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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 5 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 13 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 20 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Have a go at trout fishing with a ‘well priced’ licence

With cooler weather now kicking in, Fish & Game says there’s plenty of opportunity for trout fishing ahead for those yet to buy a fishing licence.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 20 days ago by Grant Dyson

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 27 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Sockeye salmon create autumn spectacle

The Mackenzie Country has a new autumn tourist attraction, with a spectacular run of sockeye salmon heading up the region’s rivers to spawn.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 29 days ago by Grant Dyson

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 34 days 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 34 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 14th March 2019

The last week has been a relatively positive week for salmon anglers in the region.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 41 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 7th March 2019

Weather conditions are looking great for high country anglers this weekend, with light winds forecast both days on the back of a fading nor-west, with a sou-west change tonight.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 48 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Angling events 2019

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 50 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing report - North Canterbury 28 Feb 2019

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report. The weather looks good this weekend.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 55 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fish & Game mount ‘active checks’ on areas including stream mouths

Eastern Region Fish & Game staff have been “actively checking” the anglers congregating at local stream mouths, especially on Lake Rotorua.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 57 days ago by Grant Dyson

North Canterbury Fishing Report Friday 21st February 2019

The region has had almost a month of low flows, with the Ashley River drying in the usual reach below Rangiora, and most other rivers at very low levels.

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

North Canterbury Fishing Report 14th February 2019

Dear Anglers, At the time of writing (Thursday morning) there is a nor-west front making its way up the West Coast.

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

Eastern Fish & Game seeks angler feedback

Fish & Game is appealing to trout anglers for information about their fishing trips in the Eastern Region that includes the Rotorua lakes.

Posted in Fishing; Posted 2 months ago by Grant Dyson

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 8th February 2019

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, It’s going to be another scorcher this weekend.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 31st January 2019

Fishing conditions look favourable this weekend following a week of discoloured rivers due to a decent fresh late last week, which kept the main salmon rivers high and dirty for...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 3 months ago by Richie Cosgrove