Fishing Articles

Keiller MacDuff Senior reporter Radio NZ A Radio NZ Report Hundreds came out in Christchurch last night (20 October) to hear politicians from across the spectrum discuss … Continue reading →

Book review: “Growing Vegetables – a Simple Guide for New Zealand Gardens” published by White Cloud Books.. Price $39.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman The cost of living crisis for many … Continue reading →

Special report Southland anglers are feeling angry over the lack of management of tourist anglers in Southland says Gore fly fisherman David Linklater in a letter to the “Otago … Continue reading →

Special report   Productive farms are being lost to short-sighted carbon farming speculations – one of CORANZ’s questions   The Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations of New Zealand (CORANZ) is … Continue reading →

Press release- NZFFA The Government has replaced the Resource Management Act (RMA) with two new laws Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill which the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers … Continue reading →

From Fish and Game NZ Here you will find useful information on the Government’s resource management reforms, what they mean for hunting and angling, their habitat, and where things stand … Continue reading →

Press release: NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers  The NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers  (NZFFA) is seeking the views of political parties on the decline in freshwater quality and flows.  Responses … Continue reading →

by Jack Tuhawaiki     Many decades ago in his presidential speech to the NZ Deerstalkers Association, the late John B Henderson, said “I was brought up to believe Parliament was … Continue reading →

by Tony Orman If you asked any trout fisher what makes a good fishing day or night, you’d probably encounter varying answers. Some particularly younger anglers, measure success by numbers … Continue reading →

by Ben Hope A video on the website MidCurrent features Tim Cammis extolling the Woolly Bugger as a fly that “out fishes everything.” Tim says each season anglers get excited … Continue reading →

Book Review “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns” by Sam Gibson, published by Allen and Unwin, price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman Sam Gibson really made a great book writing debut … Continue reading →

by Tony Orman I once wrote an article in the “NZ Outdoor” on it way back in September 1974 on “the Flymph”.  It’s a term to describe the hatching aquatic … Continue reading →

by “March Brown” Autumn can be a great  time for trout fishing. Fish have been feeding actively during the summer and should be extremely well conditioned. On the other hand … Continue reading →

Opinion by Tony Orman Democracy  is under siege from politicians and is involved in every facet of our lives, even the environment – and even fishing and hunting Democracy is … Continue reading →

by Editorial Staff “Salmon Business” *]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(–header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]” dir=”auto” tabindex=”-1″ data-turn-id=”request-WEB:25baa539-6934-4940-acf5-4e42dbfffae7-35″ data-testid=”conversation-turn-12″ data-scroll-anchor=”true” data-turn=”assistant” style=”box-sizing: border-box;”> Hundreds of anglers and ghillies are expected to gather outside the Scottish Parliament this week … Continue reading →