Regional Fishing Reports

Central South Island

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury 15 December 2022

Central South Island Report  Regular rainfall has set up our waterways for a classic summer of fishing.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 15/12/2022
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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury 8 December 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTSea-run salmon fishing time at the Rangitata River All bets were on for someone to catch the “first-of-the-season” sea-run salmon at the Rangitata or Rakaia rivers this week,…

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 8/12/2022
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WFR2223.24 Harley Stone and Ollie Salisbury with Ollies first ever trout caught trolling at Lake Benmore
Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island & North Canterbury for December 1 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTLakes and the Mackenzie Hydro Canals offer reliable fishing destinationsWelcome to summer; it’s wet and kind of cold.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 1/12/2022
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Weekly Fishing report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for November 24 2023

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTBig Rainbows at Lake Benmore and Ōhau B CanalTwo veteran anglers are claiming the rainbow trout are big this season at Lake Benmore.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 24/11/2022
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Central South Island & North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report for November 17 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTYour catch pictures say a thousand words  I’ll summarise, though, there have been some great fish caught this season.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 17/11/2022
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WFR2223.15 Success at the 2022 Kids Salmon Fishing Day for Nixon Philpott and his father Kane photo by R Adams
Central South Island and North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report for November 9 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORT  Did someone say salmon?Roll your eyes now trout aficionados; this is a salmon-themed report.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 9/11/2022
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WFR2223.15 Richard Ramsay at Lake Alexandrina on Opening Day 2016 photo by Rhys Adams
Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island & North Canterbury for November 3 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTA pot of fishing at the end of the rainbow spawning season With the rainbow trout spawning season coming to an end in the CSI Region, our high-country…

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 3/11/2022
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WFR2223.12 Time to get prepared for high country opening photo by Rhys Adams
Weekly Fishing report for Central South Island and North Canterbury Fish & Game 27 October 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORT Time to prepare for high-country opening The Central South Island’s High-country fishing season opening is just a week and a bit away on November 5th, and it's high time…

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 27/10/2022
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Central South Island & North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report for October 20 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTLabour Weekend provides 3 days of fishing potential! Above Right: When the canals are busy with anglers, a bit of courtesy can go a long way to ensure…

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 20/10/2022
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WFR2223.07 Sefton Stevens with his school holidays trout from the Opihi River Photo H Stevens
Central South Island & North Canterbury Weekly fishing report for October 13 2022

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND REPORTWatch out trout – the kids are out and about As the school holiday comes to an end this weekend, so too does the anxiety of trout.

  • North Canterbury Central South Island
  • 13/10/2022
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