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A new balloting system is being implemented on two Fiordland Rivers in an effort to avoid over-crowding. The season on the Clinton and Worsley Rivers are due to open November 1 and anglers have to apply for and be granted … Continue reading
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An abridged article from USA’s “Hatch “ magazine ‘on-line’ by Chris Hunt of USA’s ‘Trout Unlimited’ Scientists the world over have gushed enough terrifying data on the perils that accompany human-induced climate change over the last decade to where many … Continue reading
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by Ben Hope Contrary to the opinion of some puritan piscatorial souls that spinning is “chuck and chance”, it is quite skilful and demands a studied approach. Many spin anglers fish across and downstream letting the lure swing around as … Continue reading
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As reported in the media, (Oct 9th, 2020) farmers, scientists, council staff and others are currently gathered in Palmerston North for the best part of two weeks to debate proposed changes to the One Plan. The One Plan is Horizons … Continue reading
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The urgent need to action freshwater reform is being forgotten in the hullabaloo of election rhetoric says the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers. Federation president Dr Peter Trolove said at the 2017 election freshwater reform was to the fore … Continue reading
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Press Release by Council of Outdoor Recreation Assns of NZ (CORANZ) The two major political parties Labour and National have shown disinterest in the outdoors and the environment judging by both parties failure to respond to an election questionnaire … Continue reading
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Book Review: “The Great Unknown’ by Geoff Spearpoint. Published by Potton and Burton. Price $60. Reviewed by Tony Orman This book “The Great Unknown” is strikingly illustrated, informative and makes for absorbing reading about the author’s wilderness explorations of the Southern … Continue reading
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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 1950s, became the father figure of nymph fishing and successor to the immortal G E M Skues … Continue reading
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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 of trout season after its closure since 30 April. Years ago, there was no winter … Continue reading
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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 see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they’re just … Continue reading
