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Reel Life April 2022
The land downstream of Toa Bridge on the Waipa River is primarily private until you reach the council metal pit (three kilometres below the bridge).
Reel Life February 2022
The warm hot weather has pushed fish to higher elevations where they can find cool, oxygenated water.
Reel Life January 2022
Freedom Day has come at last and as a special treat, we have made a list of the top picks for fishing if you are driving south for the summer holidays.
Reel Life December 2021
About 80% of anglers that fish our King Country streams have been in lockdown for months, so it is an excellent time for Waikato anglers to take a road trip south.
Reel Life November 2021
We would like to start this Reel Life with a huge thank you to Auckland anglers for doing their part to keep our country safe.
Reel Life October 2021
The excitement of hooking a fish on opening morning never gets old; that rewarding feeling of taking the hook out to watch them swim away can change your entire mindset.
Reel Life September 2021
Winter fishing on the Waikato is in full swing and there have been good reports of browns being caught from Mercer to Karapiro Dam.
Reel Life March 2021
The annual Lake Arapuni Fishing Competition was a huge success for participants and Fish & Game.
Reel Life February 2021
The 27th annual Lake Arapuni Fishing Competition will be held at Bulmer’s landing starting at 6 am Saturday the 20th of March with the prize draw at 2:30 pm on...
Reel Life February 2020
Fish & Game staff have just completed a drift dive survey of the lower Whakapapa River near Owhango and found a record number of large rainbows in the river.
Auckland/Waikato Reel Life January 2020
Although there were low numbers of juvenile fish detected in some streams last year the reduced pressure has allowed for an increase in the size and number of larger fish...
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Auckland/Waikato Reel Life December 2019
The early December rain has kept river temperatures cool and most rivers are going to be in great shape for the summer holidays so don’t forget your rod.
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Auckland/Waikato Reel Life October 2019
The Whakapapa intake road has been closed after the Crown and the Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiation Trust signed an Agreement in Principle that included the Landcorp farm on the Whakapapa...
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Auckland/Waikato Reel Life September 2019
The Auckland Regional Council has received a large amount of funding to remove pest fish and has proposed a perch removal plan from a handful of Auckland Lakes including Lake...
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Auckland/Waikato Reel Life August 2019
The initial consultation about safety improvements to the Awakino Gorge Highway with the NZ Transport Agency did not go well.
Auckland/Waikato Reel Life April 2019
Fish & Game Staff have been investigating the impact of the Lake Otamangakau discharge into the upper Wanganui River.
Auckland/Waikato Reel Life March 2019
The Lake Arapuni Fishing Contest is still going strong after 25 years.
Auckland/Waikato Reel Life December 2018
This question normally provokes an “it depends” response from experienced anglers.
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Auckland/Waikato Reel Life April 2017
Last season the browns were moving into small tributary streams and by late April they will be migrating upstream in preparation for spawning.
Southland Reel Life FEB 2017
In this month’s Reel Life article, field officer Cohen Stewart interviews retired fishing guide and honorary ranger Len Prentice to find out how the average angler can make their fishing...
West Coast Reel Life FEB 2017
Over the past week and a half, weather conditions have improved significantly on the West Coast, with a period of excellent settled weather.
Hawke’s Bay Reel Life Feb 2017
With February air temperatures peaking at 33OC at the airport, it was nice to receive some decent rain in the middle of the month to give the rivers a good...
Auckland / Waikato Reel Life Feb 2017
The weather has been less than ideal recently but the heat has brought out the cicadas – and the trout that feed on them.
Southland Reel Life JAN 2017
As mentioned in previous Reel Life articles, there have been isolated increases in mouse populations in some parts of Southland.
North Canterbury Reel Life Jan 2017
As I write this report, the East Coast rivers in Canterbury have peaked in flood, with flows higher than seen for some time.
Eastern Reel Life Jan 2017
Lake Rotorua’s shoreline fishery has been slow to get underway this summer due to cooler and windier than normal conditions.
Otago Reel Life JAN 2017
It’s fair to say that the summer holiday period has been severely interrupted by some abysmal weather over the past month and leading up to the New Year.
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