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Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove Subtitle:-Laws Without Enforcement Are Meaningless Last Thursday, (26 January), I attended a small meeting comprised of anglers and others concerned about the unhappy state of Canterbury’s Rakaia River’s recreational fisheries. Most were invited members of a … Continue reading
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This article was published in the January 1936 issue of the “New Zealand Fishing and Shooting Gazette” No sport in the world can perplex its votaries so much as angling. There is always something to learn, always some apparent contradiction … Continue reading
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by Ben Hope Late last year, research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), found 54 percent of New Zealanders want carbon farming, i.e planting pine trees where fossil fuel emissions can be offset with new … Continue reading
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From The Fishing Website Late night fishing for trophy fish Often trout become shyer as we move towards summer in response to angling pressure. Sea-run trout, in particular, become quite shy as salmon anglers arrive at river mouths and disturb … Continue reading
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from NZ Trout App So, you now know what a fly is, what it is intended to do, who makes them and where to get them. Let’s get back to that question: What are the best trout flies for fly … Continue reading
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by “Trutta” One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman Remember the good old days when we had a five day working week, there were no trout fishing guides, virtually no 4 wheel drive vehicles and trout were abundant and pretty easy to catch? The reason was … Continue reading
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by Ben Hope The other day I came across an article from the US where the author said that trout brains are small, they’re not very bright and as a result they can eat sticks, leaves and tiny stones. Have a look in … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman Once in the US at a Federation of Fly Fishers’ Conclave,in Eugene, Oregon, I met trout fishing author Sylvester Nemes. Sylvester was the “guru” on soft hackled flies. Soft hackled flies, a form of “wee wet flies” … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman One winter morning quite a few decades ago, I took three trout on a Hawkes Bay river. Winter fishing had just been introduced. It was June and after using a deeply sunk nymph I had killed two of … Continue reading
