SALMON fishing on the famed River Avon at Christchurch has become the latest casualty of the sweltering heat wave. Angling for salmon on the Royalty Fishery was suspended this week as water ...

Colin Bryant from Christchurch casts his line in hope of a bite from a salmon as the sun comes up while fishing at the mouth of the Waimakariri River on the outskirts of Christchurch.Peter Meecham ...

The federal council that regulates fishing along the West Coast recommended Wednesday that the California ocean salmon season be canceled for the second year in a row. The renewed ban is a ...

At least four whitebait fishermen were spotted on Christchurch’s Avon River ... from 15 weeks down to just short of nine weeks. The fishing season changed from 15 weeks down to just short ...

A decision is expected during meetings in early April. California has banned coastal salmon fishing only once before. That closure occurred in 2008. Last year’s commercial season included a ...

The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of ...

Scott Artis, Golden State Salmon Assn. Sarah Bates, the owner of a commercial fishing boat in San Francisco, has seen 90% of her income washed away. She has watched a commercial fleet capacity of ...

There is no doubt that a healthy salmon population is essential for the fishing industry as party boats from Monterey to Crescent City filled within hours of learning that there will be salmon ...