Reel Life
Southland
Reel Life September 2026 - Southland
Early Season Prospects There’s something special about the opening weeks of the trout season.
- Southland
- 18/09/2026
Reel Life April 2026 - Southland
As the summer fishing season draws to a close, we encourage Southland anglers to get out for one last cast before the end of April.
- Southland
- 21/04/2026
Reel Life March 2026 - Southland
Well, just like that, it feels like autumn. There’s a real change in the air.
- Southland
- 20/03/2026
Reel Life February 2026 - Southland
Summer drift diving results Each year, Southland Fish & Game undertakes drift dive surveys on the mid and upper reaches of our medium and large rivers.
- Southland
- 20/02/2026
Reel Life January 2026 - Southland
Happy New Year and we trust you’ve managed to enjoy fishing during the holiday period.
- Southland
- 20/01/2026
Reel Life December 2025 - Southland
Summer appears to have arrived and our rivers are running nicely. However, the wind has been a constant companion and topic of discussion between anglers.
- Southland
- 12/12/2025
Reel Life November 2025 - Southland
Another wet spring is finally ending, and our rivers and streams have returned to more fishable flows.
- Southland
- 21/11/2025
Reel Life October 2025 - Southland
Receding flows can bring angling opportunities As is often the case, the new fishing season in Southland has started off wet, with wet weather and high river flows influencing the…
- Southland
- 21/10/2025
Reel Life September 2025 - Southland
Just like that another season is about to begin! After a relatively dry winter, spring in Southland has started wet.
- Southland
- 19/09/2025
Reel Life March 2025 - Southland
Cooler weather means Mataura mayfly hatches As conditions have started to cool, anglers have been reporting the occurrence of mayfly hatches and great fishing throughout the Mataura – from the lower…
- Southland
- 24/03/2025