News - By Quirey, Bruce

Bird-lovers’ new passion for fishing just clicks

Hours spent on rivers pursuing a love of bird watching and wildlife photography has inspired a Mosgiel couple to take up trout fishing.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 2 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Key trout spawning streams identified in lower Clutha River/Mata-au

Crucial spawning tributaries have been identified in the lower Clutha River/Mata-au catchment after a four-year research project collecting and analysing brown trout.

Posted in Environment, Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 5 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Mai-mai ballot aimed at next generation of hunters

Junior and novice hunters in Otago are being offered a chance at exclusive access to mai-mais and duck ponds for the opening of the 2023 game bird season.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Hunting Posted 9 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Fishing competitions in double hook-up for kids and science

Two fishing competitions are weighing in together this year to support trout research and the Clutha community.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 9 months ago by Bruce Quirey

More adult hunters to harvest paradise shelducks

A nine-day hunting season to harvest some of Otago’s healthy population of paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi opens on Saturday, March 4.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Paradise Shelduck Hunting game bird Posted 9 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Fish & Game goes deeper into lake fish knowledge

Scientists are sounding out trout and salmon populations in one of New Zealand’s most popular fishing destinations, Otago’s Southern Lakes.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 10 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Extra staff bolster summer ranging efforts

Otago Fish & Game has reeled in extra staff to help with the higher workload over the summer season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Posted 11 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Otago Fish & Game appoints Cromwell-based operations manager

An avid game bird hunter with 30 years’ experience in conversation projects has been appointed as Otago Fish and Game Council operations manager based in Cromwell.

Posted in Environment, National; Tagged Fishing Conservation Hunting Posted 13 months ago by Bruce Quirey

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 15 months ago by Bruce Quirey