With the cooler weather arriving, Fish & Game says there is plenty of opportunity for trout fishing ahead for those yet to buy a fishing licence.
Winter season licences became available on April 1 and provide six months of fishing until the end of September.
In the Rotorua lakes district, nearly all the fisheries remain open until the end of June when some upper reaches of rivers close to protect spawning trout and Lake Tarawera, Rotoiti and Okataina close to boat-based fishing.
In the South Island many lakes and rivers remain open through the winter with the added bonus that many lakes offer land-locked salmon for the angler.
In Southland, Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapouri offer great fishing as do Otago lakes like Wakitipu and Wanaka.