Fishing

Submissions for and against an around-the-mountains cycle trail have been heard in Invercargill this week, with Southland and Otago fishing fraternities the biggest obstacles for the tourism venture.

The main low-country river fishing season ends on Monday after a successful summer's angling, in which 97% of anglers complied with regulations.

Salmon are jumping on fishing hooks around the Otago Harbour and fishers have been making net gains for the past month.

The crew of a fishing boat have been rescued from a liferaft after their vessel sunk off Tauranga today.

When salmon are running in Otago harbour , it takes a lot to dampen the enthusiasm of good, keen fishermen.

In order to better understand how brown trout use the Clutha River system, a trapping programme has been undertaken on the Lindis River by Otago Fish and Game and Clutha Fisheries Trust.

Thinking about going fishing from the rocks or beach? Think again - and again.

On an island nation such as ours, coastal fishing is akin to a rite of passage, be it at a city wharf, off the rocks or casting beyond the breakers. However, with recreation comes responsibility. Shane Gilchrist reports.

The Government has launched an investigation into foreign-charter fishing companies amid allegations crew are being subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse in New Zealand waters.

A proposal to lower fishing bag limits on Lakes Dunstan, Hawea, Wanaka and Wakatipu and the Poolburn dam was ditched after heated debate at the Otago Fish and Game Council meeting in Cromwell yesterday.