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Reel Life August 2023
It took only 17 minutes for the first licence to be sold last Thursday when the new season’s licences went on sale at midnight.
Reel Life April 2023
With the end of the summer season finishing up on Friday, the 30th of April, it’s time to dig out your 2022/2023 regulation guide and familiarise yourself again with the...
Reel Life March 2023
April is the last month of the main “summer season” and with Easter and ANZAC holidays to utilise there is plenty of time left to get out on your local...
Reel Life February 2023
Fishing in March can be characterised by summer-style fishing but with cold mornings — sometimes even frosty.
Reel Life January 2023
The Christmas holidays are behind us, but we can still make good use of the weekends and Waitangi Day.
Reel Life December 2022
The holiday season is here, and fishing in the CSI Region has got to rate highly on your to-do list.
Reel Life November 2022
There have been some outstanding catches reported over October and November.
Welcome to the first Reel Life issue of the 2022/23 fishing season
Your new season fishing licence will unlock the wonderful New Zealand rivers and lakes to you for a fishing season that is looking awesome.
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Reel Life December 2021
The first Saturday in December (4th) marks the final "Opening Day" in the CSI Region, with the upper Ahuriri River and lagoons opening.
Reel Life November 2021
The fishing has been great this October with some “highlight” catches reported from the Opihi Catchment and the upper Ōhau River backcountry fishery.
Reel Life September 2021
With 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.
Reel Life April 2021
With 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 familiarise yourself again with the...
Reel Life March 2021
Many of our waters close for spawning at the end of April, so don’t delay get out on the water and make hay.
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...
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.
Reel Life November 2020
The fishing season has been awesome so far with so many anglers getting out and enjoying the countries most popular and secret waterways.
Reel Life October 2020
The new 2020-21 season has got off to a great start but things are set to get even better.
Reel Life August 2020
The new fishing season is only five weekends away and your new season fishing licence will unlock the full fishing potential of New Zealand for you to explore.
Central South Island Reel Life January 2020
The best time of year for action-packed dry fly fishing is upon us.
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Central South Island Reel Life December 2019
The fishing has been up and down like the river flows this December.
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Central South Island Reel Life November 2019
The fishing has been excellent this November with some great catches being reported.
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Central South Island Reel Life October 2019
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Central South Island Reel Life September 2019
It has been a relatively dry winter in the region and river flows should be good for opening day, unless we get a decent rainfall event in the days prior...
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Central South Island Reel Life August 2019
In September many of our waters are closed, but acres of fishing opportunities exist at the Mackenzie basin canals and seven Waitaki Catchment hydro lakes.
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Central South Island Reel Life April 2019
The 2018-2019 summer fishing season was a good one.
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Central South Island Reel Life March 2019
Make the most of April as the last month of the summer season and get on the water.
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Central South island Reel Life February 2019
March can be a brilliant month weather-wise, with mild and settled weather.
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Central South Island Reel Life January 2019
It is the month for dry fly and salmon fishing in this part of the world.
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Central South Island Reel Life December 2018
The last month and a half have been wet as spring came late.
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Central South Island Reel Life November 2018
October was very dry, and November was very wet, what a change in the feel of the fishing season!
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Central South Island Reel Life October 2018
It’s been a excellent start to the new season, low country river flows have been kind for those who like to spot and stalk brown trout in our small to...
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Central South Island Reel Life September 2018
It has been a relatively dry winter in the region and river flows should be relatively low for Opening Day, unless we get a decent rainfall event in the days...
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Central South Island Reel Life August 2018
September is the last month that your current 2017-2018 licence is valid, so we encouraged you to jump in the car and head out for one final fling of the line.
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Reel Life May 2018
We’ve got a simple message as May rolls into June and the start of winter…there is still some terrific fishing out there!
Central South Island Reel Life April 2018
The 2017-2018 summer fishing season has been a good one: generally, mild conditions and regular rainfall gave us some of the best summer river flows in years.
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Central South Island Reel Life March 2018
April is the last month of the ‘summer’ fishing season. Some waters are now closed for salmon fishing so make sure to review your regulation guide for details.
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Central South Island Reel Life February 2018
Weather-wise, March can be brilliant with mild and settled weather (fingers firmly crossed).
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Central South Island Reel Life January 2018
Our waterways and their fishy inhabitants are in summer mode - for dry fly enthusiasts this is your time of year.
