Fishing News & Events
North Canterbury
Lake Coleridge Competition 2024 Recap
Lake Coleridge Competition November 2024 Recap The Lake Coleridge Opening Day Fishing Competition is a significant annual event and a helpful opportunity for Fish & Game to annually monitor the condition…
- North Canterbury
- 27/11/2024
- Jackson Meecham
Christchurch Take a Kid Fishing 2024
Sunday, September 29th, marked the return of the Take a Kid Fishing event, hosted by the Take a Kid Fishing Trust at the Groynes Junior Lakes.
- North Canterbury
- 30/09/2024
- Jackson Meecham
Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition
Glenn Pratley with his brown trout from Lake Georgina.
- North Canterbury
- 23/09/2024
Lake Coleridge fishing competition Results
Hundreds of anglers flocked to the Canterbury High Country over the weekend to celebrate the opening of the high-country fishing season.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 9/12/2023
Canal fishing trip for three friends attracts nine convictions and thousands in fines
Three Ashburton friends have been processed through the courts after Fish & Game rangers detected them committing multiple offences during a fishing trip to the Mackenzie hydro canals during Labour…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 16/11/2023
Trout Festival Reels in the Anglers
Above Right: Anglers Russell Haglund, left, and Hannah Clement gets casting advice from Kyle Adams at the 2023 NZ trout festival in Christchurch.
- North Canterbury
- 20/09/2023
2023 North Canterbury Anglers Notice consultation
North Canterbury Fish and Game invite anglers to make submissions on our angling regulations.
- North Canterbury
- 12/09/2023
North Canterbury Fish & Game disappointed by Take A Kid Fishing Trust
The decision by the Take A Kid Fishing Trust to cancel their 2023 event has disappointed North Canterbury Fish & Game.
- North Canterbury
- 4/09/2023
Commercial Origin Hatchery reared salmon releases
The North Canterbury Fish and Game Council has decided not to permit any more Commercial Origin Hatchery-reared salmon releases into the Groynes Junior Fishing Lakes.
- North Canterbury
- 22/08/2023
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