News - In category Fishing

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 21 days ago by Richie Cosgrove

Adult beginner spin-fishing classes

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 57 days 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 3 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 5 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 6 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 7 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.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 7 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hugh Creasy Column March 2021

Change is coming, chill winds from the south sweep through the forests.

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

Hugh Creasy column for Feb 2021

In the heat of the day, the road surface glistens black with melting tar, and the roadside broom crackles with ripening seed pods bursting and brittle.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 8 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island- 28-01-2021

After the heatwave, this week we are heading into a weekend of mild temps, light-moderate winds and a mix of brilliant sunshine and benign overcast cloud.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 9 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

North Canterbury Fishing Report Thursday 28th January 2021

Fishing conditions look favourable this weekend following a week of discoloured rivers due to a small fresh last weekend.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 9 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hugh Creasy column for January 2021

The howling winds of January will die away, the rivers will subside and the sun will shine.

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

Christmas boost for canal fishing opportunities due to power station upgrades

Anglers fishing the Tekapo Canal over the summer holidays have had an early Christmas present with a boost in their chances due to Genesis Energy and Central South Island Fish...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 10 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Thursday 24th December 2020

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 10 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island - 24 December 2020

Merry Christmas from the team at Central South Island Fish and Game.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Fishing Weekly Fishing Report Posted 10 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 11th December 2020

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, although Nor’ westers have been dominant in the last week, the amount of rainfall in the headwaters hasn’t been too excessive.

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

Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island - 10-12-2020

Lake Benmore is a favourite fishery for South Island anglers, in fact, on paper it’s recorded as the second most fished lake New Zealand - that caldera lake formed by...

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