Angling

The weather is far from settled over the weekend, so make sure you check river levels before you head out.

This weekend the 140th Waipahi Gold Medal competition will take place.

The warm weather over the last week has helped drop rivers back to fishable levels for the long weekend.

We have experienced typical spring weather this week, although we probably experience it every week as spring weather goes from one extreme to another sometimes in the same day.

As Murray and I drove through Strath Taieri on opening day, we ran into a southwesterly gale and it pelted down with rain.

Nature has played with the emotions of anglers as the new season approaches.

Well, that is the end of another fishing season, the 43rd since I came to New Zealand, but not necessarily the end of fishing as there are plenty of waters still open.

The last weekend of the season is upon us, the weather forecast is good and although most rivers have been above normal this week, things are looking promising for today and tomorrow.

There are only a couple of weeks to go until the main fishing season ends, but the weather is not helping those who wish to get a burst of fishing in before then.

The weather seems to have settled down again, although somewhat cooler.

There was a skiff of snow on the Maungatua this week, which may seem a little early for winter to set in, but in the 40-odd years that I have lived in New Zealand I have seen snow on the hills in...

The dry spell broke with a vengeance earlier this week, although I am not sure the drought has broken.