Regional Fishing Reports
Central South Island
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report - 23 April 2026
Reeling In the 2025/26 Main Season Thank you to the more than 25,000 subscribers from across the Central South Island, around New Zealand, and overseas who have read and engaged with…
- Central South Island
- 23/04/2026
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report - 16 April 2026
Fishing bug caught during roadside stop While out ranging the canals over the school holidays, CSI Fish & Game Ranger, Jase Van Beers, met the Singer family at the Pukaki Canal,…
- Central South Island
- 16/04/2026
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report - 9 April 2026
Persistence Pays Off – Thomas Nets his First Trout Son and father fishing team, Thomas and Hayden Jackson, kindly sent in a report from Easter weekend of how Thomas caught his…
- Central South Island
- 9/04/2026
CSI Weekly Fishing Report - 2 April 2026
Take a Kid Backcountry Fishing these School Holidays The Central South Island is one of the best places in New Zealand to introduce kids to backcountry fishing.
- Central South Island
- 2/04/2026
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report - 26 March 2026
Fishing Detour Pays Off Father-Daughter fishing duo Doug and Tara took the long way home to Canterbury, via the Pukaki Canal, after dropping Tara’s 18-year-old son down at Otago University.
- Central South Island
- 26/03/2026
CSI Weekly Fishing Report - 19 March 2026
From New Mexico to the Mckenzie Anglers Lacey Cones and Jakob Brophy from New Mexico, U. S.
- Central South Island
- 19/03/2026
CSI Weekly Fishing Report - 12 March 2026
Tis the season for PB’s in South Canterbury Local angler Paul, an absolutely addicted fisherman and all-round good bugger, kindly sent us this exciting report about a new personal best brown…
- Central South Island
- 12/03/2026
CSI Weekly Fishing Report - 5 March 2026
PB from the Ōpihi A PB or personal best fish from a particular waterway is always a special catch to remember.
- Central South Island
- 5/03/2026
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report - 26 February 2026
Hydro Canal Diet Research Underway – We Want Your Help! Pictured is junior angler Ava Stapelfeld with a cracking 19. 5 lb rainbow trout caught in the Tekapo Canal.
- Central South Island
- 26/02/2026
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report - 19 February 2026
Teenager experiences the thrill of sea-run salmon fishing Teenage angler Ollie Christensen experienced the thrill of catching a sea-run salmon recently – a once common, but now rare, experience.
- Central South Island
- 19/02/2026