Regional Fishing Reports

Central South Island

Common flies
Central South Island Weekly Fishing Report 6 December 2018

Top tips for beginner fly fishingWith Rhys away for week, I thought I would put together a brief guide on beginner fly fishing, as a fellow beginner fly fisher.

  • Central South Island
  • 6/12/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.22 The Crew from the Gone Fishing project L R Jack Drummond Mr Brent Duncan Josh Lovely Isa Creba Caleb Turland Jumm Janevinitchai
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 30/11/18

The region is still saturated, and some patchy rain is forecast for the weekend.

  • Central South Island
  • 29/11/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.21Jack Gillespie 9 with his brown trout caught in discoloured waters at the Ahuriri Arm Lake Benmore credit A Gillespie
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 23/11/18

The region is saturated, and more rain is forecast for the weekend.

  • Central South Island
  • 23/11/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.16 Jim TritschlerL and Howard Lewis have worked out how to successfully target sockeye salmon in Lake Benmore photo credit Jayde Couper
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 16/11/18

The weather forecasts that I’m reviewing as I write this are not unanimous so I won’t offer to much advice other than that there will be some rain pretty much…

  • Central South Island
  • 15/11/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.13 Matthew Broatch and Colette Brown successfully fished Lake Heron in the gales credit Rhys Adams
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 09/11/18

As I write this on Thursday Morning the forecasters are calling for significant rainfall regionwide from this afternoon and through Friday.

  • Central South Island
  • 8/11/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.10Fish Game Officer Hamish Stevens display a large Lake Heron rainbow credit R Adams
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 02/11/18

If you’re heading out this weekend, then be prepared for some environmental challenges.

  • Central South Island
  • 2/11/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.08 Finn Stevens with his Opihi River brown trout October 2018
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 26/10/18

I hope you all enjoyed a Labour Weekend of fishing. The weather was stunning in Temuka, maybe a bit windier elsewhere.

  • Central South Island
  • 26/10/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.06 Jeff Zhao with a pair of salmon from the Tekapo Canal
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 18/10/18

The weather and water levels will provide fishing opportunities throughout the region this coming Labour weekend.

  • Central South Island
  • 18/10/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.05the authors silver sea run like trout from the Opihi Catchment
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 12/10/18

We have had some rain this week, overnight on Wednesday/Thursday and now it is raining again right now, Friday morning.

  • Central South Island
  • 12/10/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1819.04 Opening day success on the Waitaki River for Colin Ballantyne Grahame Ballantyne and Kevin Sidon
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 05/10/18

The river flows and weather forecast are looking decent for the coming weekend region-wide but don’t take my word for it. For last weekend and opening day, the www.

  • Central South Island
  • 5/10/2018
  • Richie Cosgrove
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