Fishing News & Events
Hugh Creasy's column November 2020
Perhaps it is the arc of the line flashing in the morning light that lifts the angler’s spirit, the sheer elegance of the cast that grips the imagination.
- 21/10/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Lake Rotomanu family trout fishing day – Saturday 31st October, 8am – 1pm
In a change to the usual kids’ fishing format where trout are corralled in a holding net in Lake Rotomanu, this year 400 good-sized rainbow trout will be released into…
- Taranaki
- 13/10/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hugh Creasy's Column September 2020
There had been a fresh fall of snow on the tops, and the water was cold.
- 21/09/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Precautionary Closure to Upper Tekapo Canal Trout Fishery
Angler concern over the sustainability of one of the world’s best “trophy” trout fisheries will lead to a precautionary closure during the 2021 winter fishing season.
- 5/08/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hugh Creasy's column August 2020
Winter flies are stored away – those big, fluffy things that imitate small fish and the eggs of spawning hens.
- 31/07/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Tekapo trout tagging project underway
Hundreds of Lake Tekapo trout have been relocated by Central South Island Fish & Game recently and most of them have a new important “accessory” on them.
- 28/07/2020
- 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
- 3/07/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Canal trout research underway
A joint project between Meridian, NIWA and Central South Island Fish & Game is underway on the hydro canals near Twizel.
- 10/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Councils unite to turn the tide for sea-run salmon
The most significant change ever to the way sea-run salmon are managed in New Zealand has been proposed, to help rebuild the South Island’s East Coast wild sea-run salmon populations.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 9/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
North Canterbury Fish and Game Council fishing regulations review
Fish & Game North Canterbury is conducting a review of the sports fishing regulations for the 2020-21 freshwater fishing season.
- North Canterbury
- 18/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove