South Island, New Zealand

Lake Brunner Eco Lodge

FreshwaterLake Brunner, Inchbonnie — West Coast: Crooked, Arnold and Orangipuku rivers, Bruce Creek and the Taramakau catchment

Guests have stayed in this building at Inchbonnie, on Lake Brunner on the South Island's West Coast, since the 1930s; today it is a hosted lodge of seven rooms for up to 14. Fishing days are fully guided, on foot, for wild brown trout in nearby rivers and streams and along the lake edge, with tackle lent if needed and no boat fishing. The guides are local independents booked around their own availability, and fishing is one of four programmes alongside nature stays, exclusive hire and event weekends.

Published price
NZ$9,175 for two guests · 5 nights · 2026
Season
October to April
Main fish
Brown trout
Guiding
Not published
14 guests at a time

Season

October to April

Fishing packages follow the New Zealand trout season, October 1 to April 30, while the lodge itself stays open all year.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Wading
Catch and release
Mostly released
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Rods and reels provided

Price and what it covers

NZ$9,175 for two guests · 5 nights · 2026

For two guests together, 5 nights with 4 full guided days in the 2026/27 season, GST included; a solo guest pays NZ$8,425. Other stays for two: 2 nights and 1 day NZ$2,905 (solo NZ$2,605), 3 nights and 2 days NZ$4,995 (solo NZ$4,545), and 7 nights NZ$13,499 (solo NZ$12,499).

Included

  • Hosted accommodation
  • Continental breakfast
  • Packed lunch on fishing days
  • Three-course dinner
  • Full-day guiding
  • Fishing gear if you need it
  • Kayaks and a guided glowworm walk

Not included

  • Fishing licence

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
14
Guiding
Not published
Package
5 nights, 4 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Hokitika Airfield (HKK), Hokitika Airfield
From there
Drive to 1950 Kumara Inchbonnie Road, Inchbonnie. The lodge can arrange transfers from the train stations at Moana and Greymouth, and it has a helipad.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: lakebrunner.co.nz

Lodge website

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