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Boat Fishing How To

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Fish & Game are providing a free talk and demonstration on improving trout anglers’ boat fishing skills and knowledge this summer.

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Children's chance to catch a rainbow trout!

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Our ever-popular children’s fishing events are back for 2022!

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New Trout Season on Horizon

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October 1st is perhaps the most important day in the life of a trout fisher! It marks the start of the new fishing season and the opportunity to get back...

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Fish & Game’s ‘offbeat’ school holiday entertainment

Children are capitivated by the sight of fish darting in all directions at the Lake Pupuke releases.

Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game staff are preparing to deliver some “wild” school holiday entertainment at Lake Pupuke next week.

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Game bird hunters ‘first step’ towards promising new season

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Keen game bird hunters will soon take the first step towards bagging some wild game when the new hunting season opens - with game bird hunting licences for the 2019...

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Angling events 2018-19

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Events including childrens' fishing days are held by Fish & Game across New Zealand to support and encourage fishing participation. See below for current event information.

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A beginner's guide to catching more trout!

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10am, Sunday January 6th, 2019 Stoney Point (Off Spencer Rd) LAKE TARAWERA

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Anglers given chance to win big in golden ‘lucky dip'

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Anglers…here’s a “fishy lucky dip” that could net you a trout worth $10,000.

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Fish & Game offers junior hunting opportunity

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Fish & Game is offering 12 young people a great wetland duck hunting experience.

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Boat fishing ‘how to’

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Weed spraying programme for Rotorua lakes

We have been been advised that Boffa Miskell have begun their annual weed spraying programme in the Rotorua lakes.

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Weed spraying programme for Rotorua lakes

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We have been been advised that Boffa Miskell have begun their annual weed spraying programme in the Rotorua lakes.

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Declining wild salmon population prompts Fish & Game forum

The salmon – known as the King, Chinook or Quinnat – is found mainly on the West Coast, Canterbury, Otago and Marlborough.The species spends much of its life at sea...

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Practice your quack - the duck calling champs are on the way

The country’s keen duck callers are getting set to compete in the New Zealand Duck Calling Championships to be held in Taupo.

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Eastern Region 2017 Game Bird Season Newsletter

Eastern Region’s newsletter for the coming game bird season is out!

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Game bird hunting newsletter for 2017

Out now – Eastern Fish & Game’s new game bird hunting newsletter for 2017.

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