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Book Review “Upstream on the Mataura”, by Dougal Rillstone, published by Mary Egan Publishing. Price $39.95. Reviewed by Tony Orman Famous American conservationist Henry David Thoreau once said, “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not … Continue reading
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Opinion by Ken Sims, Life member NZ Federation Freshwater Anglers. The recently published article showing 65 percent of our rivers are “unswimmable” in a country of just 5 million people, should remind government that that the continuing state of New … Continue reading
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Three Fishermen and the Ranger Three men were sitting by the side of a lake holding fishing rods with the lines in the water. A Fish and Game ranger came up behind them, tapped them on the shoulder and said, … Continue reading
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Introduction: Simon Cooper of the UK writes of two notable UK fly fishing figures. One was Frank Sawyer famous as being a towering figure in nymph fishing for trout. Yet Frank Sawyer was humble and never sought the limelight. In contrast Oliver Kite seemed … Continue reading
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by Mark Feldman Printed by courtesy “NZ Fishing News” The previous article I listed a few of the initial defects of the QMS. Now I’ll look at some examples of how the system has failed us since it’s inception and … Continue reading
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by Mark Feldman This article was published in the November 2020 issue of “NZ Fishing News”. It is published with the kind permission of “NZ Fishing News” and long time fisheries advocate Mark Feldman A couple of … Continue reading
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Opinion by Bill Benfield An abridged version from the late Bill Benfield’s book “Water Quality and Ownership” published by Tross Publishing, 2017 Around 17 or 18 years ago Fish and Game NZ started raising concerns about dairy run-off into rivers. That … Continue reading
