Fishing News & Events

Boost for fish stocks at Lake McLaren near Tauranga

Fish & Game has released hundreds of young trout into Lake McLaren and the Ruahihi Canal in the lower Kaimai ranges near Tauranga – to boost the fishing stocks for…

17/10/2018

Fish for Gold angler ‘lucky several times over’ in his catch

The only angler to catch an orange tagged trout in the Rotorua lakes “fishy lucky dip” has described just how lucky he was to catch the special trout.

16/10/2018

Weed removal makes Kids Fishing Day a success!

A massive effort to remove more than 40 tonnes of invasive weed helped make the annual Christchurch Take a Kid Fishing Day a huge success.

North Canterbury
14/10/2018
Richie Cosgrove

Angler catches orange tag trout in ‘fishy lucky dip'

An angler has caught the first trout with an orange tag in the Rotorua lakes “fishy lucky dip” – stoking up interest in the hunt for a fish worth $10,000.

9/10/2018

New trout season off to a flying start

Thousands of keen anglers around the country have been enjoying success as they try to catch a trout for the family dinner table following the opening of the new freshwater…

4/10/2018

Big fish mark the opening of the new trout season on Rotorua’s lakes

Rotorua’s reputation for quality trout fishing has been reinforced with this week’s start of the new fishing season which has seen trout of nearly five kilograms landed.

Eastern
4/10/2018

Anglers big day out

Trout anglers’ big day arrives with the start of the new fishing season Thousands of anglers around the country are hoping to hook a fish for dinner today (Oct 1) as…

1/10/2018
Richie Cosgrove

Fish & Game reminder - deadline looms for $10k trout entries

Anglers and their families have been reminded to “get in quick” if they want to hook an orange-tagged trout worth a cool $10,000 – one of 30 very special fish…

Eastern
28/09/2018

Perfect combo - school holidays & new trout fishing season

The opening of the new trout fishing season and the beginning of the school holidays is providing the perfect combination for a great family activity over coming weeks.

27/09/2018

Families all set to fish hard as lakes re-open

Anglers, along with their families and friends are getting set to try and hook some of Rotorua’s legendary rainbow and brown trout.

27/09/2018