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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 16 December 2021

A reminder of what December should look like - backcountry Tararua Range river last season (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 16 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly fishing Report - 9 December 2021

Good numbers of trout were seen in this Tararua backcountry stream last weekend before the rain arrived (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 16 months ago by Wellington

Angling News

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Wellington Weekly fishing Report - 2 December 2021

Fish on! The lower Ruamahanga River has been firing and is a great place for anglers of all ages (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Posted in Weekly Report, Fishing; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 16 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 25 November 2021

Fox Carnachan with a lovely estuarine brown trout - one of seven caught in a short Saturday morning session last weekend (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 16 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - November 18, 2021

A beautiful sea-run brown trout caught on a single-hook Rapala in the lower Ruamahanga River, which is teeming with fish at the moment (Credit: Hamish Carnachan).

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 11 November 2021

Dave H sent in this photo of a very well conditioned lower Rangitikei River brown trout destined for the smoker.

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 4th November 2021

Young angler Angus McArthur with a prized rare catch - a ripper salmon caught at Lake Onoke in Wairarapa recently (Credit: Carolyn McArthur)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - October 28, 2021

Peter de Boer tries to tame a feisty Hutt River brown - one of 50 fish he and mate Andrew Harding hooked into last weekend (Credit: Andrew Harding)

Posted in Weekly Report, Fishing; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 21st October 2021

Finn Harding with a lovely estuarine brown trout from the lower Ruamahanga last weekend - one of many trout and numerous fat perch caught (Credit: Andrew Harding)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 17 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - October 14, 2021

A cracker early-season, small stream brown for Wellington angler Dan Thomas (Credit: Andrew Harding)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 18 months ago by Wellington

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 7th October 2021

A superbly conditioned Wairarapa brown trout to get local angler Ben Ellison off to a great start for the season (Credit: Ben Ellison)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 18 months ago by Wellington

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 18 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 30th September 2021

Wairarapa angler and guide Ben Ellison getting his eye in for Opening Day on the lower Waingawa last weekend (Credit: Hamish Carnachan)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 18 months ago by Wellington

Lower North Lowdown - September 23, 2021

Picture caption: Cohen McCormick with a lovely bar of Hutt River gold taken recently (Credit Andrew Harding)

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Posted 18 months ago by Default Admin

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 20 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 24 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 1st April 2021

Swollen rivers will greet any anglers out today, however, levels are rapidly dropping and we've got an Easter bonus of extra days off this weekend which should give most waters...

Posted in Fishing, Weekly Report; Tagged Weekly Fishing Report Posted 24 months ago by Wellington