by Tony Orman | Mar 11, 2020 | Features, Fishing
The key to halting the decline in whitebait and other native fish lies in stopping spawning habitat destruction and stopping the decline in river flows and quality, says the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA). Federation president Dr Peter Trolove said in...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 9, 2020 | Features, Fishing
Selling up and jumping straight into the deep end to launch your own product might sound like a dream to some, but that’s exactly what one young Kiwi bloke did when he came up with his own version of an improved D shackle. Sam Brown, a mechanic by trade who owned his...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 6, 2020 | News
New research has linked microplastics in China’s Beibu Gulf with heavy fishing activities, according to the American Chemical Society. “Surprisingly, many of the particles were hidden in deep sediments on the ocean floor, which could have led scientists to...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 5, 2020 | Features, Fishing
From fishing with her father and brother as a child and spending winters as a family fishing the waters in Turangi, to being named in the New Zealand Fly Fishing team heading to competition later this year, you could say it’s been a whirlwind for Waikato fly fisher...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 4, 2020 | News
The amount of wastewater going into the Manukau Harbour is having a direct effect on its water quality, causing a dramatic decrease in shellfish numbers and changing the way people use the harbour. According to Jim Jackson, chairman of the Manukau Harbour Restoration...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 14, 2020 | Archive
The amount of wastewater going into the Manukau Harbour is having a direct effect on its water quality, causing a dramatic decrease in shellfish numbers and changing the way people use the harbour. In our cover story this month, we talk to Jim Jackson, chairman of the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 5, 2020 | News
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat is back this year and along with new releases and technology on display, there is another Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize to be won. With a retail value of more than $230,000, the grand prize will definitely be won by one lucky visitor to...
by Tony Orman | Feb 5, 2020 | Features, Hunting
American hunting author Larry Weishuhn, in Pear Flat Philosophies, wrote, “Most people’s lives are filled with firsts – first day at school, first date, first kiss, first car – but for me perhaps none of my firsts were more important than my first whitetail deer.” I...
by Fleur Covich | Feb 1, 2020 | News
The North Canterbury summer season paradise shelduck hunting season starts this Saturday, 1 February and will run for the next six weeks until Sunday, 15 March. Annual trends counts are still in progress but early reports indicate good numbers of birds exists across...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 30, 2020 | News
The new year will give New Zealanders a chance to turn things around for struggling native seabird species that were captured by fishing boats last year, says Forest & Bird. The organisation issued a statement earlier in January declaring 2020 the year of the...
