Fly Fish Canterbury with Jeremy Poulter

06/12/2023

Can't get enough of the eBike at the moment. Enjoying getting back out into the hill trails again!

Sinch Bikes
Chain Reaction New Zealand

20/11/2023

Thank you Manic Tackle Project - I love taking money off you :)

Be quick whanau - grab yourself the Simms bargain of the year!

https://www.manictackleproject.com/collections/black-friday

25/08/2023

Making the most of the limited winter fishing opportunities here in Canterbury. Not bad at all!

23/08/2023

Anyone have any contacts in the Whitianga / Coromandel area who might have some knowledge on saltwater fly options end September?

Pfa

25/06/2023

Old canal nose, but a million miles from a canal!

16/06/2023

Winner from the weekend just been.

Where are you fishing this weekend!?!

14/06/2023

Wee winter fishing session with the lads. She got cold, but we found some sun and powered on through

27/05/2023

End of season - awesome day out with Spry Fly New Zealand

06/04/2023

Anglers notice consultation

North Canterbury Fish and Game invite anglers to make submissions on our angling regulations.

We have created a page with the proposed changes and additional detail here:
https://fishandgame.org.nz/northcanterbury/news/2023-north-canterbury-anglers-notice-consultation/

The main topics we are looking for feedback on are:

-Move North Canterbury’s Backcountry fisheries to Designated waters fisheries management regime
-Hope River and tributaries area under Designated Waters to be expanded
-Voluntary Beat System for parts of the Lewis Pass fisheries
-Waiau Uwha River Backcountry Fishery area to be expanded under Designated Waters
-Roto Kohatu winter fishery
-Aligning angling regulations across Canterbury by addition of note 1.5 from CSI regulations
-Reduce the daily bag limit on Lake Marymere from 2 –1 trout, with a maximum length of 400 mm.
-Proposed removal of all flyfishing only waterways
-Reduce the daily bag limit on the Upper Waimakariri River and key tributaries from 2 –1 trout, with a maximum length of 400 mm.
-Lake Courtney removed as a junior fishery
-Adjustments to the list of waterways designated as Coarse Fisheries
-Halswell River & Halswell Canal clarifications
-Aligning the season dates for key rivers and lakes feeding into Lake Coleridge

Submission timetable:

Anglers, licence holders and members of the public have till 5 pm 21 April 2023 to send in feedback and make submissions on the above items or any other points they might want to raise in relation to Schedule 2 of the Anglers Notice (which pertains to the angling regulations in the North Canterbury region).

Anglers can make their submission via email using the page link above.

North Canterbury Fish and Game will hold a public discussion night at 6 pm on April 27 for submitters to discuss their submissions with staff and answer questions from the wider public. A summary of these discussions will be included in the information accompanying staff recommendations on regulation review to the Council for decision at their 24 May Public Meeting.

We would like to thank all submitters for their input; we here at North Canterbury Fish & Game really value the feedback we get from anglers.

21/03/2023

Great article to help you get into some Autumn fish from the good buggers Manic Tackle Project and Fly Fishing with Chris Dore and Friends

So autumn’s upon us and change is in the air. So too must you consider a change in your approach.

13/03/2023

Back from a great weekend away with these lads!

23/02/2023

Always awesome to shoot the s**t and get some grip and grins with good mate

24/10/2022

The lads getting it done and opening their NZ seasons off with a bang!