Reel Life

Central South Island

RLcsiJAN1 Glenn Faust and Jim Tritschler with their Lake Benmore sockeye salmon pic by Howard Lewis
Reel Life February 2022

February is the month for summer fishing! February is the month of many classic summertime fishing options.

  • Central South Island
  • 12/01/2022
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RLcsiDEC 1 trolling on Lake Benmore is a favourite holiday activity for hundreds of anglers
Reel Life January 2022

Holiday Season means fishing time! The holiday season is here and fishing in the CSI Region has got to rate highly on your to-do list.

  • Central South Island
  • 8/12/2021
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WFR2122.22 Finn Stevens left and Lincoln Skeats out there doing it in the CSI Region credit H Stevens
Reel Life December 2021

December is a great month for fishingThe first Saturday in December (4th) marks the final "Opening Day" in the CSI Region, with the upper Ahuriri River and lagoons opening.

  • Central South Island
  • 19/11/2021
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RL Sept CSI 2 School holiday success at Lake Tekapo for Evan Adams
Reel Life October 2021

Early Season is AwesomeThe new season starts on Friday the 1st of October! Why not take the day off work and make a long weekend out of opening! The first two weeks…

  • Central South Island
  • 30/08/2021
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Reel Life September 2021

Options for SeptemberWith our winter fishing seasons finishing up in August, local fishing options are somewhat limited around our main population centres in the CSI Region this September.

  • Central South Island
  • 30/08/2021
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RL CSI April 1 Fish on in May at the large lakes and canals of the Macknzie Basin photo credit Rhys Adams
Reel Life April 2021

The Summer season has wound upWith the end of the summer season finishing up on Friday the 30th of April, it’s time to dig out your 2020-2021 regulation guide and…

  • Central South Island
  • 15/04/2021
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RLmarchCSI1 Make the most the opportuinties to put a bend in your rod before the summer season ends
Reel Life March 2021

Outlook for AprilMany of our waters close for spawning at the end of April, so don’t delay get out on the water and make hay.

  • Central South Island
  • 19/03/2021
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RL CSI FEB 1 get out and enjoy spectacular backcountry fishing in March 1
Reel Life February 2021

Outlook for MarchWeather-wise March can be a brilliant month with mild and settled weather.

  • Central South Island
  • 17/02/2021
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RL JAN CSI 1 Quick tip take it easy while bait fishing on a beach at scenic glacial Waitaki lake
Reel Life January 2021

It was a wet and wild holiday period and many of our rivers and streams got a flood or a flush and that has set them up well for some…

  • Central South Island
  • 20/01/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Reel Life December 2020

The holiday season is here and fishing in the CSI Region has got to rate highly on your to-do list.

  • Central South Island
  • 16/12/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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