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Weekly Fishing Report North Canterbury 04 March 2021

For the last week, river conditions have been favourable for anglers, however heavy rain in the alps yesterday discoloured the main rivers and with heavy rain forecast on Friday and...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 5 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island-04-03-2021

This week I have two tagged trout catch reports to share which also serves as a timely reminder for anglers to keep an eye out for tagged trout and to...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 5 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 25-02-2021

We are in the thick of the sea-run salmon season and if you haven't been out this season yet then you better get a wriggle on.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 12 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Friday 25th February 2021

Until yesterday, where we received enough rain in the alps to discolour the main rivers, there had been no significant rain for around two weeks.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 12 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Trout farming ban continuation welcomed

The Government's decision to reject commercial trout farming is a responsible move and will come as welcome news to the 150,000 freshwater anglers throughout the country, says Fish & Game...

Posted in National; Posted 19 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 19th February 2021

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 19 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report - Central South Island 18 Feb 2021

In the last week, I’ve managed to get around a fair chunk of the CSI Region and things are looking pretty good for this time of year as flows remain...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 19 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hugh Creasy column for Feb 2021

In the heat of the day, the road surface glistens black with melting tar, and the roadside broom crackles with ripening seed pods bursting and brittle.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 19 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North of the harbour bridge is the place to go for summer game bird hunting

The Auckland/Waikato and Northland Fish & Game regions have collaborated and are announcing a coordinated summer season for paradise shelduck hunting.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Paradise Shelduck game bird Posted 25 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 11-02-2021

Get yourself ready for a great late summer fishing trip this weekend as conditions are looking favourable.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 26 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Friday 11th February 2021

Anglers have had reasonable favourable fishing conditions for much of the last two weeks, however this is on hold as a recent fresh has discolored the main alpine fed rivers.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 26 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

2021 TARANAKI SPECIAL GAME BIRD SEASON FOR PARADISE SHELDUCK

The 2021 Taranaki special season for paradise shelduck applies in Area C only.

Posted in Hunting, Events; Tagged Paradise Shelduck Posted 32 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 04-02-2021

It is great to be able to share exceptional catch reports this week from two weekly fishing report readers.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 33 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 5th February 2021

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region weekly fishing report, the weather looks fantastic this weekend for the whole region.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 33 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Stunning photo helps save wetlands

Marlborough photographer Matt Winter’s stunning photo of a New Zealand shoveler duck lifting off the water has won the 2021 Game bird habitat stamp photo competition.

Posted in National, Environment; Tagged game bird stamp Posted 35 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

CSI Managed Wetlands hunting ballots open now

The opportunity to access some of the best public land areas for game bird hunting in New Zealand starts today.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 36 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island- 28-01-2021

After the heatwave, this week we are heading into a weekend of mild temps, light-moderate winds and a mix of brilliant sunshine and benign overcast cloud.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 40 days ago by Richie Cosgrove