Fishing News & Events
Exploring Regulatory Changes To Increase Sea-Run Salmon Spawning – Your Feedback Is Sought
Sea-run salmon, also known as Chinook salmon, are one of New Zealand’s most iconic and prized sport fish.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 2/12/2025
Cubs take up spades and spin rods — growing habitat and future anglers
When Cromwell Cubs leader Jonwin Hellewell took her group to a planting day with Otago Fish & Game at Lake Dunstan, she wasn't sure how it would go.
- Fishing Environment
- Otago
- 27/11/2025
Boat Fishing “How To” — Free Trout Fishing Tuition
Do the trout keep outsmarting you? Join Eastern Fish & Game for a FREE hands-on Boat Fishing “How To” talk and demonstration!
- Eastern
- 12/11/2025
Anglers Head for High Country
Otago’s high-country rivers opened on November 1, attracting everyday Kiwi anglers and high-spending international visitors alike.
- Fishing
- 11/11/2025
Perfect Weather, Big Turnout for Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition!
Over the weekend, hundreds of anglers from across Canterbury made the early morning trip into the high country for the 17th annual Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition, marking the official opening…
- North Canterbury
- 4/11/2025
- Jackson Meecham
2025 Twizel Kids Salmon Fishing Day
Organised by Central South Island Fish & Game.
- Central South Island
- 30/10/2025
Hawke's Bay Anglers Season Expectation Survey Results
Over 260 anglers shared their views in our pre-season expectations survey for the 2025/26 Hawke’s Bay angling season.
- Hawke's Bay
- 30/10/2025
- Hawkes Bay
Otago anglers invited to free soft bait fishing clinics
Anglers across Otago are invited to learn how to catch more trout, salmon, and perch at free soft bait fishing clinics this November.
- Otago
- 7/10/2025
Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition
The Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition is back for the 2025 High Country Opening!
- North Canterbury
- 7/10/2025
Media release: World's largest angling mental health study reveals remarkable benefits
A significant New Zealand study of nearly 1,900 anglers, the largest of its kind globally, has shown that fishing can significantly boost wellbeing and mental health.
- 5/10/2025
- Maggie Tait