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Reel Life September 2026 - Nelson Marlborough

Welcome to the 2026-27 Fishing Season After a long winter, the new season is knocking on the door, and we hope you are fizzed up for October 1 and the season…

Nelson/Marlborough
22/09/2026

Reel Life April 2026 - Nelson Marlborough

May Is Not All About The Ducks While the first Saturday in May heralds the start of the game bird hunting season, there are still plenty of fishing opportunities around.

Nelson/Marlborough
22/04/2026

Reel Life March 2026 - Nelson Marlborough

Autumn Fishing After a great month of fishing, when trout fed actively on abundant insect life, we now enter April, which is characterised by calm but cooler conditions.

Nelson/Marlborough
19/03/2026

Reel Life February 2026 - Nelson Marlborough

Terrestrial Time! It took a while, but the cicadas finally turned up, and now their chorus is filling river valleys across the region.

Nelson/Marlborough
20/02/2026

Reel Life January 2026 - Nelson Marlborough

Lake Argyle Tag Comp Nets Major Prize Winners Congratulations to Mark Wills and Craig Buckthought, who each claimed a $500 Henderson’s voucher - our two major prizes for the annual Lake…

Nelson/Marlborough
21/01/2026

Reel Life December 2025 - Nelson Marlborough

The holiday season is almost here, and we’re sure you’re looking forward to a well-earned few weeks off.

Nelson/Marlborough
12/12/2025

Reel Life November 2025 - Nelson Marlborough

Tasman Rivers Continues to Impress As the weather has finally settled and more anglers get out fishing, favourable reports keep floating into the office about the state of local fisheries in…

Nelson/Marlborough
20/11/2025

Reel Life October 2025 - Nelson Marlborough

Season off to a decent start The new trout fishing season is off to a decent start after the June & July floods that raised a few questions about the state…

Nelson/Marlborough
20/10/2025

Reel Life September 2025 - Nelson Marlborough

2025-26 Trout Season is Nearly Here After a rather wet winter, Spring has well and truly sprung, and we are only a couple of weeks out from the start of the…

Nelson/Marlborough
10/09/2025

Reel Life April 2025 - Nelson Marlborough

April women on the fly event Following on from our December Women on the Fly (WoTF) event which featured a casting workshop and theory session, we recently held a ‘river skills’…