News - By Cosgrove, Richie

Weekly Fishing Report for North Canterbury 15 April 2021

The traditional fishing season is all but finished now and with rain forecast for much of the region Friday night, rivers are likely to become dis-coloured for a few days.

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

Weekly Fishing Report - Central South Island - 15 April 2021

We are winding down towards the end of the main fishing season on April 30.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island- 08-04-2021

As Rhys reported last week, the sea-run salmon season has now closed and that brings the beginning of our annual salmon counts.

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

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 9th April 2021

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, the weather is going to be less than ideal this weekend.

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

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 1st April 2021

Yesterday was the last day of the salmon fishing season which was celebrated with the annual Rangers Fishing Competition at the mouth of the Waimakariri River.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 01-04-2021

The weather forecast for Easter weekend is a mixed bag but there isn’t much rain forecast so rivers and streams will offer stable flows.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 25-03-2021

We have a rare but “consistent” catch report to share this week - an Opihi River rainbow trout.

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

Weekly Fishing Report - North Canterbury - 25 March 2021

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 18-03-2021

The weather forecast is looking great for fishing this weekend with sunshine or high cloud, mild temperatures and light winds.

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

Weekly Fishing Report North Canterbury 18 March 2021

The weather looks great for fishing throughout the region this weekend and into next week.

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

Hugh Creasy Column March 2021

Change is coming, chill winds from the south sweep through the forests.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island -11-03-2021

Sockeye salmon spawning is in full swing and if you haven't checked out this phenomenon before then have a look off the Twizel River Bridge on State Highway 8.

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

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 12th March 2021

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, after a cool front moved through the South Island this week, the weather looks to be settled and calm this Saturday.

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

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 47 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 47 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 54 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 54 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 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

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