News - In category Fishing

Angler survey fishing for data on Lake Hawea

Anglers fishing on Lake Hawea can expect to be quizzed by rangers during a three-year research project starting this month.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 12 days ago by Bruce Quirey

Celebration of Women in Angling This Saturday

This is the third year the event has been held. It is growing globally as women from around the world and here in Aotearoa New Zealand, appreciate the multitude of...

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

A road less travelled for hatchery fish transporter

A newly acquired fish transporter will halve the 4000km annual road trip Otago Fish & Game takes to release rainbow trout into “put-and-take” fisheries across the region.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 19 days ago by Bruce Quirey

Salmonid Ecology Scholarship launched

A scholarship for a PhD student undertaking research into the ecology, conservation and management of trout and trout fisheries has been set up in the name of the late...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 23 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Repeat offending angler fined for exceeding the bag limit

Southland angler Christopher Wood was fined nearly $1500 in the Timaru District Court last week.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 26 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Grab the kids and go fishing

Take A Kid Fishing returns to Southern Reservoir, Dunedin, in September 2022.

Posted in Fishing, Events; Tagged Fishing Posted 37 days ago by Bruce Quirey

Health check for Lake Wanaka

Otago Fish & Game will monitor the health of Lake Wānaka after trout went off the bite for many anglers in the 2021-2022 fishing season.

Posted in Fishing, Environment; Tagged Fishing Conservation Fresh Water Posted 55 days ago by Bruce Quirey

Fishing access boosted for Otago anglers

Anglers will have more access to fishing spots along New Zealand’s fourth-largest river next fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Posted 2 months ago by Bruce Quirey

Research project reaches 20-pound milestone

Angler Scott Miller landed a huge 20-pound (9kg) brown trout in the Tekapo Canal in April 2022, catching the attention of Central South Island Fish & Game.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Posted 4 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Review of Otago freshwater angling regulations

The Otago Fish and Game Council is nearing the end of its triennial review of the Anglers Notice (fishing regulations).

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 7 months ago by Bruce Quirey

November is the month for anglers to explore!

Anglers across the South Island have been counting down the days until November for the opening of some spectacular fisheries.

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

Anglers hit the water in numbers for Opening Day

Thousands of anglers across the country headed out before dawn this morning to start the 2021/22 sports fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 12 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Adult beginner spin-fishing classes 2021

Want to enjoy one of Otago’s favorite outdoor activities and don’t know where to start?

Posted in Events, Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Posted 13 months ago by Bruce Quirey

New rules introduced to protect sea-run salmon fishery

To help save New Zealand’s wild Chinook salmon species, a ground-breaking change to freshwater fishing regulations will introduce a season bag for sea-run salmon in the 2021/22 fishing season, in...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Fishing Posted 14 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Precautionary winter closure of Upper Tekapo Canal sports fishery

Angler concern over the sustainability of one of the world’s best “trophy” trout fisheries has led to a precautionary closure during the peak of the 2021 winter fishing season.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 16 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report for North Canterbury 15 April 2021

The traditional fishing season is all but finished now and with rain forecast for much of the region Friday night, rivers are likely to become dis-coloured for a few days.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 18 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 19 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.