Fishing News & Events
‘Avid anglers’ all set for Rotorua streams opening
Anglers are making plans to catch some big wild trout in particular, as some of Rotorua and Waikaremoana’s best known streams re-open for summer.
- 26/11/2018
Kids salmon fishing day success
Central South Island Fish & Game held their annual Kids Salmon Fishing Day at Loch Cameron, Twizel on Saturday November 17.
- Central South Island
- 19/11/2018
- Richie Cosgrove
Environmental award for students studying trout
Following reports that the Mimihau stream was "dead" from a fishing perspective, Year 12 students at Southland's Menzies College decided they would investigate this statement further.
- Southland
- 19/11/2018
- Richie Cosgrove
Weekly Fishing Report - 15th November 2018
Staff are out and about in the field today, ranging and carrying out other compliance operations, so we’ve got an abridged report for you this weekend.
- Wellington
- 15/11/2018
- Wellington
Gales fail to dampen opening weekend
Nor-West gales failed to stop hundreds of Canterbury anglers from heading into the backcountry to celebrate the opening of the high country fishing season.
- North Canterbury
- 4/11/2018
- Richie Cosgrove
Backcountry fisheries to be checked for angling pressure
Fish & Game staff will be keeping a close eye on how much angling pressure is being placed on back country fisheries in the South Island as they open later…
- 29/10/2018
- Richie Cosgrove
New manager for Hawke’s Bay Fish & Game
As the new fishing season gets into full swing, Hawke's Bay Fish & Game has a new regional manager, Jesse Friedlander.
- Hawke's Bay
- 23/10/2018
Sunny skies see trout licence sales soar
Wellington Fish & Game says a surge in licence sales can be put down to steady weather and great trout fishing over the first few weeks of the season which…
- Wellington
- 17/10/2018
Boost for fish stocks at Lake McLaren near Tauranga
Fish & Game has released hundreds of young trout into Lake McLaren and the Ruahihi Canal in the lower Kaimai ranges near Tauranga – to boost the fishing stocks for…
- 17/10/2018
Fish for Gold angler ‘lucky several times over’ in his catch
The only angler to catch an orange tagged trout in the Rotorua lakes “fishy lucky dip” has described just how lucky he was to catch the special trout.
- 16/10/2018