Fair to say the West Coast experienced all the weather extremes this past fishing season.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 14:30
Fish & Game sponsored clay bird shoots for juniors in the Grey and Hokitika areas this February, March and April. The evenings were run by the Grey and Kokatahi gun clubs at their respective club grounds.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 10:45
Fish & Game West Coast has sponsored four evening of Clay bird shooting for juniors in the Greymouth and Hokitika Areas with a goal to get junior hunters comfortable with shooting before the upcoming game bird season.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 22:15
For the second year running Fish & Game West Coast had a stall at the famous Hokitika Wild Foods festival. Staff and councillors served up BBQ pukeko, paradise shelduck salami and provided neighbouring tent holders with brown trout to smoke.
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:30
The salmon season is on! Reports are coming in of a few salmon being caught in the usual waterways like the Hokitika River and Lake Mapourika. The fish so far have been in the usual west coast weight range of 3 to 5kg.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 08:15
Rumours have been spreading about the first sea run salmon caught on the Coast for 2013.
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 09:45
The 2013 Lake Kaniere Perch comp was a success despite being held on a classic rainy West Coast day.
Around 100 anglers and family members braved the weather and the rewards were obvious with most anglers landing a fish or three.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 14:15
Reports are coming in from the East Coast of a healthy salmon season. But visitors to the West Coast should realise that our salmon season doesn’t kick into gear until late January.
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 14:30
Reports are trickling in of successful junior anglers catching the rainbow trout and chinook salmon recently released at Kawhaka.
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 09:30
Lake Kaniere has received a release of edible size rainbow trout and salmon. About 150 fish where salvaged from the Grey Gun club ponds after the completion of the successful kids fishing days for 2012.
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