Fishing News & Events
4th Annual Lake Rotomanu Family Fishing Day
Family and kids fishing events – don’t miss out!
- Taranaki Events
- 20/09/2023
2023 North Canterbury Anglers Notice consultation
North Canterbury Fish and Game invite anglers to make submissions on our angling regulations.
- North Canterbury
- 12/09/2023
North Canterbury Fish & Game disappointed by Take A Kid Fishing Trust
The decision by the Take A Kid Fishing Trust to cancel their 2023 event has disappointed North Canterbury Fish & Game.
- North Canterbury
- 4/09/2023
Children Catch a Rainbow Trout!
Our ever-popular children’s fishing events are back for 2023 Children between the ages of 6 and 14 years get to catch a rainbow trout at Eastern Fish & Game’s specially built…
- Eastern Events
- 3/09/2023
Commercial Origin Hatchery reared salmon releases
The North Canterbury Fish and Game Council has decided not to permit any more Commercial Origin Hatchery-reared salmon releases into the Groynes Junior Fishing Lakes.
- North Canterbury
- 22/08/2023
NZ Trout Festival -16 September 2023
Back bigger than ever – The 2023 NZ Trout Festival returns on 16 September at the Groynes Reserve and Clearwater Resort, Christchurch.
- Central South Island
- 18/08/2023
New Era For Fishing Licences
The freshwater fishing season begins on October 1, and new licences are now on sale.
- 17/08/2023
Elusive birthplace of Lake Wānaka salmon revealed
Above: Otago Fish & Game Officer Ben Sowry with a land-locked salmon caught in Lake Hāwea.
- Otago
- 3/08/2023
Canal angler entangled in his own web of lies
An offender dealt with by Fish & Game was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $1,900 in the Ashburton District Court for multiple sports fishing offences committed at the…
- 1/08/2023
Ōhau River Spring Season Ballot is Open for Entries
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSI) has established a ballot system (lottery) to control angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
- Central South Island
- 30/06/2023