News - By Cosgrove, Richie

New rules introduced to protect sea-run salmon fishery

To help save New Zealand’s wild Chinook salmon species, a ground-breaking change to freshwater fishing regulations will introduce a season bag for sea-run salmon in the 2021/22 fishing season, in...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 16 hours ago by Richie Cosgrove

Nutrients In Rivers - How Much Is Too Much?

Top New Zealand freshwater scientists have answered the question of how much nutrients should be permitted in our rivers to maintain ecosystem health.

Posted in Environment, National; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 43 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Q&A on the implementation of the Ministerial Review of Fish & Game

Below are some commonly asked questions and their answers about the implementation of the Ministerial Review of Fish & Game.

Posted in Council, National; Posted 43 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Precautionary winter closure of Upper Tekapo Canal sports fishery

Angler concern over the sustainability of one of the world’s best “trophy” trout fisheries has led to a precautionary closure during the peak of the 2021 winter fishing season.

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

Amazing fishing opportunities at Lake Pupuke

Three hundred large rainbow trout have been released by Fish & Game staff into the Quarry Lake arm of Lake Pupuke on the North Shore this week and fishing has...

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

Quacker of a morning greets duck hunters

The weather conditions were in the duck's favour as the sun rose on the 2021 game bird season around the country.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Only one day to go till the 2021 game bird season

Around 45,000 kiwis will be counting down the hours on Friday to the start of the 2021 duck hunting season on Saturday.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 29-04-2021

The “summer” season finishes up tomorrow, Friday the 30th of April; and this is the final weekly fishing report for the 2020/2021 fishing season.

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

Weekly Fishing Report- Central South Island 22 April 2021

Be sure to make the most of the last weekend of the “summer fishing season”.

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

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 22nd April 2021

The weather forecast for the weekend looks mixed for the weekend, with Saturday morning OK before a southerly change Saturday afternoon lasting until Sunday morning, where there is another window...

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

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 3 months 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 3 months 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 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 months ago by Richie Cosgrove