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Reel Life December 2024 - Nelson Marlborough

Your Holiday Fishing! It’s holiday time and that means it’s time to go fishing! Across the region, the fishing has been great with healthy trout numbers and some excellent specimens getting…

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 18/12/2024
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Reel Life November 2024 - Nelson Marlborough

600 trout were recently released into the Branch and Leatham Rivers (photo Jacob Lucas) Branch/Leatham Helo Release We have recently completed a release of 600 rainbow trout into the Branch and Leatham…

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 21/11/2024
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Reel Life October 2024 - Nelson Marlborough

Opening Day Wrap-Up Opening Day of the 2024-25 season dawned fine across most of the region and river flows overall were ideal for most anglers, but did the trout play ball? …

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 21/10/2024
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Reel Life September 2024 - Nelson-Marlborough

We are counting down to the 2024-25 season, and with the days getting longer and the weather warming up, many of you will be dreaming of hitting the water again…

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 24/09/2024
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Reel Life April 2024 - Nelson/Marlborough

LATE SEASON OPTIONS May is nearly here, and while some of us are gearing up for game bird season, we can assure you there is still some great fishing on offer.…

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 26/04/2024
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April Trout Jacob Lucas
Reel Life March 2024 - Nelson/Marlborough

MAKE THE MOST OF IT! With shorter days and cooler nights, it is clear Autumn is here.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 21/03/2024
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Reel Life February 2024 - Nelson/Marlborough

MOTUEKA RIVER IN GREAT SHAPE The Motueka River is firing this season.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 26/02/2024
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Taylor river whanau fishing day photo Jacob Lucas
Reel Life January 2024

Above Right: Anglers fishing the Taylor River in downtown Blenheim- photo Jacob Lucas  Drift Dive Update In the past month the Wangapeka, Takaka and Waingaro rivers were dived.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 19/01/2024
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Reel Life December 2023

Lake Argyle Tag Comp Our popular Henderson’s Ltd summertime tag competition at Lake Argyle has kicked off!  We’ve just released 200 tagged fish and have 20 great prizes to give away to…

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 21/12/2023
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Reel Life November 2023

Drift Dive UpdateFive drift dives have been completed so far this season; the Upper Motueka, Lee, Opouri, Pearse and Maitai.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 22/11/2023
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