Fishing News & Events
Central South Island
Salmon anglers master season bag limit
The Canterbury sea run salmon fishing season is underway with good numbers of fish seen and being caught.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 14/02/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Fish & Game to work collaboratively with high-country farmers in North Canterbury
Fish & Game, in collaboration with Canterbury high-country farmers, New Zealand Salmon Anglers Association, Rakaia River Promotions and ECan, have secured funding from the Ministry for the Environment for a…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 21/09/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Councils unite to turn the tide for sea-run salmon
The most significant change ever to the way sea-run salmon are managed in New Zealand has been proposed, to help rebuild the South Island’s East Coast wild sea-run salmon populations.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 9/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Majority of anglers sticking to the rules
With nearly a month of the new sports fishing season completed the Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSIFGC) are satisfied with the nearly 99% level of compliance its…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 29/10/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Fine weather brings out the crowds for fishing event
Over 6000 children plus caregivers flocked to Christchurch’s Childrens Fishing Lakes at the Gsroynes today for the annual Take A kid Fishing event.
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 20/10/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
2019 Twizel Kids Salmon Fishing Day at Loch Cameron
Organised by Central South Island Fish & Game. Supported by Mt Cook Alpine Salmon. Spot prizes donated by Meridian Energy, Jake’s Hardware and Southern Alps Outdoors. Where? When? Who?
- Central South Island
- 9/10/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island- 04-04-19
Habitat enhancement is part our job here at Central South Island Fish & Game and in March we have had a couple of collaborative projects achieve some results.
- Central South Island
- 4/04/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
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
Public briefing on the RDR decision by ECan
Central South Island Fish & Game has held a public briefing for anglers to digest the decision by ECan Commissioners to allow RDR Management Ltd (RDRML) to take additional water…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 18/07/2018
- Richie Cosgrove
Weekly Fishing Report – Central South Island Region – 09/03/18
I wouldn’t bet on it, but the Rangitata River may be a good colour for salmon fishing this weekend. Frustratingly, the river has been discoloured a lot lately.
- Central South Island
- 9/03/2018
- Richie Cosgrove