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by Rex Gibson We often hear the expression “That’s a good fish”. But is it really? There are recognised measurements that give an angler the answer. It’s possible to estimate the weight of a trout based on what’s known as … Continue reading
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This is an extract from an article by Brendon Montague recently published on the UK website of “The Ecologist”. He interviewed three friends who moved to Loch Hourn in the Highlands of Scotland during the 1970s and have seen first … Continue reading
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Book Review: “The Living Tree – a New Zealand Habitat” by Dave Gunson, published by Bateman books. Price $24.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. I’ve often advocated get the youngsters outdoors – it’s the best classroom ever. Get them into fishing and … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman The decline in New Zealand’s trout and salmon fishing has hit the headlines in recent years particularly as regards the Rakaia River issue and Environment Canterbury’s negligence. Here’s an article I wrote in 2016 about a Canadian couple, … Continue reading
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by “Trutta” Winters approaching or is it here? Either way now is a good time to keep a few streamer flies like the Woolly Bugger in your fly box, ready for use. That’s because river flows are higher and punctuated … Continue reading
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Which approach will put the most fish in your net? by Domenick Swentosky Abridged from “Hatch” magazine, U.S. I sat atop an overbuilt picnic table in the damp shade of a large pine tree watching one angler after another fish the … Continue reading
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From “Hatch” magazine, U. S. “Advocates for marine health say aquaculture has no place in US ocean waters.” President Donald Trump’s first-term push to open the Gulf of Mexico and other federal waters to fish farming has come to a … Continue reading
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Special Report New Health and Safety rules around public access to the countryside – and public lands – announced recently by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister and ACT MP Brooke van Velden have erased a long standing problem, that has at times, … Continue reading
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For immediate release 8 April 2025 North Canterbury Fish and Game fails to admit the main reasons for the declining state of the region’s trout and salmon recreational fisheries, says the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers. Freshwater Anglers … Continue reading
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From “Hatch” magazine US by Chris Hunt (Abridged) Like most fly fishers, I have many mentors who have helped me as I’ve pursued the craft over some 50 years now. One of those men was an older lawyer in Salida, … Continue reading
