Archive: February, 2018

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Will Spry Report for Reel Life February 2018

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Mackenzie Country Report

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Graeme Marshall report for Reel Life February 2018

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South Canterbury Report - Summer Blues

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Weekly Fishing Report - 22 February 2018

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It's a tale of two halves this week, with the region's southern rivers blown out, but those in the north close to fishable.Cyclone Gita has dumped plenty of rain in...

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Hugh Creasy Report for Reel Life February 2018

Creasy's Column - By Hugh Creasy

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Hunting Ballots

Applications are invited from game bird hunters for a very limited number of hunting stands at Lake Wairarapa and Pukepuke Lagoon (Himitangi).

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‘Biggest ever’ duck banding tally bodes well for game bird season

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Duck hunters will have no shortage of birds to target when the new game bird season kicks off in May (Saturday May 5) – going by the latest Fish &...

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Weekly Fishing Report - 15 February 2018

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The weather and rivers are set up beautifully for fishing over the weekend.The solid dump of rain the region copped last week has finally pushed through, giving the rivers a...

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Illegal dumps – another regional council failure

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Fish & Game is calling for an urgent nationwide audit of illegal rural dumps following a report revealing thousands of farmers may be breaking the law by burning or burying...

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Weekly Fishing Report - 08 February 2018

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Good fishing is on offer early this weekend but rain settling in on Sunday could raise river.

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Dunedin artist's painting features on new habitat stamp

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The work of a Dunedin artist, Karen Baddock, features on the 2018 New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Stamp which is being released today.

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Help our threatened wetlands on World Wetlands Day

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New Zealanders are being urged to celebrate World Wetlands Day by doing something practical to help protect wetlands, a habitat crucial to the survival of many of this country’s wildlife species.

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Weekly Fishing Report - 01 February 2018

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Welcome rain good for fish and good for fishing in the long run...

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