Fishing News & Events
Central South Island
Ōhau River Spring Season Ballot is Open for Entries
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSI) has established a ballot system (lottery) to control angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
- Central South Island
- 30/06/2023
Ranging operation catches out several anglers at canals
A joint Fish & Game ranger training and night-ranging operation held over the weekend of 21-22 January resulted in several sports fishing offences being detected at the Mackenzie hydro canals.
- Central South Island North Canterbury
- 26/01/2023
Rods and fish seized during night ranging operation at canals
Central South Island Fish & Game rangers were active at the Mackenzie Basin hydro canal fishery during the night over Labour Weekend.
- Central South Island
- 25/10/2022
Canterbury anglers hit the rivers and lakes on Opening Day
Canterbury anglers came out in force on Saturday to fish the first day of the new fishing season.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 2/10/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Ōhau River Spring Season ballots – Period 2 ballot open for entries
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 15/08/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Ōhau River Spring Season ballots to open on 15 July
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
- Central South Island
- 8/07/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Anglers reminded to stick to the rules
Close to one in ten anglers checked by Central South Island Fish & Game are non-compliant with the sports fishing regulations.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 28/03/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Salmon anglers master season bag limit
The Canterbury sea run salmon fishing season is underway with good numbers of fish seen and being caught.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 14/02/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Fish & Game to work collaboratively with high-country farmers in North Canterbury
Fish & Game, in collaboration with Canterbury high-country farmers, New Zealand Salmon Anglers Association, Rakaia River Promotions and ECan, have secured funding from the Ministry for the Environment for a…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 21/09/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Councils unite to turn the tide for sea-run salmon
The most significant change ever to the way sea-run salmon are managed in New Zealand has been proposed, to help rebuild the South Island’s East Coast wild sea-run salmon populations.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 9/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove