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Weed removal makes Kids Fishing Day a success!

A massive effort in removing over 40 tonnes of invasive weed has helped make the annual Christchurch Take A Kid Fishing Day a huge success.

Posted in Fishing, Events; Tagged Fishing Posted 43 hours ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report 12th October 2018

Dear Anglers, the weather forecast for this weekend in the High Country is looking better than the Lowland coastal region.

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

Angler catches orange tag trout in ‘fishy lucky dip'

An angler has caught the first trout with an orange tag in the Rotorua lakes “fishy lucky dip” – stoking up interest in the hunt for a fish worth $10,000.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 7 days ago by Grant Dyson

Angling events 2018-19

Events including childrens' fishing days are held by Fish & Game across New Zealand to support and encourage fishing participation. See below for current event information.

Posted in Events, Fishing; Posted 10 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Friday 5th October 2018

Reports from anglers since opening day have been great. With the stable flows we have had recently, fish have taken up residence wherever the conditions allow, with good numbers of...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 11 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

New trout season off to a flying start

Thousands of keen anglers around the country have been enjoying success as they try to catch a trout for the family dinner table following the opening of the new freshwater...

Posted in Fishing; Posted 12 days ago by Grant Dyson

Anglers big day out

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

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 15 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 28th September 2018

Hello and welcome to the first North Canterbury region fishing report for the 2018/19 fishing season.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 18 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Perfect combo - school holidays & new trout fishing season

The opening of the new trout fishing season and the beginning of the school holidays is providing the perfect combination for a great family activity over coming weeks.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 19 days ago by Grant Dyson

Remember to Vote - Farmers are!

This years Fish & Game elections are already attracting a bit of attention, Stuff.co.nz has published a story about Federated Farmers putting candidates up for election.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 41 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Graeme Marshall Fishing Report for Reel Life August 2018

South Canterbury Report

Posted in Reel Life, Fishing; Posted 47 days ago by Grant Dyson

Anglers ‘eager' as new trout licences go on sale

Trout fishing licences for the coming year are going on sale tomorrow as freshwater anglers eagerly look forward to the start of the 2018-19 freshwater sports fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 57 days ago by Grant Dyson

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 2 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Public briefing on the RDR decision by ECan

Central South Island Fish & Game has held a public briefing for anglers to digest the decision by ECan Commissioners to allow RDR Management Ltd (RDRML) to take additional water...

Posted in Fishing; Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Environment Canterbury’s Rangitata irrigation decision a “slap in the face”

Environment Canterbury’s decision to allow irrigators to take more water from the Rangitata River is being described as “surprising and extremely disappointing” by Central South Island Fish and Game.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Creasy's Column - the challenges of winter fishing

By Hugh Creasy

Posted in Fishing; Posted 4 months ago by Grant Dyson

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 5 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Creasy's Column for Reel Life May 2018

Opening weekend of the game season came and went, and the boom of shotguns died away with hardly a repeat of the opening morning fusillade.

Posted in Fishing, Reel Life; Posted 5 months ago by Grant Dyson

Info for Anglers

Anglers who are fishing at Lake Coleridge are to be advised that at the Harper River end of the lake, there are reports (1 May 2018) that there is some...

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 27/04/18

Monday the 30th of April is the last day of the regular fishing season.That means this weekend is the last weekend too.

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

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