Fishing News & Events
North Canterbury
Ōhau River Spring Season ballots – Period 2 ballot open for entries
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 15/08/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Angler submissions available for download
You can download the submissions made by anglers on the 2022 Angling Regulations Review here.
- North Canterbury
- 1/06/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Review of North Canterbury freshwater angling regulations
The North Canterbury Fish and Game Council is holding its regular review of the Anglers Notice (Fishing regulations).
- North Canterbury
- 9/05/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Anglers reminded to stick to the rules
Close to one in ten anglers checked by Central South Island Fish & Game are non-compliant with the sports fishing regulations.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 28/03/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Salmon anglers master season bag limit
The Canterbury sea run salmon fishing season is underway with good numbers of fish seen and being caught.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 14/02/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition postponed
Unfortunately, due to uncertainties about Covid-19 in the Canterbury community, North Canterbury Fish & Game are postponing the annual Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition.
- North Canterbury
- 1/11/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Fish & Game to work collaboratively with high-country farmers in North Canterbury
Fish & Game, in collaboration with Canterbury high-country farmers, New Zealand Salmon Anglers Association, Rakaia River Promotions and ECan, have secured funding from the Ministry for the Environment for a…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 21/09/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
2020 Canterbury Trout Fishing Festival
When & where: 28 November 2020 at the Peppers Christchurch Clearwater Resort, Clearwater Avenue, Christchurch from 9am-12pm and the Groynes Fishing Lakes between 1-3pm. Registration and Coffee from 8.
- North Canterbury
- 17/11/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hundreds of anglers head for the hills
At 0001 hours on Saturday the 7th of November, the high country fishing season kicked-off throughout Canterbury.
- North Canterbury
- 8/11/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Fish release for July School Holidays in Christchurch
Are you looking for an outdoor activity for your kids these school holidays? Why not try fishing? North Canterbury Fish & Game have released 200 catchable sized salmon into the Groynes…
- North Canterbury
- 3/07/2020
- Richie Cosgrove