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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 15 months 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 15 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 16 months 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 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

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

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report - Central South Island 18 Feb 2021

In the last week, I’ve managed to get around a fair chunk of the CSI Region and things are looking pretty good for this time of year as flows remain...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hugh Creasy column for Feb 2021

In the heat of the day, the road surface glistens black with melting tar, and the roadside broom crackles with ripening seed pods bursting and brittle.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

North of the harbour bridge is the place to go for summer game bird hunting

The Auckland/Waikato and Northland Fish & Game regions have collaborated and are announcing a coordinated summer season for paradise shelduck hunting.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Paradise Shelduck game bird Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 11-02-2021

Get yourself ready for a great late summer fishing trip this weekend as conditions are looking favourable.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Friday 11th February 2021

Anglers have had reasonable favourable fishing conditions for much of the last two weeks, however this is on hold as a recent fresh has discolored the main alpine fed rivers.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove