Fishing News & Events

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Pioneer Energy to Lower Lake Aniwhenua

Pioneer Energy Ltd on behalf of Southern Generation Limited Partnership have advised that the water level of Lake Aniwhenua will be lowered by up to two metres below its normal minimum operating level…

  • Eastern
  • 16/03/2021
  • Eastern
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Hugh Creasy column for Feb 2021

In the heat of the day, the road surface glistens black with melting tar, and the roadside broom crackles with ripening seed pods bursting and brittle.

  • 18/02/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Arapuni Fishing Contest

This competition at the popular Waikato trout fishing lake will be held on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 20th and 21st 2021.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 16/02/2021
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Hugh Creasy column for January 2021

The howling winds of January will die away, the rivers will subside and the sun will shine.

  • 21/01/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Christmas boost for canal fishing opportunities due to power station upgrades

Anglers fishing the Tekapo Canal over the summer holidays have had an early Christmas present with a boost in their chances due to Genesis Energy and Central South Island Fish…

  • 24/12/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Hugh Creasy Column December 2020

Forests have a cleansing odour – a smell of decay and renewal, an ancient familiarity in which humanity has taken solace for millions of years.

  • 17/12/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Boat Fishing 'how to', Lake Tarawera, Saturday 2nd January 2021

Fish & Game provide ‘how-to’ boat fishing knowledge Fish & Game are providing a free talk and demonstration on improving angler’s boat fishing skills and knowledge this summer.

  • Eastern
  • 11/12/2020
  • Eastern
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Salmon Run begins

Beginners luck paid off for Rolleston women Vicky Van Der Zwet when she caught her first ever salmon over the weekend.

  • 30/11/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Hugh Creasy Column for December 2020

There is a chill in the morning air, and the moon hangs above the horizon, soon to disappear as the sun rises.

  • 19/11/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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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
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