Fishing News & Events

Hugh Creasy's column August 2020

Winter flies are stored away – those big, fluffy things that imitate small fish and the eggs of spawning hens.

31/07/2020
Richie Cosgrove

Tekapo trout tagging project underway

Hundreds of Lake Tekapo trout have been relocated by Central South Island Fish & Game recently and most of them have a new important “accessory” on them.

28/07/2020
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 Fish & Game have released 200 catchable sized salmon into the Groynes…

North Canterbury
3/07/2020
Richie Cosgrove

Canal trout research underway

A joint project between Meridian, NIWA and Central South Island Fish & Game is underway on the hydro canals near Twizel.

10/06/2020
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…