Fishing News & Events
Nelson Marlborough Annual Fisheries Report available for download.
The Annual Fisheries Report is now available online.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 14/09/2022
- Nelson Marlborough
Angler survey fishing for data on Lake Hawea
Anglers fishing on Lake Hawea can expect to be quizzed by rangers during a three-year research project starting this month.
- Otago
- 13/09/2022
- Bruce Quirey
Celebration of Women in Angling This Saturday
Fish & Game NZ chief executive Corina Jordan is encouraging Kiwi women to get out on the water this Saturday (September 9, 2022) and celebrate International Women’s Fly Fishing Day.
- 9/09/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
A road less travelled for hatchery fish transporter
A newly acquired fish transporter will halve the 4000km annual road trip Otago Fish & Game takes to release rainbow trout into “put-and-take” fisheries across the region.
- Otago
- 6/09/2022
- Bruce Quirey
Salmonid Ecology Scholarship launched
A scholarship for a PhD student undertaking research into the ecology, conservation and management of trout and trout fisheries has been set up in the name of the late Brian…
- 2/09/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Sea-run salmon advice and reports to North Canterbury Fish & Game Council
The following reports, letters and advice have been received in recent years by North Canterbury Fish & Game in relation to the operation of hatcheries: Cawthron Institute advice on Salmon Smolt…
- 1/09/2022
Repeat offending angler fined for exceeding the bag limit
Southland angler Christopher Wood was fined nearly $1500 in the Timaru District Court last week.
- 30/08/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Grab the kids and go fishing
Take A Kid Fishing returns to Southern Reservoir, Dunedin, in September 2022. This a free annual event for children aged up to 17 to get them outdoors and fishing.
- Otago
- 19/08/2022
- Bruce Quirey
Ōhau River Spring Season ballots – Period 2 ballot open for entries
Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 15/08/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Fishing access boosted for Otago anglers
Anglers will have more access to fishing spots along New Zealand’s fourth-largest river next fishing season.
- Otago
- 12/07/2022
- Bruce Quirey