News - Page 3, In category Fishing

Poacher pays ‘high price’ for trout from hatchery

Trout poached from Fish & Game’s Ngongotaha hatchery were “anything but a free feed” for a Rotorua teenager who has paid dearly for his catch.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Auckland school pupils invited to help 'Daisy the Fish Dispersal Labrador' at Fish & Game’s ‘offbeat

Holidaying school pupils are invited to Auckland’s Lake Pupuke for some school holiday entertainment of a very different sort – the chance to help ‘Daisy the fish dispersal Labrador' with...

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Fish for Winter Trout

But check the weather forecast first.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Health warnings issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai

A health warning has been issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai as routine monitoring results provided by Waikato Regional Council have confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Canterbury Lakes re-open for fishing after MPI gives all clear

Canterbury’s high country lakes have been re-opened to trout angling after the Ministry of Primary Industries gave the all clear.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fish & Game tips some ‘hot’ fishing in tune with the weather

Fish & Game says some “hot” freshwater fishing reports are coming in, right on cue for the holiday season.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Fishing tips for the holiday season

Rotorua’s trout fishing is renowned around the world, attracting thousands of visitors hoping to catch one of the region’s magnificent rainbow or brown trout.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

‘Look after the trout you catch,’ says Fish & Game

With the summer fishing season now underway, Fish & Game has launched an initiative to educate anglers on how to properly look after trout they catch.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 08-12-2017

For the coming weekend the biggest weather feature will be a westerly front running up the West Coast on Saturday and that might spill a bit of rain into the...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Trout boost for eastern hydro lakes

Fish & Game officers have made their annual trek from Rotorua to two small hydro lakes south of Waikaremoana to boost the local fish stocks.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 years ago

Lower Ruamahanga fishery firing

Anglers from across the wider Wellington region are flocking to the lower Ruamahanga to hook into some of the best trout fishing action the region has seen in years.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 3 years ago

Sanford praised by Fish & Game for fishing halt in Salmon Conservation Area

One of New Zealand’s biggest fishing companies, Sanford, is being praised by Fish & Game for halting operations near Banks Peninsula to avoid catching salmon.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 3 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Thumbs up for anglers

Anglers who turned out at first light this morning to fish renowned Rotorua trout streams that re-opened, have been given a big thumbs up by Fish & Game officers.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 3 years ago

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 1st December 2017

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, we have been blessed with some fantastic weather for the last two weeks.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Issue with Canterbury Lake

Fish & Game wants to draw your attention to the closure to all fishing in two Canterbury lakes, Lake Grasmere and Lake Sarah.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 3 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Rotorua streams known for ‘superb brown trout’ set to open

Anglers are getting set for some of the country’s “finest brown trout fishing” as Rotorua streams re-open for summer.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 3 years ago

Weekly Fishing report - North Canterbury 24-11-2017

The larger snow fed rivers have not seen a fresh for two weeks and are in great condition for salmon fishing at the moment, with confirmed catches from the Rakaia...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 years ago by Richie Cosgrove