News - Tagged with Fishing

Creasy's Column for Reel Life February 2019

By Hugh Creasy

Posted in Reel Life; Tagged Fishing Posted 56 days ago by Grant Dyson

Graeme Marshall Fishing Report for February 2019

South Canterbury Report

Posted in Reel Life; Tagged Fishing Posted 56 days ago by Grant Dyson

Will Spry Fishing Report for Reel Life February 2019

Mackenzie Country Report

Posted in Reel Life; Tagged Fishing Posted 56 days ago by Grant Dyson

Mystery surrounds potential world record trout catch

Fish and Game is trying to confirm reports of a giant trout – a potential world record – recently caught in the Mackenzie Country hydro canals.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 27/12/18

I hope you’re all enjoying the holiday period and have had a cast already.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 4 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Kids salmon fishing day success

Central South Island Fish & Game held their annual Kids Salmon Fishing Day at Loch Cameron, Twizel on Saturday November 17.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 5 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Environmental award for students studying trout

Following reports that the Mimihau stream was "dead" from a fishing perspective, Year 12 students at Southland's Menzies College decided they would investigate this statement further.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 5 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Gales fail to dampen opening weekend

Nor-West gales failed to stop hundreds of Canterbury anglers from heading into the backcountry to celebrate the opening of the high country fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 6 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 02/11/18

If you’re heading out this weekend, then be prepared for some environmental challenges.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 6 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Backcountry fisheries to be checked for angling pressure

Fish & Game staff will be keeping a close eye on how much angling pressure is being placed on back country fisheries in the South Island as they open later...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 6 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weed removal makes Kids Fishing Day a success!

A massive effort to remove more than 40 tonnes of invasive weed helped make the annual Christchurch Take a Kid Fishing Day a huge success.

Posted in Fishing, Events; Tagged Fishing Posted 6 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Anglers big day out

Trout anglers’ big day arrives with the start of the new fishing season

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 7 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fish & Game Officer -West Coast Region

Fish & Game N.Z. West Coast has a vacancy for a full-time Fish & Game Officer to work remotely in the Buller and West Coast regions.

Posted in National; Tagged Fishing game bird Posted 8 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishers’ right of way to open beside Riuwaka River

People will have better access to the south branch of the Riuwaka River thanks to a joint initiative by Tasman District Council, Fish and Game and the New Zealand Walking...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 9 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

“Fair go For Kiwis” - Fish & Game Supports DoC New Charging Policy

Fish & Game is supporting the Department of Conservation’s new policy of charging overseas visitors more for using huts and campsites on the Great Walks.

Posted in National; Tagged Fishing Posted 11 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Meet the future - what water samples can tell us about trout and salmon

Imagine being able to scoop water out of a river and tell if fish live upstream, what species they are and if they’re reproducing?

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 11 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Steady on – call for cap on tourism numbers in New Zealand high country

Fish & Game is calling on the Government to curb tourism numbers in the South Island high country, saying the pressure is now so high, it’s harming the environment and...

Posted in National; Tagged Fishing Posted 12 months ago by Grant Dyson

Lake Lyndon Family fishing returns

Hundreds of children and their families marked New Zealand Children’s Day at picturesque Lake Lyndon in the Canterbury high country in the first family fishing event there in more than...

Posted in Fishing, Events; Tagged Fishing Posted 14 months ago by Richie Cosgrove