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Our extreme gratitude to all who have responded to our plea for assistance in our new fund-raising efforts. With a couple of legal battles looming, we need all the financial assistance we can get. If you could offer some help, … Continue reading
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When most New Zealanders hear the word biosecurity, they probably think of foot-and-mouth disease or, more recently, H5N1 avian influenza. Yet some of the greatest biosecurity threats facing our freshwater fisheries receive very little public attention. While anglers focus on … Continue reading
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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 insect halfway between a nymph and adult fly. Basically it … Continue reading
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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 trout may be well “educated” having had a variety of … Continue reading
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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 dying, in case you haven’t noticed. It’s exemplified by governments’ … Continue reading
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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 amid growing concern over the decline of wild Atlantic salmon. … Continue reading
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North Rakaia River below Bain’s Bridge [The content in square brackets below is cut and pasted from an AI generated google search. My own contribution will continue beneath; Excessive sediment-soil, sand, and silt entering waterways-is considered one of the leading … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman Democracy is dying, in case you haven’t noticed. It’s exemplified by governments’ – note plural – increasing use of by-passing the select committee process. Select Committees comprising Members of Parliament sit and listen – or are meant … Continue reading
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An article in the “Otago Daily Times” by Mary Williams has pointed to a looming health problem in Southland with nitrate levels in drinking water revealed by an Environment Southland report. An increase in nitrate-containing groundwater is likely to be … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman A good friend of mine in Hawkes Bay was the late Ted Webber the editor of the “Hawkes Bay Herald Tribune”. He wrote a book “You Should’ve Been Here Tuesday.” It was a delightful trout fishing book … Continue reading
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Greenpeace’s protest action regarding the Rakaia salmon statue highlighted the destruction of the Rakaia Salmon fishery, but missed with its messaging. If “Fonterra” were seen as a metaphor for agribusiness and Ministries such MPI and Mfe, then the protest action … Continue reading
