Regional Fishing Reports

Central South Island

WFR1718.24farmed salmon with worn down tail fin on the left and wild salmon with a full tail on the right
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 08-12-2017

For the coming weekend the biggest weather feature will be a westerly front running up the West Coast on Saturday and that might spill a bit of rain into the…

  • Central South Island
  • 8/12/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1718.21.Finn Stevens releases his 4.5lb brown from the Tekapo River
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 01-12-2017

It’s a Tekapo flavoured report this week with news to share from river and lake.

  • Central South Island
  • 1/12/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1718.18Kolby Parrant and dad Tom at the Kids Salmon Fishing Day
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 24-11-2017

The Fish & Game Kids Salmon Fishing Day was held last week at Loch Cameron, Twizel.

  • Central South Island
  • 24/11/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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FGNZ SalmonSymposium4
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 17-11-2017

The salmon symposium was held last weekend and there was a great turn-out.

  • Central South Island
  • 17/11/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1718.12 Third hook up a charm John Denleys 5.5lb rainbow from L. Alexandrina credit T Denley
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 10-11-2017

If you missed the high country opening this year, or fished the low country instead, here’s a recap from my day ranging and feedback from anglers and other rangers.

  • Central South Island
  • 10/11/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR.1718.11 Brooksie with a high country brown from the 2016 2017 season
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 03-11-2017

Unfortunately the weather may add an annoying challenge to high country opening this Saturday.

  • Central South Island
  • 3/11/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR.1718.10.Midweek family fishing trip Temuka Style
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region – 27-10-2017

Get your gear sorted and destination locked-in for the coming weekend because it’s going to be a cracker region-wide. Weather and river conditions should be mint.

  • Central South Island
  • 27/10/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR17.28 The Ohau C Canal that flows between the Ohau B and C power stations
Central South Island Weekly Fishing report for 21 April 2017

We are staring down the barrel of another winter and with only two weekends of the summer sports fishing season left it’s now or next season for those ‘guna’ fish…

  • Central South Island Hawke's Bay
  • 21/04/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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