Reel Life

North Canterbury

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North Canterbury Reel Life February 2019

Prospects for autumnThe weather over recent weeks has been very settled and very warm.

  • North Canterbury
  • 26/02/2019
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North Canterbury Reel Life January 2019

Bright prospects for FebruaryThere's always lots going on in February for the North Canterbury angler, including on the salmon front, as the main alpine rivers should have the fish all…

  • North Canterbury
  • 30/01/2019
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North Canterbury Reel Life December 2018

Prospects for the holidaysSummer. . . are we there yet? Surely by the Christmas holidays we are going to get some sunny days.

  • North Canterbury
  • 19/12/2018
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North Canterbury Reel Life November 2018

Floods leave challenges for salmon anglersNovember has seen some of the biggest floods in the alpine rivers that we have seen for years.

  • North Canterbury
  • 27/11/2018
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North Canterbury Reel Life October 2018

High country opening – what you need to knowFor a kick off, we apologise for a mistake in the Anglers Notice - the high country Opening Day is on the…

  • North Canterbury
  • 29/10/2018
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North Canterbury Reel Life September 2018

Opening Day prospectsOne of the biggest influences on fish condition and abundance in the lead up to Opening Day is how many severe floods happened in the preceding months.

  • North Canterbury
  • 27/09/2018
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North Canterbury Reel Life August 2018

Brush up your fishing skills before Opening DayAlthough winter can produce some stunning still days that are ideal for getting out onto lakes, September can be a very windy unpredictable…

  • North Canterbury
  • 30/08/2018
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Reel Life May 2018

We’ve got a simple message as May rolls into June and the start of winter…there is still some terrific fishing out there!

  • North Canterbury
  • 23/05/2018
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North Canterbury Reel Life April 2018

Salmon season wraps upAs the salmon season drew to an end, the general consensus was that it was yet another poor season.

  • North Canterbury
  • 30/04/2018
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North Canterbury Reel Life March 2018

April can turn on‘top-knotch fishing'Looking back at last month's Reel Life I made a foolish prediction based on previous years that March would bring some more settled weather.

  • North Canterbury
  • 27/03/2018
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