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Sports trout fishery worth “over a billion dollars” annually threatened by trout farming proposal

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New Zealand’s recreational trout fishery conservatively earns at least one billion dollars annually for the national economy and is now again threatened by a trout farming proposal, says the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA). Rex Gibson, ecologist and … Continue reading

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NZFFA To Eugene Sage – Expiry of Customs Import Prohibition (Trout) Order 2018

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The Honourable Eugenie SageMinister of ConservationPrivate Bag 18888Parliament BuildingsWellington 6160 2 September 2020 Expiry of Customs Import Prohibition (Trout) Order 2018 Established in 1974, the NZFFA is an affiliation of fifty angling clubs and over five hundred individual members. The … Continue reading

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Who will pay to restore New Zealand’s freshwater resource – the polluters or the public?

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Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove President NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers The Problem It is generally accepted that 95 % of New Zealand’s freshwater pollution can be attributed to intensive farming practices – practices such as dairying and commercial vegetable production. “Point … Continue reading

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National Shows Ignorance and a Lack of Conscience over Freshwater

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  The National Party appears to show no concern nor conscience about the deterioration in New Zealand’s water resource and the public’s lakes, rivers and streams says a nationwide trout and rivers advocacy.  Dr Peter Trolove, president of the New … Continue reading

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Fish and Game Democracy Backed by CORANZ

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The Fish and Game organisation that administers and manages the public’s trout and salmon fishing and game bird shooting and currently subject to a government review, has been given a “thumbs up” from an outdoor recreation council. Council of Outdoor … Continue reading

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Many a True Word is Said in Jest

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An interview with a fly fishing artist in the USA

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Shirley Cleary’s Fly-fishing Art courtesy of “Fly Dreamers” website  Fd: How did your career in fly-fishing art start?Shirley: I have always loved to fish and watch others catch fish. When I was quite young I was always the one who wanted … Continue reading

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Trout After Dark

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by Tony Orman I recently came across a short article on the internet about brown trout after dark. The writer said “Leave it to the French to coin a nifty phrase for dusk: entre chien et loup, “between the dog … Continue reading

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Is Fish and Game’s National Council asleep?

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In early August Martin Taylor’s weekly epistle from the mount contained the innocuous statement: “Hi Everybody  – Trout Farming Petition The Primary Production select committee considering the petition of Clive Edward Barker seeking legislative change to allow the commercial farming … Continue reading

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Top New Trout Fishing Book on “How to”

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by Tony Orman Book Review. “Fly-fishing in New Zealand – What you Need to Know”, by Derek Grzelewski. Published by Bateman Books. Price: $39.99 Derek Grzelewski is already an accomplished author of deservedly well acclaimed trout fishing books, his first … Continue reading

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