Reel Life

Reel Life February 2022

FISHING REPORTS GOODSummer has well and truly arrived; the blazing sun has rapidly browned the earth and lowered the rivers to a great level for fishing.

Nelson/Marlborough
12/01/2022

Reel Life January 2022

BRANCH RELEASE SUCCESSFULStaff were delighted with the recent Branch River heli-release. 300 rainbow trout (1-1. 5kg) were liberated into the Upper Branch River on December 2.

Nelson/Marlborough
8/12/2021

Reel Life December 2021

BRANCH & LEATHAM RELEASES UNDERWAYAnglers should be delighted to hear Fish & Game have carried out a release of 250 1kg+ rainbow trout in the Leatham River into the mid-lower…

Nelson/Marlborough
19/11/2021

Reel Life November 2021

SEASON START BETTER THAN EXPECTEDWith a minor amount of apprehension, anglers entered the 2021-22 season on October 1st due to the monumental flood event in July and the regular floods…

Nelson/Marlborough
19/10/2021

Reel Life October 2021

TARGET THE RIVER MOUTHS FOR TROUTThe whitebait season is in full swing, and now is the perfect time to fish the lower parts of our rivers for trout.

Nelson/Marlborough
30/08/2021

Reel Life September 2021

SEASON PROSPECTSOn Saturday, 17 July 2021, a weather bomb hit the northern end of the South Island and caused widespread severe flooding to most of the Nelson Marlborough region.

Nelson/Marlborough
30/08/2021

Reel Life April 2021

BRANCH LEATHAM OPEN FOR ANOTHER MONTHWhile the regular season is done and dusted don’t hand up your fishing gear just yet, May is still a good month to have a…

Nelson/Marlborough
15/04/2021

Reel Life March 2021

Drift Dive updateThe Motueka, Wairau, Pelorus, Rain and Maruia Rivers have been dived in recent weeks making for some interesting reading.

Nelson/Marlborough
19/03/2021

Reel Life February 2021

Go Back countryAngler feedback suggests there has been some great fishing on our backcountry waters recently, and with autumn fast approaching, there is no better time to head into the…

Nelson/Marlborough
17/02/2021

Reel Life January 2021

Drift dive updateStaff have recently dived the Opouri River and Spring Creek, and, despite a rather wet early summer, have completed half of the planned drift dives for this summer.