^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Non residents Fishing License. Reply #14 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 1:28am	Print Post
	Good morning I think it is fair,knowing that the dedicated angler visiting NZ will most probably be fishing heavily during his/her stay in your country. Let's say 5 fishing days over a 14 days trip...It's only 24$ a day to fish in NZ.And fishing in the salt is free... Considering the tremendous fishing opportunities and the quality of the fishing experience available in your country,I think it is very reasonable, even for the budget-minded DIY fisherman(no outfitter, no guide,etc...). Just my opinion. Cheers ^..^

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