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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
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Opinion by Dr Peter D. Trolove BVSc MSc (Aquatic Veterinary Studies) MBA A recent report from Tasmania was as follows:- “In 2024, collaboration between the Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines and the Australian Centre for Disease Protection, facilitated … Continue reading
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Water Degradation Crisis Needs Action says Ngāi Tahu Special Report The on-going degradation of water i.e. rivers, streams and lakes is now so critical across the South Island and needs immediate action says Justin Tipa, chairman Te Rūnanga o Ngāi … Continue reading
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Opinion by David Round, a sixth generation South Islander and committed conservationist, is an author, a constitutional and Treaty expert and a former law lecturer at the University of Canterbury It is hard to believe, now, that the conservation movement … Continue reading
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by Ben Hope Autumn’s a time to consider the season for fishing and hooking a fish or two can be quite different from summer. Brown trout especially due to spawn May or June can get quite skittery, chasing each other … Continue reading
