Regional Fishing Reports

WFR22.57 A lone angler targets salmon at the Waitaki River mouth 23 03 2022 Credit R Adams
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 24/03/2022

We are in the thick of the sea run salmon season so make sure you get out on the river before the end of the season sneaks up on you.

  • Central South Island
  • 24/03/2022
  • Rhys Adams
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WFR2122.53 Fish Game Officer Hamish Stevens releasing sports fish to the Tekapo Canal Photo Credit Rhys Adams
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 10/03/2022

The Tekapo Canal fishery has been boosted with over 1,000 sports fish over the past week and some of them are tagged These fish entered the Tekapo riverbed spillway during the…

  • Central South Island
  • 10/03/2022
  • Rhys Adams
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WFR2122.51 early atumn is a great time to enjoy some late season dry fly fishing at a amll high country lake 2
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 03/03/2022

The weather forecast is looking pretty good for fishing this weekend! The pick of the days will be Saturday which looks to be a classic mild and calm autumn day –…

  • Central South Island
  • 3/03/2022
  • Rhys Adams
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WFR2122.50 A big brown trout caught on a squirmy worm fly when river flows were triple normal summer flows Credit Rhys Adams
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 24/02/2022

The sea run salmon season is in full swing so do make the time to get out on the river this weekend.

  • Central South Island
  • 23/02/2022
  • Rhys Adams
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WFR2122.47 Noah Couper caught this hard fighting rainbow on a red toby at Lake Middleton photo Jayde Couper
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 17/02/2022

Sunday is the pick of the fishing days this weekend with a wet and windy front set to whip through the region on Saturday.

  • Central South Island
  • 23/02/2022
  • Rhys Adams
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WFR2122.46 Tania Boocock caught this big canal brown on a bladed spinner at the canals recently
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 03/02/2022

Check the weather forecast and river flows websites to find your window of opportunity to fish this coming Waitangi Weekend.

  • Central South Island
  • 3/02/2022
  • Central South Island
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WFR2122.43 Josh House caught his PB salmon 11.7 lb on a 21g Chinook lure at the Tekapo Canal credit Chris House
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 27/01/2022

Thanks to anglers named Chris we have a few more catch reports to share this week.

  • Central South Island
  • 27/01/2022
  • Central South Island
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WFR2021.40. Howard Lewis caught this large sockeye salmon at Lake Benmore in January 2022 photo J Tritschler
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 20/01/2022

We are delighted to share catch reports from our readers this week.

  • Central South Island
  • 20/01/2022
  • Central South Island
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WFR2122.38 summertime fishing at Lake Alexandrina Credit Rhys Adams
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 13/01/2022

It’s time to enjoy summer fishing conditions We seem to have finally made it to mid-summer weather forecast with no obvious rain predicted for a week or so, but that can…

  • Central South Island
  • 13/01/2022
  • Central South Island
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FGNZ7641A summertime is the perfect time for some family time and fishing adventures Credit Richie Cosgrove
Weekly Fishing Report — Central South Island — 06/01/2021 – Holiday Edition #2

The holidays roll on for many of us and there is some fantastic fishing to be had.

  • Central South Island
  • 6/01/2022
  • Central South Island
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