North Canterbury

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

Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition

Glenn Pratley with his brown trout from Lake Georgina.

• North Canterbury
• 20/10/2023

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

Canterbury anglers hit the rivers and lakes on Opening Day

• North Canterbury Central South Island
• 2/10/2022
• Richie Cosgrove

New signs show the way for Canterbury anglers

Over 100 new angler access signs have recently gone up around the North Canterbury Fish & Game Region in preparation for the new fishing season starting October 1.

• North Canterbury
• 15/09/2022
• Richie Cosgrove