by Dave Witherow (The world news is bad, and I have decided to post something nice every day, in between the politics and poison and … Read more

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

The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers Inc. This meeting will be held at the Cotswold Pre-School hall at 37 Colesbury Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch, on … Read more

Call for nominations for the Executive of NZFFA 2020-2021 The NZFFA represents freshwater angling clubs across New Zealand and also has around 500 individual members. … Read more

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by Dr Peter Trolove, President NZ Federation Freshwater Anglers The New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers will be watching with a keen and alert interest … Read more

National’s conservation spokesperson Jacqui Dean says the review into Fish & Game needs to ensure the organisation’s focus returns to working in the best interests … Read more

Opinion Piece by Rex N. Gibson The Current Status. New Zealand Fish and Game has operated to serve the interests of freshwater sports-fish anglers and … Read more

Fish & Game New Zealand has welcomed the review announced by the Conservation Minister Eugnie Sage, says New Zealand Fish and Game Council Chair Paul … Read more

The Government’s long anticipated action plan for healthy waterways, released on 28 May 2020, failed to deal with the deteriorated state the public’s rivers and … Read more

By Tony Orman Minute quantities of ‘free chlorine residuals’ are poisonous to trout and aquatic life and it is unsafe to discharge chlorinated water into a river at … Read more

              Message from the Ministers “Freshwater management is complex and challenging. There is no easy fix, because it sometimes takes many years for the … Read more

Opinion:- There is nothing  wrong with the existing Fish & Game structure, and no valid reason for radical change, writes Dave Witherow. Recent reports of … Read more

The Government’s recently announced freshwater reforms are a masterclass in rhetoric over substance, says a trout and salmon fishing advocacy, the New Zealand Federation of … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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