News - Tagged with Fishing

Otago Weekly Fishing Report - 7 December 2023

A strong north-westerly is forecast across Otago on Saturday and anglers will need to adapt or look for sheltered areas for the best fishing.

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Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 7 December 2023

Pictured - Ben Ellison with a prime Wellington backcountry brownie (Credit: Ben Ellison).

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Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 30 November 2023

Great news! The weather is going to hold for most of the weekend, for most parts of the Wellington and Taranaki regions.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 7 days ago by Default Admin

Otago Weekly Fishing Report - 30 November 2023

With all our waterways open for at least a month now, many fish have seen their fair share of flies and lures! The first couple of weeks of the high-country...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 7 days ago by Default Admin

Otago Weekly Fishing Report - 23 November 2023

With absolutely stunning weather forecast for across the region this weekend, it is the perfect time for anglers to push that little bit further into the backcountry and explore some...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 14 days ago by Default Admin

Fish & Game New Zealand backs action on wake boats in Waikato

Fish & Game New Zealand is welcoming restrictions on wake boats in the Waikato region to prevent the spread of the invasive gold clam.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 14 days ago by Maggie Tait

Weekly Fishing report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for 23 November 2023

Young angler Riley Frost caught a cracking brown from Loch Cameron earlier this week.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 14 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 23 November 2023

Pictured - Ben Ellison with one of several nice trout taken on the Manawatu River recently (Credit: Ben Ellison).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 15 days ago by Default Admin

Canal angler convicted and fined

Central South Island Fish & Game have successfully prosecuted an angler who flouted the law while fishing at the Pūkaki Canal near Twizel in May 2023.

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

Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 16 November 2023

Pictured - Michael Bakker sent us this photo of a wonderful ringplain brown he caught and released this week (Credit: Michael Bakker).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 21 days ago by Default Admin

Otago Weekly Fishing Report 16 November 2023

The annual spring salmon run in Lake Hāwea has begun. Boat and land-based anglers are reporting red-hot fishing around the Hāwea Dam wall and boat ramp.

Posted in Weekly Report, Fishing; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 21 days ago by Default Admin

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

Pictured right: Blake Harper with a 2.5lb salmon from Lake Tekapo - Takapō'. Credit: Cameron Smith.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 21 days ago by Default Admin

Canal fishing trip for three friends attracts nine convictions and thousands in fines

Three Ashburton friends have been processed through the courts after Fish & Game rangers detected them committing multiple offences during a fishing trip to the Mackenzie hydro canals during Labour...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 21 days ago by Default Admin

Otago Weekly Fishing Report 9 November 2023

Poolburn is still producing some excellent early season fishing with the Stafford family one of many families experiencing momentous catches at the reservoir.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 28 days ago by Default Admin

Lake Coleridge fishing competition

Hundreds of anglers flocked to the Canterbury High Country over the weekend to celebrate the opening of the high-country fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 28 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 9 November 2023

Pictured - Happy anglers at last weekend's Lake Rotomanu Family Trout Fishing Day (Credit: Allen Stancliff).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 28 days ago by Default Admin

Otago Weekly Fishing Report - 2 November 2023

Pictured: Angus Borrell does battle with a feisty rainbow trout during opening day on one of Otago’s Designated Waters. Credit: Grant Bessit.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 35 days ago by Default Admin

Fish & Game sets out hunting and fishing manifesto for new Government

Fish & Game New Zealand has outlined a series of priorities for the new Government to consider as part of a hunting and fishing manifesto.

Posted in Fishing, Hunting, National; Tagged Fishing Hunting Posted 35 days ago

Manifesto Fish & Game

Our vision is a New Zealand where freshwater habitats and species flourish, where hunting and fishing traditions thrive and all Kiwis enjoy access to sustainable wild fish and game resources.

Posted in Fishing, Hunting, Environment, National; Tagged Fishing Hunting Posted 36 days ago

Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 2 November 2023

Pictured - Lovely calm conditions in Wairarapa this week made for idyllic fly fishing (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 38 days ago by Default Admin

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