Fishing News & Events
'Foolish' Rotorua man failed to learn poaching lesson
A Rotorua man failed to learn his lesson after being booked for trout poaching offences, and “foolishly” went on to commit more just over a month later.
- 13/10/2015
Hauraki angler ‘closest’ to grand fishing prize of $25k
A Hauraki Plains angler has won a $200 prize in Fish & Game’s Fish for Gold promotion, getting closest to the grand prize of $25,000.
- 12/10/2015
'Banding Together' hunting jacket winners named
Hunting & Fishing New Zealand has named this year’s five lucky game bird hunters who’ve each won one of their $299.
- 12/10/2015
Number of junior anglers pleasing - Fish & Game
A feature of the opening of the new trout fishing season has been the number of young anglers on the waterways - this year October 1 fell within the first…
- 7/10/2015
New fishing season: happy anglers, fish biting
Happy days…anglers who turned out for the first day of the new trout fishing season around the North Island were treated to some balmy conditions and hungry fish.
- 2/10/2015
Wild weather & water worries ahead of the new South Island fishing season
Get out and make the most of favourable conditions early in the new fishing season in the South Island, is the advice from Fish & Game ahead of the 1…
- 29/09/2015
Anglers asked to 'tell all' on fishing habits
Fish & Game officers are preparing to quiz over 1000 anglers about their fishing habits on Opening Day, as the new fishing season (October 1) – gets underway on the…
- 29/09/2015
Trout Angling Access Safeguarded For Season Opening
Anglers are being reassured by Fish & Game that access to their favourite fishing spot for the looming trout fishing season has been safeguarded by Parliament under several pieces of…
- 29/09/2015
Anglers lured to Rotorua lakes with $25,000 trout prize!
The lure of the “big one” has taken on a whole new perspective with Fish & Game’s launch of a major fishing promotion on Rotorua’s lakes offering 25,000 as the…
- 22/09/2015
Anglers and hunters urged to ‘make their vote count’
Hunters and anglers are being urged to make sure they have their say in how the environment and freshwater fish and game bird resources are managed by voting in the…
- 14/09/2015