Fishing Articles

Opinion by Charlie Baycroft News from Greenpeace that many Southlanders and Cantabrians are exposed to levels of nitrate that are potentially hazardous to human health is alarming. Recent testing confirmed … Continue reading →

Press release by Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation is  updating accommodation prices for huts, lodges, some campsites, the West Coast’s Paparoa Track, and off-season rates for some Great Walk huts. The new prices … Continue reading →

  Opinion by Paul Revere    Many believe  – among them ecologists – believe the world is beset with a massive extinction, the sixth mass extinction which comprises the five … Continue reading →

by Sally Forth While the Taupo-Rotorua area is usually associated with winter fly fishing, there are many other regional options – and even down south in the South Island. Look … Continue reading →

by Peter Langlands In recent years there has been a lot of activity on the internet about new trout fly patterns. However, while some patterns are highly refined and will … Continue reading →

by Tony Orman Back in the 1980s I discovered a fabulous small trout stream. I’ve always had a soft spot for small streams. After all I began my serious fly … Continue reading →

Abridged There are 200,000 kilometres of wildly varying waterways in the UK but do we understand their true value and the threats they face asks Graham Lawton recently writing in … Continue reading →

By Alan Burgess of fishingmag.co.nz I remember some years ago being in a local tackle store in Christchurch – which shall remain nameless. Whenever the subject of Woolly Bugger trout … Continue reading →

Press release – Council of Outdoor Recreational Associations of NZ An outdoor and conservation forum says the loss of a boy’s life at Waikanae Beach near Gisborne and devastation to … Continue reading →

Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove Subtitle:-Laws Without Enforcement Are Meaningless Last Thursday, (26 January),  I attended a small meeting comprised of anglers and others concerned about the unhappy state of Canterbury’s … Continue reading →

This article was published in the January 1936 issue of the “New Zealand Fishing and Shooting Gazette” No sport in the world can perplex its votaries so much as angling. … Continue reading →

by Ben Hope Late last year, research commissioned by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), found 54 percent of New Zealanders want carbon farming, i.e planting pine … Continue reading →

From The Fishing Website Late night fishing for trophy fish Often trout become shyer as we move towards summer in response to angling pressure. Sea-run trout, in particular, become quite … Continue reading →

from NZ Trout App So, you now know what a fly is, what it is intended to do, who makes them and where to get them. Let’s get back to … Continue reading →

or perhaps Nothing Gained Without Effort   It had been a week of rain at home – every day! It did not really matter I thought as I drove toward Black … Continue reading →