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Central South Island Reel Life December 2017
The fishing in November and December has been epic!
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Central South Island Reel Life November 2017
Summer has struck and with the high country waters open, anglers have been making the most of ideal fishing conditions.
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Central South Island Reel Life October 2017
It’s been a wet start to the fishing season in the low country but the fishing has been great when flows have allowed.
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Central South Island Reel Life September 2017
It's an exciting time for many anglers as the new sports fishing season opens.
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CSI Reel Life August 2017
September is the last month to use your current 2016-2017 licence, so we encourage anglers to get out for one final fling of the line.
Central South Island Reel Life May 2017
Thursday the first of June heralds the opening of several handy winter fishing season options in the CSI Region.
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Wellington Reel Life Mar 2017
Okay, the weather has been crazy, and at least in some rivers that normally fire the fish have been fickle...
Auckland / Waikato Reel Life Mar 2017
An ambitious tagging program has been started on the Whanganui River by Fish & Game councillor Nigel Juby.
Hawke's Bay Reel Life Mar 2017
After another hot dry summer, it was refreshing to get some decent rain in early March to give the rivers a flush out and add some volume to their flows.
Taranaki Reel Life Mar 2017
With only one significant fresh in the last month, Taranaki ringplain streams and rivers have been very fishable – and there’s even been a nice period of settled weather to...
Nelson Marlborough Reel Life Mar 2017
Trout flying bright green streamers were released into the Riuwaka River during a day long operation in mid-March.
West Coast Reel Life Mar 2017
Conditions have certainly come right recently, with great fishing available.
Both opportunities for salmon and trout fishing have been excellent this month, as the weather has settled down and the river flows have stabilised.
North Canterbury Reel Life Mar 2017
Late March and early April often brings settled weather to the Canterbury region.
Southland Reel Life Mar 2017
Finally, in a clear patch of weather Southland staff were able to get out and undertake drift diving surveys as part of their annual trout monitoring program.
Central South Island Reel Life Mar 2017
April is the last month of the ‘summer’ fishing season.
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Northland Reel Life Mar 2017
Autumn has arrived – with the mornings noticeably cooler and some heavy dews happening.
Eastern Reel Life Mar 2017
Autumn has rolled around quickly and seasonal changes are evident in the Eastern Fish & Game region.
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...
Central South Island Reel Life FEB 2017
Weather-wise March can be brilliant with mild and settled weather.
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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.
North Canterbury Reel Life FEB 2017
High hopes for March fishing
Nelson / Marlborough Reel Life FEB 2017
'exhilarating' cicada season in full swing
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Northland Reel Life Feb 2017
With warm temperatures and a “medium adverse event” declared in Northland, water levels have been getting very low.
Taranaki Reel Life Feb 2017
At last...after a long period of westerly conditions bringing cool winds and lots of rain, we've finally enjoyed some settled summer weather in Taranaki, not a moment too soon!
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...
Eastern Reel Life Feb 2017
Lake Rotoiti has been one of the top performers so far this summer, serving up some “solid” catches.
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.
Northland Reel Life Jan 2017
We hope everyone has had a good summer break...or are still enjoying your holidays.
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.
Central South Island Reel Life JAN 2017
It has been a fickle summer weather-wise, with welcome small but regular rainfall events occurring across the region.
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West Coast Reel Life Jan 2017
Large numbers of hunters turned out in the West Coast Region for Opening Weekend this year, both local hunters and many from other regions.
Nelson/Marlborough Reel Life JAN 2017
The Taylor River fishery is in good shape after a 50 medium to large brown trout were released before Christmas.
Wellington Reel Life Jan 2017
Spring and now 'summer' continue to be a real mixed bag when it comes to weather and fishing prospects.
Taranaki Reel Life Jan 2017
Regular freshes, persistent westerly winds and even an early dump of snow have conspired to provide great conditions for the trout, but not so flash for the anglers.
Hawke’s Bay Reel Life Jan 2017
December and early January have seen many of the rivers running low and clear as we progress through the hot summer months here in the Hawke’s Bay.
Auckland / Waikato Reel Life Jan 2017
Fish & Game staff were recently on the Whakapapa and Whanganui Rivers monitoring water quality and witnessed some amazing hatches in the late evening, and heard cicada sounding off all day.
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