News - In March, 2023

Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 30 2023

CSI Fish & Game Ranger Hamish Stevens was on duty at the canals on Wednesday, undertaking licence and compliance checks and our Canal Angler Survey.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Fresh Water Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

New leadership appointed for the Central South Island Fish and Game Council

The Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSIFG) announces the appointments of its new Chief Executive, Steve McKnight and Council Chair, Linn Koevoet.

Posted in National; Tagged Conservation Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 23 2023

Forty-Six Waitaki River Anglers Get a Visit from Our Rangers.

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

Regional council must act on deadly botulism outbreaks

An outbreak of avian botulism in Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland that has killed thousands of waterfowl including some rare indigenous species is yet another wake-up call for urgent action, says Fish...

Posted in Hunting, Environment; Tagged Fresh Water Conservation Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 16 2023

This Friday (tomorrow) a massive wet and windy storm will hammer the main divide while further East on the Canterbury Plains there is only a little rain forecast and some...

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

Weekly Fishing Report For Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 9 2023

Back in the good old days of sea-run salmon fishing in the 1990s, the Rangitata River mouth was an incredibly productive fishing spot.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fresh Water Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Central South Island and North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report for March 2 2023

King, Chinook or Quinnat – three common names for New Zealand’s sea-run salmon species introduced from North America.

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

River guardians back in the water

Fish & Game has launched a diving programme to monitor New Zealand’s trout populations and assess the health of the nation’s waterways.

Posted in National; Tagged Fresh Water Conservation Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Archive: March, 2023