Learn about the environmental and socio-economic issues impacting on the Motueka River trout fishery and ecosystem through the lens of trout and trout fishing—by being out there doing it, fishing with local expert anglers and Cawthron’s own scientist-anglers.
Owing to the small pool of expert angler and scientist guides available this excursion will be limited to a small number (6–12) of participants. So if you are a keen, or aspiring, angler and would like to mix trout fishing with science and socialising, book early. Bring your own fishing gear (fly fishing and / or spin-fishing), including waders, hat, polaroid sunglasses and sun cream—and a fishing license. Guides will be able to provide some rods, reels & flies for any participants without their own. You’ll spend the morning to mid-afternoon fishing with a buddy and a ‘guide’, learning the ways of trout and fishing in the Motueka River, and how these are affected by environmental and social pressures operating at catchment, regional and national scales. We’ll then all get together at a pleasant picnic spot to share experiences and hear perspectives on the fishery and pressures on it from Nelson-Marlborough Fish and Game staff.
Sites visited will include:
- Motueka River – fishing access areas