Selwyn_Times: September 21, 2022

Selwyn Times Wednesday September 21 2022
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NEWS
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Signs unlock fishing spots for season
MORE THAN 100 new angler
access signs have gone up around
the North Canterbury Fish and
Game region, which covers the
Selwyn District, in preparation
for the opening of the fishing
season next month.
The angler access signs unlock
a vast area of fishing spots for
people with a fishing licence.
The signs will largely replace
the worn out, dilapidated signs
but several are for new access
points.
North Canterbury Fish and
Game has worked with landowners
to secure access to these spots
for anglers. The access points
will also be open to other river
users. There are more than 400
angler access and information
signs in the region, all the way
from the Southern Alps to the
river mouths on the coast.
Replacing these signs has
enabled Fish and Game staff to
also see how good the rivers are
looking for the opening of the
new season.
The lowland Selwyn River
is looking in great shape.
Continual strong river flows,
combined with Te Waihora/
Lake Ellesmere having several
periods where it has met the sea,
has made it possible for sea run
trout to enter the system in good
numbers. The waterways up in
the Hurunui high country were
OPENING: North Canterbury Fish and Game officer Harry Graham-Samson erects a new angler access sign at the Lower
Selwyn Huts, with Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere in the background.
also in excellent condition and
all had good flows when staff
visited during the recent cold
snap to place new signs in the
area. The wet winter has also
meant plenty of water to help
sea run salmon return to the
spawning streams. The new signs
will help salmon anglers access
fishing spots when they
go fishing with the new $5
sea-run salmon harvest
card required for sea run
salmon fishing.
Said North Canterbury
Fish and Game chief
executive Rasmus
Gabrielsson (right): “Canterbury
anglers have access
to some world-class
fisheries in the region.
We want to help anglers
of all ages and skill levels
access these fantastic
fisheries hence why we
have put in this work
over the winter months to
improve access for anglers.
“Anglers’ licence fees pay for
these signs, and many anglers
don’t realise where their licence
fees go. But whenever they see an
angler access sign and access a
river or lake, they can see some
tangible results from purchasing
a fishing licence.”
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3 October
17 October
25 October
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December
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