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An Angel and Three Anglers Three guys were fishing in a lake one day, when an angel appeared in the boat. When the three astonished men had settled down enough to speak, the first guy asked the angel humbly, “I’ve … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman “The sport of trout fishing belongs to all New Zealanders.” That was the first sentence in a chapter entitled “Trout Farming” in a book I wrote back in 1979 entitled “The Sport in Fishing.”Trout farming was a … Continue reading
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Special report thanks to Newsroom. There are health issues lurking in New Zealanders’ water that need urgent attention says Dr Mike Joy, a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies in Wellington School of Business and … Continue reading
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Opinion piece. By Rex Gibson For most anglers freshwater fishing requires the payment of $133 for a fishing licence. There are different rates for overseas anglers (and only some Australians seem to moan about that), youth, family, loyal seniors, short … Continue reading
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A very personal opinion by Andi Cockroft Environment Minister David Parker wants to fast track important project consents by excluding public input. If the Government goes ahead with this threat to remove public consultation from the RMA process surrounding major … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman Many trout anglers have noticed a decline in trout fishing over the last couple of decades. So did at least one Fish and Game scientist who spoke out publicly. But their warnings have not been heeded. … Continue reading
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Three years ago, the late Bill Benfield wrote a book “Water Quality and Ownership” published by Tross Publishing. At the time, Tony Orman talked to the Wairarapa conservationist and trout fisherman who had “rocked the boat” by saying riparian strips failed to deal … Continue reading
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by V C Bennett Tony Orman came across this delightful article in a May 1939, “New Zealand Fishing and Shooting Gazette.” He has abridged it to suit the space.. Read and enjoy and get a laugh or two. “Many a … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman I still regard October 1 as a special day, the opening of a new trout season heralding spring and early summer. It used to be in the 1950s when I was a barefoot kid fishing the Manawatu and its tributaries the Kahuterawa, Tokomaru and Tiritea there was … Continue reading
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Well known author of trout fishing books George Ferris, in the 1950s, once described Canterbury’s Selwyn River, in its hey-day, as being looked on as “the best brown trout river in the Dominion.” Sadly this is not the case today. An … Continue reading
