- A Stream with no Trout
After a 2019 trip to North Queensland I was reminded of Slim Dusty’s 1957 classic Aussie song, “A Pub With No Beer”. It was based … Continue reading - Just a Few Trout Flies Will Do
by John McNab One of the classics in fly fishing books is Englishman Franks Sawyer’s “Nymphs and the Trout”. Frank Sawyer in the 1940s and … Continue reading - The Whitebait – Trout Connection
by John McNab The first day of October still holds a magic for me, as for many of my earlier years, it heralded the opening … Continue reading - Some Trout Fishing Quotes Collected
by Ben Hope “They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that’s not quite it. What happens is that you begin to … Continue reading - JUST HOW FAMILIAR ARE POLITICAL PARTIES WITH TROUT AND DUCKS?
In the annual Fish & Game Magazine, issued free to all licence holders, political parties were polled on their policies in respect of fishing and … Continue reading - [articles} An Open letter to the Chair and National Council Fish and Game NZ
A Discreditable Discussion Paper on Trout Farming Dear Councillors The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers, (NZFFA), has much in common with the objectives of … Continue reading - Sports trout fishery worth “over a billion dollars” annually threatened by trout farming proposal
New Zealand’s recreational trout fishery conservatively earns at least one billion dollars annually for the national economy and is now again threatened by a trout … Continue reading - NZFFA Freshwater Policy
NZFFA Freshwater Policy A Litany of Broken Government Promises Freshwater is the life blood of our planet. Without clean water our ecosystem, economy and society … Continue reading - NZFFA To Eugene Sage – Expiry of Customs Import Prohibition (Trout) Order 2018
The Honourable Eugenie SageMinister of ConservationPrivate Bag 18888Parliament BuildingsWellington 6160 2 September 2020 Expiry of Customs Import Prohibition (Trout) Order 2018 Established in 1974, the … Continue reading - Who will pay to restore New Zealand’s freshwater resource – the polluters or the public?
Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove President NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers The Problem It is generally accepted that 95 % of New Zealand’s freshwater pollution can be … Continue reading - Sharron Murdoch Nails It
From Stuff: Sharon Murdoch has worked as a “pooper-scooper” at dog shows; spent seasons hay-baling, steam-cleaning railway wagons, and did one memorable stint in bottling … Continue reading - National Shows Ignorance and a Lack of Conscience over Freshwater
The National Party appears to show no concern nor conscience about the deterioration in New Zealand’s water resource and the public’s lakes, rivers and … Continue reading - Fish and Game Democracy Backed by CORANZ
The Fish and Game organisation that administers and manages the public’s trout and salmon fishing and game bird shooting and currently subject to a government … Continue reading - Has Fish & Game’s National Council Lost the Plot?
An opinion piece. By Piscator 44. In recent weeks licence holders and many councillors have been left bemused, confused, astounded, and often angered by the … Continue reading - Many a True Word is Said in Jest
- An interview with a fly fishing artist in the USA
Shirley Cleary’s Fly-fishing Art courtesy of “Fly Dreamers” website Fd: How did your career in fly-fishing art start?Shirley: I have always loved to fish and watch … Continue reading - Trout After Dark
by Tony Orman I recently came across a short article on the internet about brown trout after dark. The writer said “Leave it to the … Continue reading - Government Parties Sellout NZ to Foreigners
Opinion by Ben Hope The government’s three political parties with an election looming, are guilty of a 2017 election broken promise over foreigners buying rural … Continue reading - Is Fish and Game’s National Council asleep?
In early August Martin Taylor’s weekly epistle from the mount contained the innocuous statement: “Hi Everybody – Trout Farming Petition The Primary Production select committee … Continue reading - Top New Trout Fishing Book on “How to”
by Tony Orman Book Review. “Fly-fishing in New Zealand – What you Need to Know”, by Derek Grzelewski. Published by Bateman Books. Price: $39.99 Derek … Continue reading - The RMA is Bad, But Enforcement is Far, Far Worse
Opinion by Andi Cockroft Whilst many would agree that the RMA has grown and evolved over many iterations into the hopeless article it is now, … Continue reading - Covid or Apathy – Which is the Biggest Danger?
Opinion by Tony Orman The Prime Minister Jacinda Adern has announced the election this year will be held on September 19. I was talking to … Continue reading - Selwyn Water Pollution continued
Returning from a trip to Christchurch I elected to sample a series of flowing drains/springs in the Springston to Selwyn area covering the length of … Continue reading - Canterbury’s Water Pollution – The Politician’s Roll of Shame
An Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove Recent stories from Wellington suggest politicians enter parliament for gratuitous sex or to increase their personal wealth by facilitating … Continue reading - Government, Central and Local Fail on Rivers Rescue – NZFFA
Central and local government had failed to come to the rescue of the public’s rivers, the recent annual general meeting of the NZ Federation of … Continue reading - Selwyn River (A Lost River) – A Power Point Presentation
Slides from a recent Power Point presentation by Alan Strong to the NZFFA AGM - Will Water Be Sold to the Highest Bidder?
Tony Orman looks at tradable water rights which has created a nightmare for farmers and growers in Australia and finds an uncertain murky situation in … Continue reading - Carbon Trading is a Rort
OPINION:- by Anne Salmond The farmers are right. As the price of carbon rises, the settings in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will make it … Continue reading - Ted Trueblood’s Wise Advice
by Tony Orman Ted Trueblood was a marvellous writer in the USA’s “Field and Stream” magazines. As a teenager I read every article of his … Continue reading - Choose wisely: A cycle or a McDonalds?
Sanjay Thakrar, CEO at Euro Exim Banlc Ltd. got economists thinking when he said: “A cyclist is a disaster for a country’s economy. He does … Continue reading
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