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OCTOBER 2022
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Trout fishing season is here JACOB LUCAS Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game
The much-anticipated trout fishing season is here. After what was one of the wettest winters for many in the top of the south, the October fishing season brings with it a welcome recreational opportunity. Many anglers, having gone into somewhat of a fishing hibernation over the winter months, eagerly await the first day in October. Rivers and lakes that have been closed to fishing, re-open, bringing the prospect of getting into nature and a chance at catching trout that haven’t seen a lure for five months. After a hectic period of high rainfall in late
winter, the taps have eased off a bit, bringing with it stable river flows and warmer conditions – ideal for sight fishing and activating trout into feeding mode, so fishing should be great from day one. While most anglers seek solitude in more remote waters that have been off limits for winter, the lower reaches of our rivers close to towns can also provide some really exciting fishing during spring. Many of these waters are open all year, and some fantastic fly or lure fishing can be had. If fishery enhancement is your thing, the Nelson Marlborough region carry out regular releases of (1kg+) rainbow trout regularly during the season. Last year, over 5000
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takeable fish were released into Lake Argyle, the Branch/ Leatham, and the new fishing facility at Waimea Park. This year a similar number of fish will be released for the benefit of Fish & Game licence-holders, and we receive a huge amount of positive feedback from the recreational opportunity this provides, especially from families, beginners, and less mobile anglers. Lakes Argyle and Brunner are distinctly different stillwater fisheries,but receive some of the highest fishing effort in their respective regions – and rightly so. Brunner is an amazing West Coast lake fishery with a high population of
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Scott Barnes (5) is stoked with his first trout at the Lake Argyle hydro facility, as is sister Ria. Photo: Supplied.
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