Fishing News & Events
New technology revolutionises field work
From counting trout spawning in Fiordland, to monitoring duck numbers in Nelson, Fish & Game is using new drone technology to transform its field work.
- 9/09/2015
Better value and more options as 2015-16 Fishing Licences go on sale
Freshwater anglers have a wide range of new freshwater fishing options to choose with Fish & Game’s 2015-16 trout and salmon licences now on sale.
- 20/08/2015
Fish & Game says launch of new fishing licences offers 'nine ways to catch a fish'
Fish & Game New Zealand is preparing to introduce four new types of fishing licence to provide more choice and flexibility – so both current anglers or newcomers to the…
- 17/08/2015
Fish & Game Wants Answers Over Taupo Trout Proposal
Fish & Game is meeting the Office of Treaty Settlements to get answers over a controversial proposal to allow Ngati Tuwharetoa to raise trout in Taupo’s existing trout hatchery facilities.
- 11/06/2015
East coast rivers ‘fire up’ as trout launch into spawning runs
Anglers on the east coast of the North Island are reporting some great fishing as trout settle into their spawning runs.
- 20/05/2015
Landmark poaching sentence sends 'strong message'
One of two Bay of Plenty men convicted of poaching spawning trout last winter from a stream near Rotorua has received a precedent-setting jail term.
- 28/04/2015
Fish & Game clamp down on Rotorua stream mouth poachers gets results
Fish & Game officers are confident they’ve made an impact on offending that has been on the rise at some Lake Rotorua stream mouths over recent weeks.
- 25/02/2015