Reel Life
Nelson/Marlborough
Welcome to the first Reel Life issue of the 2022/23 fishing season
Opening day, Saturday, October 1, means we’ll be able to share the opening with family and friends and make a special weekend of the new fishing season.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 30/08/2022
Reel Life March 2022
Nelson Marlborough FISHERIES REGULATIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY Every year your elected Councillors discuss and/or implement proposed changes to the sports fishing regulations, and they will be doing this again for the…
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 22/02/2022
New Blog Post
Reel Life February The wet summer we were promised has turned up big time this February with two cyclones passing by in two weeks, causing chaos throughout the country.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 21/02/2022
Reel Life February 2022
FISHING REPORTS GOODSummer has well and truly arrived; the blazing sun has rapidly browned the earth and lowered the rivers to a great level for fishing.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 12/01/2022
Reel Life January 2022
BRANCH RELEASE SUCCESSFULStaff were delighted with the recent Branch River heli-release. 300 rainbow trout (1-1. 5kg) were liberated into the Upper Branch River on December 2.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 8/12/2021
Reel Life December 2021
BRANCH & LEATHAM RELEASES UNDERWAYAnglers should be delighted to hear Fish & Game have carried out a release of 250 1kg+ rainbow trout in the Leatham River into the mid-lower…
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 19/11/2021
Reel Life November 2021
SEASON START BETTER THAN EXPECTEDWith a minor amount of apprehension, anglers entered the 2021-22 season on October 1st due to the monumental flood event in July and the regular floods…
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 19/10/2021
Reel Life October 2021
TARGET THE RIVER MOUTHS FOR TROUTThe whitebait season is in full swing, and now is the perfect time to fish the lower parts of our rivers for trout.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 30/08/2021