Regional Fishing Reports

Tony Cherrington and Steve Harrex with a couple of big Benmore rainbows
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region – Friday 22nd December

Earlier in the month we received notification form Fulton Hogan that the piers on the railway bridge on the Opihi River were due to be replaced.

  • Central South Island
  • 22/12/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Weekly Fishing Report - 21 December 2017

Welcome to our Weekly Fishing Report for the holiday period.

  • Wellington
  • 21/12/2017
  • Wellington
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North Canterbury Fishing Report Friday 15th December 2017

We wait with anticipation for MPI lab results of the trout in the Waimakariri lakes, hoping for the best but taking every precaution that is necessary to prevent further spread…

  • North Canterbury
  • 15/12/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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WFR1718.25The Central South Island Regions new aquatic ranger at Boat Harbour Lake Aviemore.
Weekly Fishing Report– Central South Island Region: 15-12-2017

Unfortunately the rain we received on Tuesday and Wednesday this week was isolated and sporadic and although some rivers like the Orari or Bowyers jumped up a touch, overall the…

  • Central South Island
  • 14/12/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Weekly Fishing Report - 14 December 2017

The rain has arrived just in time and it should set the fishing alight! All rivers throughout the region were getting critically low but this pulse of rain will have done…

  • Wellington
  • 14/12/2017
  • Wellington
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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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North Canterbury Weekly Fishing Report 8-12-17

Bio-security alert in the North Canterbury Fish and Game RegionDue to a worrying bio-security concern in our region, the focus of this week’s fishing report will be on informing all anglers…

  • North Canterbury
  • 8/12/2017
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Weekly Fishing Report - 7 December 2017

We've pretty much hit drought conditions so now is the time to get a little strategic about your approach to fishing - this means thinking a bit harder about where…

  • Wellington
  • 7/12/2017
  • Wellington
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Fishing report for the North Canterbury Region Friday 1st December 2017

Hello and welcome to the North Canterbury region fishing report, we have been blessed with some fantastic weather for the last two weeks.

  • North Canterbury
  • 1/12/2017
  • 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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