Fishing News & Events
North Canterbury
2020 Canterbury Trout Fishing Festival
When & where: 28 November 2020 at the Peppers Christchurch Clearwater Resort, Clearwater Avenue, Christchurch from 9am-12pm and the Groynes Fishing Lakes between 1-3pm. Registration and Coffee from 8.
- North Canterbury
- 17/11/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hundreds of anglers head for the hills
At 0001 hours on Saturday the 7th of November, the high country fishing season kicked-off throughout Canterbury.
- North Canterbury
- 8/11/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Fish release for July School Holidays in Christchurch
Are you looking for an outdoor activity for your kids these school holidays? Why not try fishing?
- North Canterbury
- 3/07/2020
- 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
North Canterbury Fish and Game Council fishing regulations review
Fish & Game North Canterbury is conducting a review of the sports fishing regulations for the 2020-21 freshwater fishing season.
- North Canterbury
- 18/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Canterbury Anglers get Covid-19 bonus
Anglers in North Canterbury who have spent the last seven weeks in various forms of lockdown are now able to fish selected lakes and rivers that would be normally closed…
- North Canterbury
- 15/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
North Canterbury Fish & Game fishing regs review
Dear Anglers, North Canterbury Fish & Game will be carrying out a review for the 2020/21 freshwater fishing regulations.
- North Canterbury
- 14/04/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Majority of anglers sticking to the rules
With nearly a month of the new sports fishing season completed the Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSIFGC) are satisfied with the nearly 99% level of compliance its…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 29/10/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Fine weather brings out the crowds for fishing event
Over 6000 children plus caregivers flocked to Christchurch’s Childrens Fishing Lakes at the Gsroynes today for the annual Take A kid Fishing event.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 20/10/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Gales fail to dampen opening weekend
Nor-West gales failed to stop hundreds of Canterbury anglers from heading into the backcountry to celebrate the opening of the high country fishing season.
- North Canterbury
- 4/11/2018
- Richie Cosgrove