Fishing News & Events

North Canterbury

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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
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Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition postponed

Unfortunately, due to uncertainties about Covid-19 in the Canterbury community, North Canterbury Fish & Game are postponing the annual Lake Coleridge Fishing Competition.

  • North Canterbury
  • 1/11/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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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
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2020 Canterbury Trout Fishing Festival

When & where: 28 November 2020 at the Peppers Christchurch Clearwater Resort, Clearwater Avenue, Christchurch from 9am-12pm and the Groynes Fishing Lakes between 1-3pm. Registration and Coffee from 8.

  • North Canterbury
  • 17/11/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Hundreds of anglers head for the hills

At 0001 hours on Saturday the 7th of November, the high country fishing season kicked-off throughout Canterbury.

  • North Canterbury
  • 8/11/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Fish release for July School Holidays in Christchurch

Are you looking for an outdoor activity for your kids these school holidays?   Why not try fishing?

  • North Canterbury
  • 3/07/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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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
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North Canterbury Fish and Game Council fishing regulations review

Fish & Game North Canterbury is conducting a review of the sports fishing regulations for the 2020-21 freshwater fishing season.

  • North Canterbury
  • 18/05/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Canterbury Anglers get Covid-19 bonus

Anglers in North Canterbury who have spent the last seven weeks in various forms of lockdown are now able to fish selected lakes and rivers that would be normally closed…

  • North Canterbury
  • 15/05/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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North Canterbury Fish & Game fishing regs review

Dear Anglers, North Canterbury Fish & Game will be carrying out a review for the 2020/21 freshwater fishing regulations.

  • North Canterbury
  • 14/04/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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