News - By Cosgrove, Richie

Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the Government’s Tourism Strategy

Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes the Government’s New Zealand-Aotearoa Government Tourism Strategy, which sets out a plan to better manage the challenges of growth on the environment.

Posted in National, Environment; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 7 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Biosecurity Alert for Lake Namunamu

Hornwort has recently been discovered in the lake.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 10 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report North Canterbury

Welcome anglers to the final weekly fishing report for the current season.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 29 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 24-04-19

We have made it to the last weekly report for the season and the last day of the “summer season” is fast approaching on Tuesday the 30th of April.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 29 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 18-04-19

It’s time to get your last fix of “summer season” fishing in before many of our waters close for spawning.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 35 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 18th April 2019

River conditions across the region are good at present, however the weather forecast for the weekend looks average, with a Nor-wester on Friday and Saturday, changing to a Southerly on...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 35 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Otago Fish & Game finds mallards ducking for cover

Otago Fish & Game officer Paul van Klink has just completed the annual mallard monitoring flights over coastal and South Otago.

Posted in Hunting; Posted 38 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 11-04-19

I've been in the hills hunting red deer over the past week so this report will be somewhat brief.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 42 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report 11th April 2019

Dear Anglers,

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 42 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island- 04-04-19

Habitat enhancement is part our job here at Central South Island Fish & Game and in March we have had a couple of collaborative projects achieve some results.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Posted 49 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 5th April 2019

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 49 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – CSI- 28-03-19

Jayde Couper and I were ranging at the Tekapo Canal yesterday morning and can report that there were some nice salmon being caught.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 56 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 28 March 2019

Over the last two days we have seen a very large fresh in the main alpine rivers as a result of the heavy rain that caused widespread flooding on the...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 56 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fish & Game supports firearm law reforms

Fish and Game says the just announced changes to firearms legislation is a well considered and ensures public safety.

Posted in National; Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 21-03-19

After ten years absence, tench have returned to Timaru’s Centennial Park Lake, offering anglers a challenging new fishing opportunity.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 21 March 2019

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fish and Game supports measures to keep New Zealanders safe

Fish and Game says the Christchurch mosque mass killing is a tragedy and it supports an overhaul of firearm laws to ensure the safety of New Zealanders.

Posted in National; Posted 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove