Fishing News & Events
Fish & Game Critical Of Doc's Efforts To Reduce 1080 Risk To Anglers
Fish & Game is calling on the Department of Conservation to do more to reduce the threat 1080 poison poses to people gathering food from waterways, saying its present effort…
- 30/09/2016
Fishing Season ‘Perfect Family Adventure’ Says Fish & Game
Thousands of anglers will head out to the country’s lakes rivers and streams on Saturday (October 1) for the first day of the new freshwater fishing season – with Fish…
- 29/09/2016
10k Green Tag Trout Now ‘Out There Somewhere’
Somewhere in one of three Rotorua lakes is a fish that can net you $10,000 – and “all you have to do is catch it…” Fish & Game officers say they’ve…
- 27/09/2016
‘Join The Fun’ - Have A Crack At Catching A 10k Trout
Anglers young and old are invited to “join in the excitement” of trying to catch a fish worth $10,000 as the new trout fishing season gets underway.
- 15/09/2016
New Fishing Season Looms For ‘Freshwater Fishing Nirvana’
With the new trout fishing season less than a fortnight away on October 1, Fish & Game is reminding Kiwis and visitors to New Zealand to start getting ready now…
- 12/09/2016
Trout Released For Research Into The Lower Rakaia
Nearly 2000 brown trout are to be released next week into the Lower Rakaia as part of an attempt to learn more about the fishery.
- 7/09/2016
Anglers – ‘Go For Gold In Your Own Backyard’
Anglers…get all set to go for gold of your own in the new fishing season – by buying your sports fishing licence early.
- 15/08/2016
Three Charged After Poached Trout Seized At Spawning Stream
Three Rotorua men have been charged with possessing 17 trout poached from a closed spawning stream at Lake Rotoiti earlier this winter.
- 10/08/2016
Behind The Scenes At The Montrose Hatchery
Ever wondered about how a Fish & Game Hatchery works? This short video shows the Montrose Hatchery in North Canterbury in operation during a brown trout spawning.
- 1/08/2016
Hundreds Of Trout Return To Refurbished Spawning Race
After the first full refurbishment work since 1968, the Aviemore spawning race is attracting hundreds of brown and rainbow trout and providing more habitat for them to breed in.
- 12/07/2016