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Canterbury anglers hit the rivers and lakes on Opening Day

Canterbury anglers came out in force on Saturday to fish the first day of the new fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 3 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Anglers Out in Force for Start of the Season

Fish & Game NZ is expecting a "massive" turn-out of anglers this weekend for the opening of the new freshwater fishing season which kicks off Saturday, October 1.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 6 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Central South Island & North Canterbury Weekly fishing report for September 29 2022

Welcome to the first Central South Island (CSI) weekly fishing report for the 2022/2023 sports fishing season, soon to open this Saturday - the first of October!

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 6 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 29 September 2022

Pictured - Ben Ellison with a stunner from the Hutt River last week

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 7 days ago by Default Admin

Lower North Lowdown - September 22, 2022

Picture caption: Fish & Game officer Hamish Carnachan with a beautifully conditioned lower North Island rainbow trout (Credit Matt Kavermann)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 16 days ago by Default Admin

New signs show the way for Canterbury anglers

Over 100 new angler access signs have recently gone up around the North Canterbury Fish & Game Region in preparation for the new fishing season starting October 1.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 20 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Celebration of Women in Angling This Saturday

This is the third year the event has been held. It is growing globally as women from around the world and here in Aotearoa New Zealand, appreciate the multitude of...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 26 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Conservation Week is an opportunity to applaud the "massive" environmental effort by anglers and hun

Conservation Week (September 5-11) is an opportunity to applaud the "massive" environmental effort invested by anglers and hunters throughout the country, says Fish & Game NZ.

Posted in National; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 28 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

A road less travelled for hatchery fish transporter

A newly acquired fish transporter will halve the 4000km annual road trip Otago Fish & Game takes to release rainbow trout into “put-and-take” fisheries across the region.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 29 days ago by Bruce Quirey

Salmonid Ecology Scholarship launched

A scholarship for a PhD student undertaking research into the ecology, conservation and management of trout and trout fisheries has been set up in the name of the late...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 33 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Repeat offending angler fined for exceeding the bag limit

Southland angler Christopher Wood was fined nearly $1500 in the Timaru District Court last week.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 36 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Ōhau River Spring Season ballots – Period 2 ballot open for entries

Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 51 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Southern chill on national shoveler count

A polar blast in Otago struck the annual New Zealand shoveler duck/kuruwhengi survey this month.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Hunting Conservation game bird Posted 54 days ago by Bruce Quirey

Fishing access boosted for Otago anglers

Anglers will have more access to fishing spots along New Zealand’s fourth-largest river next fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Posted 3 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Ōhau River Spring Season ballots to open on 15 July

Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

2022 Special Winter Edition Fishing Report - Central South Island

Welcome to our one-off winter special edition of the weekly fishing report.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

2022 Special Winter Edition Fishing Report - North Canterbury

With school holidays starting on the 9th of July, it’s a great opportunity to get the boat out of the shed and take the family out fishing during the winter period.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove