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- Europe Rivers Being Raped During Lockdown
From “Fly Dreamers” USA The Corona crisis is a threat to the Blue Heart of Europe – the unique Balkan rivers. While Europe is in lockdown, … Read more - Survey Shows Women Like Husbands to Go Fishing But for Different Reasons
By Tony Orman I once read a very funny spoofy story in a very funny fishing book. It involved a survey by some mythical university on trout fishermen … Read more - Ted’s Wise Advice – Go Fishing Now!
by Tony Orman An American writer Ted Trueblood was a boyhood hero of mine in the fishing and hunting world. I avidly read his articles … Read more - Don’t Overload in Flies
by March Brown Just a few flies will do instead of a hundred and one different patterns. That’s the message to learn from the masters. … Read more - Fish and Game Has Strength and Enduring Relevance
by Dave Witherow An article by a former NZ Fish and Game Councillor Tom O’Connor appeared in some Fairfax papers. O’Connor’s article can be seen … Read more - The Soft Hackled Fly on the South Branch
by Brian O’Rourke Reprinted from the “NZ Fishing and Shooting Gazette” September 1955. The South Branch of the Waimakiriri River is about 12 miles from … Read more - Selwyn River Trout yesteryear
by “Hare’s Ear” Author of trout fishing books in the 1950s, the late George Ferris of Christchurch, described Canterbury’s Selwyn River, in its hey-day, … Read more - The Coalition Government’s record on freshwater:
The road to hell is pathed with good intentions Message from the Ministers Healthy freshwater is important for all New Zealanders. It is our … Read more - Jest About Fishing
An Angel and Three Anglers Three guys were fishing in a lake one day, when an angel appeared in the boat. When the three astonished … Read more - River Rescue Promises Washed Up in Billions Borrowed
What has happened to the 2017 promises by the Labour, Greens and NZ First parties – now forming government – to tangibly start the task … Read more - New Book Slams Theft of Predator Free NZ
Book Review “Duped – The True Story behind Predator Free New Zealand” by Les Kelly. Self published. Available from predatorfreenz@gmail.com, Price $25 plus postage i.e.$29.50 for … Read more - Trout Farming 1970s Battle Recalled
by Tony Orman “The sport of trout fishing belongs to all New Zealanders.” That was the first sentence in a chapter entitled “Trout Farming” in … Read more - Health Issues Lurk in our Water
Special report thanks to Newsroom. There are health issues lurking in New Zealanders’ water that need urgent attention says Dr Mike Joy, a Senior Research … Read more - Fishing for dollars – A Shakespearean Tragedy?
Opinion piece. By Rex Gibson For most anglers freshwater fishing requires the payment of $133 for a fishing licence. There are different rates for overseas … Read more - Who Cares if Government Amends RMA to Exclude Consultation?
A very personal opinion by Andi Cockroft Environment Minister David Parker wants to fast track important project consents by excluding public input. If the Government … Read more - Fish and Game Review Possible Opportunity?
A former president of the Professional Fishing Guides Association sees the proposal to review Fish and Game as an opportunity to effect positive change. “It … Read more - Warnings of Trout fishing Decline Have Been Ignored
by Tony Orman Many trout anglers have noticed a decline in trout fishing over the last couple of decades. So did at least one … Read more - Is Fencing Rivers a Fallacy?
Three years ago, the late Bill Benfield wrote a book “Water Quality and Ownership” published by Tross Publishing. At the time, Tony Orman talked to the … Read more - I Went in For Trout Fishing
by V C Bennett Tony Orman came across this delightful article in a May 1939, “New Zealand Fishing and Shooting Gazette.” He has abridged it … Read more - Three Favourite Fishing Books
by Tony Orman I still regard October 1 as a special day, the opening of a new trout season heralding spring and early summer. It used to be in the 1950s … Read more - NZFFA Backs Fish and Game
A major trout and salmon fishing advocacy has expressed strong support for Fish and Game NZ which the Minister of Conservation and Department of Conservation … Read more - The lost season
After 25 March 2020 it appears that all you are likely to catch if you venture out is Covid-19. It was an interesting season. Fish … Read more - A Trout Angler’s Lockdown Lament.
“There’s a fly rod hanging on the wall” There’s a fly rod hanging on the wall and my fishing vest is lying in the … Read more - Yesteryear on NZ’s once “Best Brown Trout River”.
Well known author of trout fishing books George Ferris, in the 1950s, once described Canterbury’s Selwyn River, in its hey-day, as being looked on as “the … Read more - Selwyn Water Zone Nitrate Testing NZFFA 2020
Selwyn Te Waihora Water Zone 2020 NO3-N mg/L 11/01 16/02 5/03 30/04 Rakaia Huts community well 0.61 0.64 Jollies Brook 1.06 0.94 0.88 0.75 Cooper’s … Read more - Wait and Watch and Wonder
by Pedro Burney (Originally published “On the River” 1974) Just looking has its rewards. When I reach a river, I put my rod up, sit … Read more - Winter Canal Fishing Tips 2020
The major South island fishing retail stores all have sections on their websites dedicated to equipment and accessories for fishing the Mackenzie Country hydro canals. … Read more - Jest a Minute
The Ranger and Poacher The river has a two trout bag limit and a fisherman is casting for trout as a stranger approaches and asks, … Read more - The Old Man and his Grandson
The following article was by the late Ted Bason, who was president and secretary of the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers in the 1970s-80s. It … Read more - The Rakaia River – Canterbury’s troubled water
In 2016 the Rakaia River was judged to be the highest ranking braided river within the Canterbury region for UNESCO World Heritage or Ramsar international … Read more