Archive: March, 2018

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North Canterbury Fishing Report 30th March 2018

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Dear Anglers, This report has been written a couple of days in advance of the weekend as field work has kept us out of range for the later part of...

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Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 29/03/18

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Its Easter so you are getting this report on a Thursday. Easter is traditionally a big weekend for fishing, especially when it falls in March or as it has this...

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Chris Dore Fishing Report for Reel Life March 2018

So the temps are cooling and trout are back on the chew. Hopefully much of the severe weather is now behind us leaving us with cooler, autumnal mornings and more...

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Graeme Marshall Fishing Report for Reel Life 2018

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Hugh Creasy column for Reel Life March 2018

Creasy's Column - By Hugh Creasy

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Will Spry Fishing Report for Reel Life March 2018

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Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 23/03/18

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It’s a stuck record start to this report; another region-wide rain event during the week means you should be sure to check ECan river flow website before you hit the...

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Weekly Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 23rd March 2018

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Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, the weather looks to be clearing for the weekend.

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Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 16/03/18

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We have had staff in the air this week battling motion sickness to count mallard ducks and sockeye salmon.

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Weekly Fishing Report for North Canterbury 16 March 2018

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Over the last few days, river conditions have finally become favourable for salmon fishing, following almost a month of high, dirty and unfishable water.

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Game bird hunting licences now on sale

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A good duck breeding season in many parts of the country is holding the promise of a good hunting season as game bird hunting licences go on sale today.

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Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 09/03/18

WFR1718.45Jayde Couper pushes spawning gravel back upstream at Outlet Creek

I wouldn’t bet on it, but the Rangitata River may be a good colour for salmon fishing this weekend.

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North Canterbury Fishing Report 9th March 2018

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Dear Anglers, This must be one of the longest periods of unfishable river conditions we have had for a very long time.

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Lake Lyndon Family fishing returns

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Hundreds of children and their families marked New Zealand Children’s Day at picturesque Lake Lyndon in the Canterbury high country in the first family fishing event there in more than...

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Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 2nd March 2018

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Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, the weather looks to be reasonable on the plains and coastal areas with warm temperatures and north easterlies.

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Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 02/03/18

WFR1718.44Ian and Diane Gridley fish the discoloured Ohau C Canal

Last Friday I was up at the canals ranging, scouting the start of the sockeye run, and gathering material for canal fishing information pamphlet I’m putting together.

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