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New leadership appointed for the Central South Island Fish and Game Council

CSIFG 1 Steve Mcknight has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the Central South Island Fish and Game Council Photo credit CSIFG

The Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSIFG) announces the appointments of its new Chief Executive, Steve McKnight and Council Chair, Linn Koevoet.

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 23 2023

WFR2223.61 Checked and all legal Waitaki River angler Darren Shields and his companions are checked on by Ranger Hamish Stevens photo by P Van Klink

Forty-Six Waitaki River Anglers Get a Visit from Our Rangers.

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Regional council must act on deadly botulism outbreaks

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An outbreak of avian botulism in Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland that has killed thousands of waterfowl including some rare indigenous species is yet another wake-up call for urgent action, says Fish...

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 16 2023

WFR2223.58 A sunny day at a high country lake put yourself in the picture this weekend Photo by Rhys Adams

This Friday (tomorrow) a massive wet and windy storm will hammer the main divide while further East on the Canterbury Plains there is only a little rain forecast and some...

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Weekly Fishing Report For Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 9 2023

WFR2223.55Fish Game ranger Hamish Stevens gets the goss from salmon anglers at the Rangitata River mouth Photo by Rhys Adams

Back in the good old days of sea-run salmon fishing in the 1990s, the Rangitata River mouth was an incredibly productive fishing spot.

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Central South Island and North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report for March 2 2023

WFR2223.53 Dave Kitching first salmon since 1985 6.2kg and caught on tuesaday this week photo by Allan Gillespie

King, Chinook or Quinnat – three common names for New Zealand’s sea-run salmon species introduced from North America.

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River guardians back in the water

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Fish & Game has launched a diving programme to monitor New Zealand’s trout populations and assess the health of the nation’s waterways.

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for February 23 2023

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Thanks to 20-50mm of rain region-wide on Wednesday, river flows have jumped a bit and for the most part will provide ideal fishing flows tomorrow and over the weekend.

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for Feb 16 2023

WFR2223.49 Elliot Nelson caught his first Rangitata sea run salmon at age 7 photo by Rikki Nelson

Rikki Nelson had a proud dad moment while fishing the Rangitata River last Sunday with his 7-year-old son Elliot.

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Summer hunting for paradise shelduck on offer

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For Taranaki game bird hunters who can't wait for the traditional May start of the hunting season to come around, Fish & Game is all set to lay on some...

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for Feb 9 2023

WFR2223.45 Salmon anglers try thier luck at the Opihi river mouth photo by Rhys Adams

The forecasts are calling for an easterly weather flow, mild temps, mostly overcast with a chance of some light showers of rain.

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CSI Managed Wetlands hunting ballots now open

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The opportunity to access some of the best public land areas for game bird hunting in New Zealand starts today.

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Proposed law turns back on Kiwi way of life

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People who enjoy the outdoors for recreation, fishing and hunting will lose rights under the Natural and Built Environments Bill.

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Game bird habitat stamp winner for 2023 Announced

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A photo of a Californian quail strutting along a fence line is the image that will adorn the 2023 Game Bird Habitat Stamp.

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for 2 February 2023

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Unfortunately, due to illness, Rhys is unable to supply a full report this week, but we do have a couple of Noticeboard items for anglers in the CSI Region:

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Call to Halt Decline of Wetlands Ahead of World Wetlands Day

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New Zealanders are being encouraged to consider creating and preserving wetlands to help halt the decline of these threatened habitats across the country.

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Ranging operation catches out several anglers at canals

CSIFG 1 Honorary Fish Game Ranger Allan Gillespie checks on compliant angler Hans Van Leeuwen at the Ohau B Canal near Twizel photo by CSI Fish Game Rhys Adams

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for January 26 2023

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A joint Fish & Game ranger training and night-ranging operation held over the weekend of 21-22 January resulted in several sports fishing offences being detected at the Mackenzie hydro canals.

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Central South Island and North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report for January 19 2023

WFR2223.39 Thomas Isbister with a solid Waitaki Valley rainbow trout photo by Dan Isbister

Don’t miss out – there are some great fish being caught this January

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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury 12 Jan 2023

WFR2223.36 Scott Baker with his 32 pound brown trout from the Ohau B Canal

Welcome back to our regular weekly reporting after the holiday break.

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