Fishing News & Events
Arapuni Fishing Contest
This competition at the popular Waikato trout fishing lake will be held on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 20th and 21st 2021.
- Auckland/Waikato
- 16/02/2021
Hugh Creasy column for January 2021
The howling winds of January will die away, the rivers will subside and the sun will shine.
- 21/01/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Christmas boost for canal fishing opportunities due to power station upgrades
Anglers fishing the Tekapo Canal over the summer holidays have had an early Christmas present with a boost in their chances due to Genesis Energy and Central South Island Fish…
- 24/12/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hugh Creasy Column December 2020
Forests have a cleansing odour – a smell of decay and renewal, an ancient familiarity in which humanity has taken solace for millions of years.
- 17/12/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Boat Fishing 'how to', Lake Tarawera, Saturday 2nd January 2021
Fish & Game provide ‘how-to’ boat fishing knowledge Fish & Game are providing a free talk and demonstration on improving angler’s boat fishing skills and knowledge this summer.
- Eastern
- 11/12/2020
- Eastern
Salmon Run begins
Beginners luck paid off for Rolleston women Vicky Van Der Zwet when she caught her first ever salmon over the weekend.
- 30/11/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hugh Creasy Column for December 2020
There is a chill in the morning air, and the moon hangs above the horizon, soon to disappear as the sun rises.
- 19/11/2020
- 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
Anglers pack the riverside to learn about softbaits
Outram was a hotbed of angling activity on Wednesday night when about 50 anglers attended the first of three clinics on softbait fishing run by Otago Fish & Game.
- Otago
- 12/11/2020
- 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