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Trout Festival Reels in the Anglers
Over 500 anglers celebrated the upcoming fishing season with the 2023 NZ Trout Festival in Christchurch at the weekend.
Lower North Lowdown Weekly Fishing Report - 21 September 2023
Picture caption: A highlight from a tough season for Fish & Game officer Hamish Carnachan - a beautifully marked brownie from a small Taranaki stream caught last Autumn (Credit Steve Haslett).
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New Era For Fishing Licences
The freshwater fishing season begins on October 1, and new licences are now on sale.
Elusive birthplace of Lake Wānaka salmon revealed
A long search for the birthplace of Lake Wānaka salmon has raised hopes to help protect their struggling population.
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Canal angler entangled in his own web of lies
An offender dealt with by Fish & Game was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $1,900 in the Ashburton District Court for multiple sports fishing offences committed at the...
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Post-Covid tourism boost as overseas anglers return to New Zealand
More than 13,500 international anglers took to the water in pursuit of New Zealand’s renowned wild trout during the recent fishing season, according to data from Fish & Game NZ.
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Ōhau River Spring Season Ballot to Open on 27 June
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSI) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to control angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
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Repeat offender angler pleads guilty to four charges.
A repeat offender dealt with by Fish & Game was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $3,530 in the Timaru District Court for multiple sports fishing offences committed at...
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Wellington Weekly Hunting Report - 11 May 2023
Opening went off with a real bang - one of the better starts to the season in recent years with plenty of ducks and generally happy hunters.
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report 6 April 2023
Pictured - Beautiful weather last week allowed anglers to make the most of some excellent fishing conditions (Credit: Matt Kavermann).
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Weekly Fishing Report for Central South Island and North Canterbury for March 30 2023
CSI Fish & Game Ranger Hamish Stevens was on duty at the canals on Wednesday, undertaking licence and compliance checks and our Canal Angler Survey.
Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 30 March 2023
Pictured - The Wellington region backcountry fisheries have stood up well to the weather this season, as this fine rainbow attests.
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 23 March 2023
Pictured - Jacob Morison with a stunning Wellington region backcountry rainbow.
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 16 March 2023
Staff are currently out in the field drift diving while there’s a weather window, so there is no commentary on conditions.
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 9 March 2023
Pictured - A lower North Island backcountry gem (Photo: Tim Angeli)
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 23 February 2023
Pictured - Spotting trout on a Ruamahanga River tributary earlier this week (Photo: Hamish Carnachan)
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 16 February 2023
Pictured - Andrew Harding with a Wellington region 'hog' caught last weekend before the storm.
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 9 February 2023
Pictured - A lower North Island backcountry gem (Photo: Tim Angeli)
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 2 February 2023
Pictured – Ben Ellison with a wily old brown trout from a small Wairarapa trib, caught last weekend when the main rivers were too high to fish.
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Wellington Weekly Fishing Report - 26 January 2023
Pictured - Hunter Stewart-Weeks helping his Dad net a fine brown from a Manawatu River tributary (Sam Stewart-Weeks)
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