Fishing News & Events
Otago
New gate open-and-shut case for improved access
Anglers now have a safer, year-round access to a popular fishing spot on the lower Taieri River thanks to the goodwill and cooperation of Otago Fish & Game and a…
- Otago
- 15/07/2025
Fish & Game to poacher: we have your spear
If you lost a fishing spearhead in the Water of Leith this week, Fish & Game has it and would like to talk to you.
- Otago
- 2/04/2025
- Bruce Quirey
Crystal-clear waters yield valuable fish data
Otago Fish & Game has wrapped up its drift-diving programme helping to monitor fish populations in high-country fisheries for the 2024-25 season.
- Otago
- 20/03/2025
- Bruce Quirey
Hundreds of stranded trout relocated to lakes
Otago Fish & Game staff successfully relocated more than 500 trout from a stranded pool in the Lindis River in Central Otago this week after being alerted by a concerned…
- Otago
- 28/02/2025
Otago Fish & Game asks anglers for heads up over elusive salmon
Freshwater anglers are being asked to keep the heads of any elusive sea-run salmon caught from the Clutha River/Mata-Au below the Roxburgh dam.
- Otago
- 21/02/2025
Anglers praised for outstanding compliance
Otago Fish & Game is congratulating anglers across the region for their exceptional compliance with fishing regulations during the summer season.
- Otago
- 14/01/2025
Family fun event showcases Wānaka urban wetland
Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs, a unique urban wetland, will be the focus of a family fun event to celebrate World Wetlands Day, in Wānaka on Sunday, February 2, 2025 The 2-hectare…
- Conservation Freshwater Otago
- 14/01/2025
Lower Clutha/Mata-Au putting food on the table for anglers
Almost a quarter of freshwater sports fish caught in the lower Clutha River/Mata-Au have been kept for the table, a year-long survey shows.
- Fishing
- Otago
- 24/12/2024
Celebrating 150 years of licensed freshwater sports fishing in New Zealand
A historical re-enactment took place in Dunedin at the weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the nation’s first licensed freshwater sports fishing season.
- Fishing Otago
- 2/12/2024
Otago hatchery celebrates 20 years at Macraes Mine
Macraes may be a gold mine with a byproduct of fish, but some say it’s a fish hatchery with a byproduct of gold.
- Fishing
- Otago
- 7/11/2024