Fishing News & Events

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Fishing Season ‘Perfect Family Adventure’ Says Fish & Game

Thousands of anglers will head out to the country’s lakes rivers and streams on Saturday (October 1) for the first day of the new freshwater fishing season – with Fish…

  • 29/09/2016
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10k Green Tag Trout Now ‘Out There Somewhere’

Somewhere in one of three Rotorua lakes is a fish that can net you $10,000 – and “all you have to do is catch it…” Fish & Game officers say they’ve…

  • 27/09/2016
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‘Join The Fun’ - Have A Crack At Catching A 10k Trout

Anglers young and old are invited to “join in the excitement” of trying to catch a fish worth $10,000 as the new trout fishing season gets underway.

  • 15/09/2016
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New Fishing Season Looms For ‘Freshwater Fishing Nirvana’

With the new trout fishing season less than a fortnight away on October 1, Fish & Game is reminding Kiwis and visitors to New Zealand to start getting ready now…

  • 12/09/2016
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Trout Released For Research Into The Lower Rakaia

Nearly 2000 brown trout are to be released next week into the Lower Rakaia as part of an attempt to learn more about the fishery.

  • 7/09/2016
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Anglers – ‘Go For Gold In Your Own Backyard’

Anglers…get all set to go for gold of your own in the new fishing season – by buying your sports fishing licence early.

  • 15/08/2016
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Three Charged After Poached Trout Seized At Spawning Stream

Three Rotorua men have been charged with possessing 17 trout poached from a closed spawning stream at Lake Rotoiti earlier this winter.

  • 10/08/2016
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Behind The Scenes At The Montrose Hatchery

Ever wondered about how a Fish & Game Hatchery works? This short video shows the Montrose Hatchery in North Canterbury in operation during a brown trout spawning.

  • 1/08/2016
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Hundreds Of Trout Return To Refurbished Spawning Race

After the first full refurbishment work since 1968, the Aviemore spawning race is attracting hundreds of brown and rainbow trout and providing more habitat for them to breed in.

  • 12/07/2016
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North Canterbury Fish And Game Announce Lower Rakaia Fishery Restoration Project

Thousands of Brown Trout will be released in the lower reaches of the Rakaia River shortly after the North Canterbury Fish and Game Council voted to approve the release of…

  • 20/06/2016
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